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TokiThe Pona's '''{{wp|phonotactics}}''' of [[Toki Pona]], that is the rules for putting sounds together, are well defined. Unlike its [[phonology]], knowing the phonotactics is not needed to speak the language orally, since the main set of words already adheres to them. It is most useful for creating [[name]]s and {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}}. An asterisk marks a sequence that is not allowed phonotactically.
 
==Rules==
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As the phoneme {{IPA|/k/}} can also be palatalized, many languages merge {{IPA|[ki ti si]}}. There are no minimal pairs between {{tp|ki}} and {{tp|si}} in the 120 {{tp|[[nimi pu]]}} and among all [[ijo Linku#Word usage surveys|commonly used words]], except for the word {{tp|kin}} which can be mistaken for {{tp|sin}}.
 
==={{tp|wuwojiti}}===
{{nimi|wuwojiti
| PoS = content word
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'''{{tp|wuwojiti}}''' is a {{w|mnemonic}} word for the disallowed syllables in [[Toki Pona]] phonotactics: {{tp|*wu}}, {{tp|*wo}}, {{tp|*ji}}, {{tp|*ti}}, and their equivalents with coda nasal. Some uncommon {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}} flout this rule, often as a joke. The word is also uncommonly extended as {{tp|wuwojitinmanna}} to showcase the "no adjacent nasals" rule.
 
The word {{tp|wuwojiti}} possibly originated as a name by {{w|Discord}} user {{tok|jan Wuwojiti}} in the {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} community.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/439929044528660480|name=Netscape|username=Netscape#5728|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-11|quote={{tok|mi jan Wuwojiti}}}}</ref> Later, the name was used as a word or mnemonic.
 
The following table shows some accepted alternatives to the disallowed syllables.
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* consonant–vowel pair (CV)
* coda {{tp|n}} (N)
 
==See also==
* [[Phonotactic matches]]
 
==References==
{{Wikipedia}}
<references/>
 
==See also==
*[[Phonotactic matches]]
{{General}}
{{Words}}
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