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==={{tp|anu}}===

{{Main|anu}}

{{nasin pu}}

{{pu|en}} suggests that the [[particle]] {{tp|[[anu]]}} alone can be used to ask a question about alternatives. This was widespread in [[pre-pu]] Toki Pona, but it is controversial nowadays, as some speakers consider this construction nonstandard.{{Citation needed}}

|te waso anu soweli la ona li lukin e seme to {{idsp}} te ona li lukin e waso to

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==Answers==

==History==

===Yes–no questions===

Despite the X–{{tok|ala}}–X structure could theoretically be used to ask about any part of the sentence, in {{pu}}, it is only used for the head of a predicate. This limitation has become standard in the period since. The main exception is using a [[preverb]] instead of the main verb.

==={{tp|anu seme}}===

In 2005, the {{tp|anu seme}} form was still a tag question.<ref>{{tok|jan Pije}}. [//web.archive.org/web/20050209035415/http://tokipona.nytka.org/lesson/lesson12.html Lesson 12]. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005. {{tp|lipu pi jan Pije}}.</ref> In {{tp|pu}}, however, the form is described as identical to the A-{{tp|ala}}-A form and is presented as a synonymous alternative.<ref name="pu7"/> As of 2023, the {{tp|anu seme}} form is still used as a tag question, though the question of whether {{tp|pu}}'s synonymous style was ever widely used is still unanswered. An avenue for future research.

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