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==Rationale==
{{Needs work|Consult with Deaf speakers for comparison with name signs|section}}
The idea for name glyphs likely fell out of the {{w|pictograph}}ic nature of {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}. Common (non-proper) words and their referents are represented by meaningful symbols, and name glyphs extend the same to proper words.
An argument in support of name glyphs is the freedom of self-representation. By comparison, in a fully acrostic cartouche, a speaker might have very few glyph choices for a letter of their name, which might not resonate with them; {{tp|[[nasin sitelen kalama]]}} might increase their options. Name glyphs are the extreme case wherein the speaker can create an entirely new glyph to their tastes.
Name glyphs can also be appealing when the name's referent already has a self-representation, such as a {{w|logo}} or {{w|Avatar (computing)|avatar}}. In the inverse of [[animal]] glyphs becoming popular characters in Toki Pona [[communities]], speakers may adapt their {{w|fursona}}s to the perceived {{w|art style}} of {{tp|sitelen pona}}.
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Name glyphs have been compared to {{w|name sign}}s in sign languages, which are used to refer to someone without {{w|fingerspelling}}. One distinction is that only Deaf people may assign a name sign, whereas presumably there is no issue with a non-[[Tokiponist]] designing their own name glyph.
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