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=Square poems= |
==Square poems== |
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⚫ | The archetypical leko nimi is a short poem in sitelen pona consisting of an equal amount of lines and words per line forming a square. The poem can then be read both horizontally (usually left-to-right) and vertically (usually top-to-bottom). How strict these rules apply to a particular poem is up to the author. |
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In an informal emoji reaction poll on the Discord server ma pona pi toki pona,<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/828474497865744444/1015311855398440991 link to the poll], posted 2022-09-02, data retried 2023-01-31</ref> 19 respondants knew about the format already, while 51 were new to the format. 7 reported having made one. |
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⚫ | The archetypical {{tp|leko nimi}} is a short poem written in {{tp|sitelen pona}} consisting of an equal amount of lines and words per line forming a square. The poem can then be read both horizontally (usually left-to-right) and vertically (usually top-to-bottom). How strict these rules apply to a particular poem is up to the author. |
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In an informal emoji reaction poll in the {{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}} Discord server, 19 respondants knew about the format already, while 52 were new to the format, and 8 reported having made one.<ref>{{tok|jan Ke Tami}} (@retsamys) (2 September 2022). [https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/828474497865744444/1015311855398440991 Message posted on the #sona-kulupu channel of {{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}]. ''Discord''. Data retried on 2 October 2023.</ref> |
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The following is a list of {{tp|leko nimi}} poems: |
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* [https://liputenpo.org/lipu-tenpo-nanpa-mun/ |
* [https://liputenpo.org/lipu-tenpo-nanpa-mun/ "soweli", "kasi lili", "pu ala", and "waso" by {{tok|jan Ali}}] (p. 12) |
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There are [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340307145373253642/1027731901663936512/squares.txt 39 possible letter squares] with each line and each row being exactly one word, if used with [[ijo Linku|Linku]] words (with 2022 data) |
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⚫ | * [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340307145373253642/944692073448230943/76C9F681-8C63-40D4-A9A9-EDA171B9D7EC.jpg Untitled by {{tok|waso Pini lon kulupu pi wawa sewi}}] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20231002201351/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340307145373253642/944692073448230943/76C9F681-8C63-40D4-A9A9-EDA171B9D7EC.jpg Archived]) |
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* There are [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340307145373253642/1027740805860966451/squares.txt 335 possible syllable squares] with each line and each row being exactly one word, and an additional 91 squares if coda "n" gets counted separately (moraically), if used with [[Linku]] words (with 2022 data) |
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There are 39 possible letter squares with each line and each row being exactly one word, using words from [[Linku]] (with 2022 data).<ref>Unknown author. [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340307145373253642/1027731901663936512/squares.txt <code>squares.txt</code>]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231002201254/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340307145373253642/1027731901663936512/squares.txt Archived]. ''Discord''</ref> |
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There are 335 possible syllable squares with each line and each row being exactly one word, and an additional 91 squares if coda ''-n'' gets counted separately (moraically), using words from [[Linku]] (with 2022 data).<ref>Unknown author. [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340307145373253642/1027740805860966451/squares.txt <code>squares.txt</code>]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231002201209/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340307145373253642/1027740805860966451/squares.txt Archived]. ''Discord''</ref> |
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The following is a list of syllable square poems: |
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