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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 |
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==Strategies== |
==Strategies== |
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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: |
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Other strategies involve contrasting parts of different size: |
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{{Example|lili ijo|a little of a thing}} |
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{{Example|mute ijo|much of a thing}} |
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{{Example|ale ijo|the entirety of a thing}} |
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{{example|ale ijo|the entirety of a thing}} |
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The clearest strategy, however, is to use [[Circumlocution|full sentences]]. For example: |
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{{example|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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|ijo lili li tan ijo suli<br |
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/>ijo lili li lon ijo suli |
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|A small thing is from/in a bigger thing |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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