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Toki Pona lacks a dedicated word for parts of objects. Options include using wan or the preposition lon. The word lawa often refers to a part of something that controls the whole. The word kipisi ("section, to cut"), a common nimi ku suli, can describe divisions and resulting parts.

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Linguist lipamanka argues that any word may refer to the whole of a part of an object, using kili as an example: the word kili may refer to either an apple or a single slice.^[1] This is

Strategies

There are several strategies to talk about parts of an object. Any general part may be described by its size of quantity in contrast to the whole:

lili ijo

lili ijo

a little of a thing

mute ijo

mute ijo

much of a thing

ale ijo

ale ijo

the entirety of a thing

The clearest strategy, however, is to use full sentences. For example:

ijo lili li tan ijo suli
ijo lili li lon ijo suli

ijo lili li tan ijo suli
ijo lili li lon ijo suli

A small thing is from/in a bigger thing

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↑ lipamanka. "lipamanka's essays". lipamanka.gay. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

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-Linguist {{tp|[[lipamanka]]}} argues that any word may refer to the whole of a part of an object, using {{tp|[[kili]]}} as an example: the word {{tp|kili}} may refer to either an apple or a single slice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lipamanka.gay/essays|title={{tok|lipamanka}}'s essays|website={{tok|lipamanka}}.gay|author={{tok|lipamanka}}|access-date=2024-05-08}}</ref>
+Linguist {{tp|[[lipamanka]]}} argues that any word may refer to the whole of a part of an object, using {{tp|[[kili]]}} as an example: the word {{tp|kili}} may refer to either an apple or a single slice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lipamanka.gay/essays|title={{tok|lipamanka}}'s essays|website={{tok|lipamanka}}.gay|author={{tok|lipamanka}}|access-date=2024-05-08}}</ref> This is
 ==Strategies==
+There are several strategies to talk about parts of an object. Any general part may be described by its size of quantity in contrast to the whole:
-Other strategies involve contrasting parts of different size:
-{{example|wan ijo|one unit of a thing}}
+{{Example|lili ijo|a little of a thing}}
-{{example|lili ijo|a little of a thing}}
+{{Example|mute ijo|much of a thing}}
-{{example|mute ijo|much of a thing}}
+{{Example|ale ijo|the entirety of a thing}}
-{{example|ale ijo|the entirety of a thing}}
-The clearest way to talk of parts is to use full sentences.
+The clearest strategy, however, is to use [[Circumlocution|full sentences]]. For example:
+{{Example
-{{example|ijo lili li tan ijo suli<br>ijo lili li lon ijo suli|A small thing is from/in a bigger thing}}
+|ijo lili li tan ijo suli<br
+/>ijo lili li lon ijo suli
+|A small thing is from/in a bigger thing
+}}
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