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===Word avoidance===
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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
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*[[en't|{{tp|en}}'t]]
*[[gendern't]] (avoiding {{tp|[[meli]]}}, {{tp|[[mije]]}}, and sometimes {{tp|[[tonsi]]}})
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Revision as of 03:03, 11 March 2024
Toki Pona has many styles that are common to particular speakers, communities, or eras.
List of notable styles
Word avoidance
- en't
- gendern't (avoiding meli, mije, and sometimes tonsi)
- jan't
- jon't
- lon't
- nanpan't
- pin't
- tenpo dropping
Community-specific styles
- kulupu pi toki pona pi ma Anku dialect
- ma pona pi toki pona dialect
- nasin panke