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Revision as of 00:20, 31 December 2023
This is a list of number systems of Toki Pona.
Additive number systems
Additive number systems or sign-value notation represents numbers using a sequence of numerals which each represent a distinct, usually smaller, quantity. For example, the numeral "10" may be said as "five five". Examples in natural languages include the Roman and Egyptian numerals.
Pre-pu number systems
A system created before the publication consists only of the words wan ("one") and tu ("two"). Larger numbers consist of adding these two numbers. This is similar to counting in Gumulgal, an Australian Aboriginal language.[1]
tu tu tu wantu tu tu wan
seven (2 + 2 + 2 + 1)
pu number systems
There are two standard number systems shown in the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good, both of which are additive.[2] jan Sonja provides the words ala (zero), wan (one), tu (two), mute (three or more, "many"), and ale (infinity, "countless").
Another system provided by jan Sonja, used for complex and precise counting, consists of the words wan (1), tu (2), luka (5), mute (20), and ale (100). This system however, can be ambiguous. For example, the phrase len luka tu may mean "seven pieces of clothing" or "two gloves".
luka tuluka tu
seven (5 + 2)
mute mute mute luka luka luka tu wanmute mute mute luka luka luka tu wan
78 (20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 2 + 1)
It was proposed for ali, a variant of ale, to chiefly stand for the number 100.[citation needed]
Positional number systems
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References
- ↑ Harris, John (1987). Australian Aboriginal and Islander mathematics (PDF). Australian Aboriginal Studies.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (25 May 2014). Toki Pona: The Language of Good. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292300. OCLC 921253340.