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'''{{tp|tu}}''' is {{a category}} [[numbercontent word]] and [[contentnumber|number word]] relating tofor the number two.

==SemanticFunction and semantic space==

The [[semantic space]] ofword {{tp|tu}} includesfunctions primarily as the [[number|number word]] for two. ByAs extensiona [[modifier]], it includesindicates divisionthat andthe separationword intoor twophrase parts,it moremodifies frequentlydescribes whentwo usedthings. asAs a [[transitive verbhead]], (seeit alsomay {{tp|[[kipisi]]}}).be Forused dividingto intomean morea pair of partsthings, or the wordabstract {{tp|[[mute]]}}concept isof generallythe usednumber two.

|I slicedivide the apple (ininto halftwo parts).

|(usually) two tools; (in some contexts) cutting tool

The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|tu}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|tu}}}}) isconsists of two vertical lines. Like the glyph for {{tp|[[mute]]}} ({{sp|mute}}), it is probably derived from {{w|tally mark}}s (𝍷𝍷) or one or multiple systems based on them, such as {{w|counting rods}} (𝍡), {{w|Roman numerals}} (<span style="font-family:serif;">Ⅱ</span>, <span style="font-family:serif;">ⅱ</span>), or {{w|Brahmi numerals|Brahmi}} (𑁓) or {{w|Chinese numerals}} (二).