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'''{{tp|mi}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] and the only standard {{w|First-person pronoun|first-person}} [[pronoun]] in [[Toki Pona]].
==Etymology==
The word {{tp|mi}} is derived from both {{w|Esperanto}} ''{{lang|eo|{{wt|mi#Esperanto|mi}}}}'', itself from the third-person oblique pronoun in {{w|Romance languages|Romance}} and {{w|Germanic languages}}, and {{w|English language|English}} ''{{wt|me#English|me}}''.<ref name="etym">{{cite etym}}</ref><ref>{{tok|jan inwin}}. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t-pjAgZDyKPXcCRnEdATFQOxGbQFMjZm-8EvXiQd2Po/edit?usp=sharing {{tok|nimi ale pona}} (2nd ed.)]. ''Google Sheets''. Retrieved 13 October 2023.</ref>
==Semantic space==
{{Main|Pronouns}}
{{tp|mi}} does not mark [[number]], so as a [[head]], it can mean "I/me" and "we/us". As a [[modifier]], it usually implies possession, as in "my" and "our".
==={{tp|pu}}===
In the "[[Dictionary (pu)|Official Toki Pona Dictionary]]" section, the book {{pu|en}} defines {{tp|mi}} as:
{{pu def}}
==={{tp|ku}}===
For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|mi}}:<ref>{{cite ku|<!--page number-->}}</ref>
{{ku data}}
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|mi}} ({{sp|mi}}) depicts a hand pointing toward the speaker, viewed from above from their perspective.
==References==
<references />
==Further reading==
*{{R:Linku}}
*{{R:Wikipesija}}
*{{R:Wiktionary}}
{{Words}}
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