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[[Toki Pona]] has many '''{{w|Style (sociolinguistics)|styles}} of speech''' that are common to particular speakers, [[communities]], or [[era]]s.
==List of notable styles==
* [[Abbreviations]]
* [[Acronyms]]
* [[Head dropping]]
* {{tp|[[kepeken e]]}}
* {{tp|[[meli Sonko]]}}
* [[Preverb marking]]
* [[pu-rism|{{tp|pu}}-rism]]
* [[Reduplication]]
===Word avoidance===▼
*[[en't|{{tp|en}}'t]]▼
*[[gendern't]] (avoiding {{tp|[[meli]]}}, {{tp|[[mije]]}}, and sometimes {{tp|[[tonsi]]}})▼
*[[jan't|{{tp|jan}}'t]]▼
*[[jon't|{{tp|jo}}n't]]▼
*[[lon't|{{tp|lon}}'t]]▼
*[[nanpan't|{{tp|nanpa}}n't]]▼
*[[pin't|{{tp|pi}}n't]]▼
*[[tenpo dropping|{{tp|tenpo}} dropping]]▼
===Community-specific styles===
* {{tp|[[kulupu pi toki pona pi ma Anku]]}} dialect
* {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} dialect
* {{tp|[[nasin panke]]}}
===Phonology===▼
* [[Denasalization]]▼
* [[Sandhi]]▼
▲===Word avoidance===
{{Needs work|
According to {{tok|jan Kekan San}}:
*{{tp|jo}}n't and {{tp|pali}}n't mainly refer to semantic shifts, with the actual word-avoidance styles being obscure{{Indent|({{tp|jo}} is at 99% reported usage, {{tp|pali}} is at 100%)}}
*Could also cover niche or otherwise unused styles as teaching tools ("e.g. no {{tok|pi}}, no modifiers, no preverbs, no second {{tok|li}}, no colors but {{tok|kule}}, no names") or for fun ("only third person, minimize the word list as much as possible, no {{tok|e}}, no {{tok|la}}")
Additionally:
*What are {{tp|en}}'t and {{tp|lon}}'t
|section}}
▲* [[en't|{{tp|en}}'t]]
▲* [[gendern't]] (avoiding {{tp|[[meli]]}}, {{tp|[[mije]]}}, and sometimes {{tp|[[tonsi]]}})
▲* [[jan't|{{tp|jan}}'t]]
▲* [[jon't|{{tp|jo}}n't]]
▲* [[lon't|{{tp|lon}}'t]]
▲* [[nanpan't|{{tp|nanpa}}n't]]
▲* [[pin't|{{tp|pi}}n't]]
▲* [[tenpo dropping|{{tp|tenpo}} dropping]]
===Historical styles===
▲{{Historical|section}}
{{Main|Historical usage}}
{{Start section|Historical}}
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* {{tp|[[li pi
* {{tp|[[pi X en Y]]}}
{{End section}}
▲===Phonology===
▲*[[Denasalization]]
▲*[[Sandhi]]
==See also==
* [[Calendar systems]]
* [[Number systems]]
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{{General}}
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Latest revision as of 08:40, 17 May 2024
Toki Pona has many styles of speech that are common to particular speakers, communities, or eras.
List of notable styles[edit | edit source]
Community-specific styles[edit | edit source]
- kulupu pi toki pona pi ma Anku dialect
- ma pona pi toki pona dialect
- nasin panke
Phonology[edit | edit source]
Word avoidance[edit | edit source]
- en't
- gendern't (avoiding meli, mije, and sometimes tonsi)
- jan't
- jon't
- lon't
- nanpan't
- pin't
- tenpo dropping
Historical styles[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
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