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During its development in the early 2000s, [[Toki Pona]] had major differences from its current, standard form. Various words and features changed and were added and removed. While a lot of information has been lost, since most of the activity at that time was on the unarchived IRC chatroom, there is still enough publicly accessible information to reconstruct early forms of Toki Pona. |
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==Phonology== |
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The [[phonology]] has remained unchanged from its initial form. In July 2002, [[Toki Pona Forums]] user Viktoro proposed reducing Toki Pona to a three-[[vowel]] system; {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} had considered the idea and ultimately rejected it.<ref>{{cite web|author=vixcafe|date=2002-07-09|url=http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=52|title=New lessons coming soon! / Trivocalic - Toki Pona Forums|website=Toki Pona Forums|access-date=2023-11-19}}</ref> |
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The most notable [[grammatical]] differences are the use of {{tp|[[en]]}} for almost every definition of English "[[and]]", and the use of {{tp|[[pi]]}} to mean "of".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?p=206|title=the words "{{tok|en}}", "{{tok|kin}}" and "{{tok|kan}}"|author={{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}|username=|date=2002-10-27|website=Toki Pona Forums|publisher=|access-date=2023-12-02|quote=}}</ref> In current use, {{tp|en}} only separates multiple subjects, and {{tp|pi}} rebrackets a following multiword phrase as a modifier. {{tp|[[anu]]}} was historically used as a [[question]] marker, without being accompanied by {{tp|[[seme]]}} as is currently standard; see [[anu#History|{{tp|anu}} § History]]. |
The most notable [[grammatical]] differences are the use of {{tp|[[en]]}} for almost every definition of English "[[and]]", and the use of {{tp|[[pi]]}} to mean "of".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?p=206|title=the words "{{tok|en}}", "{{tok|kin}}" and "{{tok|kan}}"|author={{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}|username=|date=2002-10-27|website=Toki Pona Forums|publisher=|access-date=2023-12-02|quote=}}</ref> In current use, {{tp|en}} only separates multiple subjects, and {{tp|pi}} rebrackets a following multiword phrase as a modifier. {{tp|[[anu]]}} was historically used as a [[question]] marker, without being accompanied by {{tp|[[seme]]}} as is currently standard; see [[anu#History|{{tp|anu}} § History]]. |
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Revision as of 23:38, 28 December 2023
During its development in the early 2000s, Toki Pona had major differences from its current, standard form. Various words and features changed and were added and removed. While a lot of information has been lost, since most of the activity at that time was on the unarchived IRC chatroom, there is still enough publicly accessible information to reconstruct early forms of Toki Pona.
Phonology
The phonology has remained unchanged from its initial form. In July 2002, Toki Pona Forums user Viktoro proposed reducing Toki Pona to a three-vowel system; jan Sonja had considered the idea and ultimately rejected it.[1]
Grammar
The most notable grammatical differences are the use of en for almost every definition of English "and", and the use of pi to mean "of".[2] In current use, en only separates multiple subjects, and pi rebrackets a following multiword phrase as a modifier. anu was historically used as a question marker, without being accompanied by seme as is currently standard; see anu § History.
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References
- ↑ vixcafe. (9 July 2002). "New lessons coming soon! / Trivocalic - Toki Pona Forums". Toki Pona Forums. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ jan Sonja. (27 October 2002). "the words "en", "kin" and "kan"". Toki Pona Forums. Retrieved 2 December 2023.