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An important part of ''{{tp|[[toki pona]]''}} philosophy is that the speaker must think about what something is at its core before they can talk about it. Fixed phrases for specific things, also known as [[lexicalization]]s, are frowned upon, as they sidestep that aspect, while also forcing other speakers to memorize such combinations and making it difficult to use them to refer to other things.

== Featured in ''{{tp|pu''}} ==

|''{{tp|[[toki pona]]''}}<ref>Same goes for ''{{tp|[[sitelen pona]]''}} and such.</ref>

|''{{tp|toki ni''}}, ''{{tp|toki lili''}}, ''{{tp|toki pi nimi lili''}}, ''{{tp|toki pi nimi mute ala''}}, ''{{tp|toki pi nimi ale mute''}} ([[How many words does toki pona have?|or more]])<br />''{{tp|toki pi jan Sonja''}}, ''{{tp|toki pu''}}, ''{{tp|toki tan lipu pu''}}, ''{{tp|toki ku''}}<br />Any above, replacing ''{{tp|toki''}} with ''{{tp|nasin toki''}}

|''{{tp|tomo tawa''}}<ref>Funnily enough, ''{{tp|pu''}} uses this as part of a call ''{{tp|not''}} to lexicalize, proposing ''{{tp|ilo tawa''}} from the perspective of a driver and ''{{tp|kiwen tawa''}} from that of a hit pedestrian.</ref>

|''{{tp|ilo tawa''}}, ''{{tp|kiwen tawa''}}, ''{{tp|poki tawa''}}, ''{{tp|supa mute tawa''}}<br />Any above, replacing ''{{tp|tawa''}} with ''{{tp|awen''}}, ''{{tp|pini''}} (when parked, stopped, or braking)<hr />''{{tp|tomo nasin''}}, ''{{tp|poki jan''}}, ''{{tp|tomo pi noka sike''}}, ''{{tp|soweli ilo''}}, ''{{tp|mani kiwen''}}<br />''{{tp|tomo pi weka ma''}}, ''{{tp|tomo pi pana kon ike''}}, ''{{tp|tomo pi sike kalama''}}, ''{{tp|ilo moli''}} (critical)

|''{{tp|telo nasa''}}

|''{{tp|telo pan''}}, ''{{tp|telo ike''}}, ''{{tp|telo pona''}}, ''{{tp|telo musi''}}, ''{{tp|telo pi ante lawa''}}, ''{{tp|telo pi lawa weka''}}

|''{{tp|jan pona''}}

|''{{tp|jan poka''}}, ''{{tp|jan olin''}} (for close friends), ''{{tp|jan mi''}}, ''{{tp|jan kulupu''}}, ''{{tp|jan pi kulupu mi''}}<br />Any above, replacing ''{{tp|jan''}} (for nonhuman friends)

|''{{tp|jan lili''}}

|''{{tp|jan kili''}}, ''{{tp|jan tan mama''}} (as in offspring)<br />''{{tp|jan sin''}}, ''{{tp|jan pi tenpo lili''}} (as in youth)<br />Any above, replacing ''{{tp|jan''}} (for nonhuman children)

|''{{tp|ma pona''}}

|the Discord server ''{{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]''}}

|''{{tp|ma ni''}}, ''{{tp|ma pi suli nanpa wan''}}, ''{{tp|ma pi akesi Jan''}}

|''{{tp|jan sin''}}

|newbie, especially in a ''{{tp|toki pona''}} context

|''{{tp|jan pi kama sona''}}, ''{{tp|jan pi open sona''}}, ''{{tp|jan pi sona lili''}}<br />Any above, replacing ''{{tp|jan''}} (for nonhuman newcomers)

|''{{tp|nimi sin''}}<ref>Often merged into ''{{tp|[[nimisin]]''}}, itself a new word.</ref>

|word created after ''{{tp|pu''}} or ''{{tp|ku''}}<hr />word that would be new to someone who has only read ''{{tp|pu''}} or ''{{tp|ku''}}, even if created before

|''{{tp|nimi namako''}}<ref>Itself using a ''{{tp|nimi namako''}}. See [[Synonyms]].</ref>, ''{{tp|nimi pi pu ala''}}, ''{{tp|nimi pi ku ala''}}, ''{{tp|nimi nasa''}}, ''{{tp|nimi pi kepeken lili''}}

|''{{tp|kasi nasa''}}

|''{{tp|moku nasa''}}, ''{{tp|moku pi lawa weka''}}, ''{{tp|kasi pi pilin nasa''}}, ''{{tp|kasi pi wile moku''}}

|''{{tp|pana sona''}}

|''{{tp|mi pana e sona''}}, ''{{tp|sina kama sona tan mi''}}, ''{{tp|mi tawa sina e sona''}}, ''{{tp|sina la mi sama lipu''}}

|''{{tp|soweli tomo''}}

|''{{tp|soweli pona''}}, ''{{tp|soweli poka''}}, ''{{tp|soweli mi''}}, ''{{tp|soweli jan''}}, ''{{tp|soweli olin''}}, ''{{tp|soweli awen''}}<br />Any above, replacing ''{{tp|soweli''}} with ''{{tp|akesi''}}, ''{{tp|kala''}}, ''{{tp|pipi''}}, ''{{tp|waso''}} (for non&ndash;land mammal pets)

|''{{tp|ken la''}}

|''{{tp|lon ken''}}, ''{{tp|ni li ken''}}

|''{{tp|supa lape''}}

|''{{tp|ilo lape''}}, ''{{tp|supa ko''}}, ''{{tp|supa unpa''}}

|''{{tp|kalama musi''}}

|''{{tp|musi kalama''}}, ''{{tp|musi kute''}}, ''{{tp|kalama nasin''}}, ''{{tp|nasin kalama''}}, ''{{tp|kalama kulupu''}}, ''{{tp|kulupu kalama''}}, ''{{tp|kalama pona''}}