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Toki Pona lacks a dedicated word for '''parts''' of things. Options include using {{tp|[[wan]]}} or the [[preposition]] {{tp|[[lon]]}}. The word {{tp|[[lawa]]}} often refers to a part of something that controls the whole. The word {{tp|[[kipisi]]}} ("section, to cut"), {{a category|kipisi}} {{tp|[[nimi ku suli]]}}, can describe divisions and resulting parts. |
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Linguist {{tok|[[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{{wh|…?}} |
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Revision as of 08:45, 17 May 2024
Toki Pona lacks a dedicated word for parts of things. 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.
Rationale
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 ijolili ijo
a little of a thing
mute ijomute ijo
much of a thing
ale ijoale 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 suliijo lili li tan ijo suli
ijo lili li lon ijo suliA small thing is from/in a bigger thing
See also
References
- ↑ lipamanka. "lipamanka's essays". lipamanka.gay. Retrieved 8 May 2024.