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{{tp title|jo}}
jon't is the way of speaking toki pona that avoids using "jo", in favor of other words like "poki".
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'''{{tp|jo}}n't''' is a common [[:Category:Styles of Toki Pona|style]] of [[Toki Pona]] that avoids using the word {{tp|[[jo]]}}.
 
To most users, {{tp|jo}}n't involves restructuring sentences to compensate for the loss of {{tp|jo}}, so it generally does not change Toki Pona [[grammar]].
 
==Motivations==
Many [[Tokiponist]]s view {{tp|jo}} as a [[calque]] of the English word "have".
 
==Strategies==
In some situations, {{tp|[[poki]]}} can be used.
[[Category:Styles of Toki Pona]]
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