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==Syllables==

The following chart shows all 92 {{w|syllable}}s under Toki Pona phonotactics. Despite that all of these syallbles are hypothetically possible, only 68 of these are used in the {{tp|[[nimi pu]]}}. Additionally, 4 marginal syllables are used in {{tp|[[nimi ku suli]]}} and 3 more in the {{tp|[[nimi ku lili]]}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/340307145373253642/910477232810647572/unknown.png|title=Every toki pona syllable|website=Discord|author={{tok|jan Talija}}|username=@nehemiagurl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113191511/https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/340307145373253642/910477232810647572/unknown.png|archive-date=2023-11-13}}</ref>

The following chart shows all 92 {{w|syllable}}s under Toki Pona phonotactics. Despite that all of these syallbles are hypothetically possible, only 68 of these are used in the {{tp|[[nimi pu]]}}. Additionally, 4 marginal syllables are used in {{tp|[[nimi ku suli]]}} and 3 more in the {{tp|[[nimi ku lili]]}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/340307145373253642/910477232810647572/unknown.png|title=Every toki pona syllable|date=2021-11-17|website=Discord|author={{tok|jan Talija}}|username=@nehemiagurl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113191511/https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/340307145373253642/910477232810647572/unknown.png|archive-date=2023-11-13}}</ref>

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==Morae==

The moraic analysis is an alternative phonological analysis in which the basic unit of timing is the {{w|mora}} as opposed to syllables. A mora in Toki Pona, similar to {{w|Latin phonology|Latin}} or {{w|On (Japanese prosody)|Japanese}}, may either be a:

The moraic analysis is an alternative phonological analysis in which the basic unit of timing is the {{w|mora (linguistics)|Mora}} as opposed to syllables. A mora in Toki Pona, similar to {{w|Latin phonology|Latin}} or {{w|On (Japanese prosody)|Japanese}}, may either be a:

* single vowel (V)