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'''Natural semantic metalanguage'''{{aside|'''NSM'''}} is a theory in {{w|linguistics}}. It claims that languages can be simplified into a core, universal set of ''{{w|semantic prime}}s'', connected with [[
[[Toki Pona]] speech can be compared to explications in NSM. Both tend to have a heavy focus on [[circumlocution]]. However, the [[semantic]]s of [[Toki Pona]] words are not quite as [[Minimalism|barebones]] as those of NSM primes. Meanwhile, Toki Pona interestingly lacks direct expressions of several semantic primes. Some are handled through [[grammatical]] [[particle]]s. Others are much more technical to convey.
==Semantic primes==
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