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A potential ambiguity of this feature would be the phrase {{tp|[[lili]] lili}}. This is reported as being used by 1-10% of respondents in {{ku}} to mean "minimum."<ref>{{cite ku|123, 266}}</ref> Under current standard grammar, it means "a little small". If read as reduplicated, it would also mean "very small", becoming an auto-[[antonym]].
==Doubled words in standard usage==
Because Toki Pona doesn't typically have reduplication, a head word can be modified with the same word again, both words using their usual meaning. For example, "mama mama" is
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