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→Word classes: In linguistics "preverb" is a kind of verb prefix, which isn't the same as an auxiliary verb
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:A [[content word]] that can introduce a prepositional phrase when other content words follow it. Its preposition sense may have a different meaning from its general content word sense. In standard Toki Pona, prepositional phrases are not marked with any particle.
;[[preverb]]
:A [[content word]] that can
;[[Names|(proper) name <span style="font-weight:normal;">or</span> proper adjective]]
:A [[content word]] that represents a name or loanword. In standard Toki Pona, a name is a [[modifier]] that requires a common content word [[Headnouns|before it]], instead of being a [[proper noun]]. It is specially marked depending on the writing system: [[capital]]ized in {{tp|[[sitelen Lasina]]}}, written in a cartouche in {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}, and written as syllable glyphs in a cartouche in {{tp|[[sitelen sitelen]]}}.
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