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==By the books==

===''Toki Pona: The Language of Good''===

In the dictionary section of the book ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'', content words are each defined as nouns, verbs, or adjectives. Other senses of these words can be derived from these definitions. For example, for a content word defined as a verb, possible noun senses include "something that is verbed" and "the act of verbing". This is supplemented by the analysis of using any content word as a [[transitive verb]]. For example, {{tp|A [[li]] B [[e]] C}} means "A causes C to be B".

===''Toki Pona Dictionary''===

The ''Toki Pona Dictionary'', in the section "Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}", mentions the content word analysis saying "it may be more appropriate or accurate".<ref>Lang, Sonja (2021). [https://tokipona.org/Sonja_Lang_-_Toki_Pona_Dictionary.pdf "Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}"]. ''Toki Pona Dicionary''. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid.</ref> A specific analysis that the book recommends is one by {{tok|kala kala}} on Reddit.<ref>kala kala (u/pisceyo). (8 October 2019). [https://www.reddit.com/r/tokipona/comments/df0zbi/toki_pona_analysis_parts_of_speech "Toki Pona Analysis: Parts of Speech"]. ''Reddit''.</ref>

 

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