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[[Toki Pona]] has many '''{{w|Style (sociolinguistics)|styles}} of speech''' that are common to particular speakers, [[communities]], or [[era]]s. |
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A '''style of speech''' is a set of linguistic variants. |
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==List of styles |
==List of notable styles== |
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* [[Abbreviations]] |
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* [[Acronyms]] |
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* [[gendern't]] |
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* [[Head dropping]] |
* [[Head dropping]] |
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* {{tp|[[kepeken e]]}} |
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* {{tp|[[meli Sonko]]}} |
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* [[Preverb marking]] |
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* [[pu-rism|{{tp|pu}}-rism]] |
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* [[Reduplication]] |
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===Community-specific styles=== |
===Community-specific styles=== |
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* {{tp|[[kulupu pi toki pona pi ma Anku]]}} dialect |
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* {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} dialect |
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* {{tp|[[nasin panke]]}} |
* {{tp|[[nasin panke]]}} |
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===Phonology=== |
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* [[Denasalization]] |
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* [[Sandhi]] |
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{{Misleading|section}} |
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According to {{tok|jan Kekan San}}: |
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*{{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%)}} |
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*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}}") |
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Additionally: |
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*What are {{tp|en}}'t and {{tp|lon}}'t |
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* [[en't|{{tp|en}}'t]] |
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* [[gendern't]] (avoiding {{tp|[[meli]]}}, {{tp|[[mije]]}}, and sometimes {{tp|[[tonsi]]}}) |
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* [[jan't|{{tp|jan}}'t]] |
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* [[jon't|{{tp|jo}}n't]] |
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* [[lon't|{{tp|lon}}'t]] |
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* [[nanpan't|{{tp|nanpa}}n't]] |
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* [[pin't|{{tp|pi}}n't]] |
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* [[tenpo dropping|{{tp|tenpo}} dropping]] |
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===Historical styles=== |
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{{Main|Historical usage}} |
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{{Start section|Historical}} |
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* [[Archaic words]] |
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* {{tp|[[li pi]]}} |
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* {{tp|[[pi X en Y]]}} |
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{{End section}} |
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==See also== |
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* [[Calendar systems]] |
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* [[Number systems]] |
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{{Stub}} |
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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
Community-specific styles Edit
- kulupu pi toki pona pi ma Anku dialect
- ma pona pi toki pona dialect
- nasin panke
Phonology Edit
Word avoidance Edit
- en't
- gendern't (avoiding meli, mije, and sometimes tonsi)
- jan't
- jon't
- lon't
- nanpan't
- pin't
- tenpo dropping