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Line 1: [[Toki Pona]] is known for its low amount of vocabulary, but how many words there are depends on the speaker, timeframe, and cutoff point for expanded and controversial cases. This article treats {{tp\|[[ali]]}} as a spelling variant of {{tp\|[[ale]]}}, not counting it as a separate word.▼ ==Survey says== Line 45 ⟶ 43: ==Historical== ▲This ~~article~~section treats {{tp\|[[ali]]}} as a spelling variant of {{tp\|[[ale]]}}, not counting it as a separate word. ===By the books=== {{nasin pu}} {{pu\|en}}, published in 2014, advertises "120 words", but has 123 including the "[[synonym]]s" that it unsuccessfully tried to merge. Later editions include more words to better reflect contemporary usage. See {{tp\|[[nimi pu]]}}. {{nasin ku}} {{ku\|en}}, published in 2021, advertises "137 essential words", and includes up to 187 words overall. See {{tp\|[[nimi ku]]}}. ===pre-{{tp\|pu}}=== {{Start section\|Historical}} [[pre-pu\|Before the first official book]], the count of words fluctuated a bit. For a long while, it stayed stable at 118 words. Line 120 ⟶ 122: ====2009==== On 2009-04-01, the word {{tp\|kijetesantakalu}} is introduced as an April Fool's joke. {{End section}} ===Beyond the books=== Line 129 ⟶ 132: ---- <references group="note" /> {{Words}} [[Category:Words]]