Grammar of Toki Pona

Word Order:
Subject Verb Object
Adjectives come after the noun they describe
Adverbs come after the verb they describe - if they describe an entire sentence, they go at the beginning or end.
The indirect object is expressed with a prepositional phrase ie; "I give John the food" becomes "I give the food to John". In Toki Pona, "mi pana e moku tawa jan John".

Pronouns:
mi - I
sina - You
ona - He/She/It
If and only if necessary, make these plural by adding "mute". ie; "We" = "mi mute". "They" = "ona mute".

Proper nouns function as adjectives and must describe a noun. "Zack" = "jan Zack", literally "Zack person".

Particles ("Special Words"):
li - follows all subjects not modified by adjectives, except "mi" (I) and "sina" (you). Also, if you use two verbs, place it between the two verbs. "He eats and talks" = "ona li moku li toki".
e - comes between a verb and its object.
la - comes between an adverb which modifies a sentence and the sentence it modifies. "Yesterday I ate" = "pini la mi moku"
o - comes before imperative verbs AKA commands. "Eat!" = "o moku"
pi - "of" or "belonging to". "My fish" = "kala pi mi"
nanpa - comes before ordinal numbers "Second" = "nanpa tu"