Personal pronouns: Difference between revisions

===History===

{{Historical}}

{{nimi

| iki

| compact = yes

| PoS = content word

| deprecated = yes

}}

{{nimi

| i

| compact = yes

| PoS = content word

| deprecated = yes

}}

{{nimi

| ipi

| compact = yes

| PoS = content word

| deprecated = yes

}}

In 2001, when Toki Pona was first published, the word '''{{tp|iki}}''' was used as a third-person pronoun used instead of {{tp|ona}}. The word was derived from {{w|Georgian language|Georgian}} {{lang|ka|იბი}} (''igi'').<ref name="etym"/> In March 2002, a poll was created in the Yahoo group asking whether {{tp|iki}} should be changed as it was "too long and too similar to {{tp|[[ike]]}}".<ref>Unknown author (24 March 2002). [http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?t=1 New poll for tokipona]. ''Toki Pona Forums''.</ref> The proposals for replacing {{tp|iki}} included '''{{tp|i}}''' and '''{{tp|ipi}}'''.

In a second poll in May 2002,<ref>Unknown author (15 May 2002). [http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?t=1#p51 New poll for tokipona]. ''Toki Pona Forums''.</ref> it was decided to change {{tp|iki}} to {{tp|ona}}.<ref>Unknown author (21 May 2002). [http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?p=55#p55 Poll results for tokipona]. ''Toki Pona Forums''.</ref>

While these nonstandard pronouns are sometimes referenced for historical purposes,{{citation needed}} they don't actually see any noticable use beyond that.