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==Criticism==
==Criticism==
Despite the high usage of the word {{tp|pu}} as of the 2023 {{tok|[[Linku]]}} survey, some [[Tokiponists]] have criticized the book words.
While the word {{tp|pu}} sees near-universal usage as of the 2023 {{tok|[[Linku]]}} survey, some [[Tokiponists]] have criticized the book words.


One essay{{citation needed|date=2024-04-06|reason=whose? Is this {{tok|jan Olipija}}'s blog?}} calls the words a sign of "an internal contradiction" between Toki Pona as "the language of the community" and Toki Pona as "inextricably linked to the works of {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}", and argues that they reveal {{w|Linguistic prescriptivism|prescriptivist}} tendencies.<ref name="reasonable redefinition" />
One essay{{citation needed|date=2024-04-06|reason=whose? Is this {{tok|jan Olipija}}'s blog?}} calls the words a sign of "an internal contradiction" between Toki Pona as "the language of the community" and Toki Pona as "inextricably linked to the works of {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}", and argues that they reveal {{w|Linguistic prescriptivism|prescriptivist}} tendencies.<ref name="reasonable redefinition" />