How many words does Toki Pona have?: Difference between revisions

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[[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==
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==Historical==
This articlesection treats {{tp|[[ali]]}} as a spelling variant of {{tp|[[ale]]}}, not counting it as a separate word.
 
===By the books===
{{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]]}}.