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Latest comment: 5 months ago by Two squared in topic i don't think this should have a page

i don't think this should have a page[edit | edit source]

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it's just jan Sonja's pet joke word anu seme, which she herself admits here ("if you use tankala only use it as a metric for words that don't exist?", 2022-06-02)

it might justify an entry in ma pona slang iunno ~.hecko (talk) 20:19, 24 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

pilin sama. Jan Ke Tami (talk) 20:22, 24 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
i feel like if it has a 1% frequency then that means it should be added as there are words with 0% frequency. Two squared (talk) 23:04, 24 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
many of us think the 0% frequency words shouldn't be here either
that and frequency isn't everything, e.g. pasila will forever be notable as a cautionary tale even though nobody uses it
there's also kala Asi's argument of, if we can't say anything Linku doesn't say then why bother ~.hecko (talk) 09:46, 25 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
i feel like if it has a 1% frequency then that means it should be added as there are words with 0% frequency. Two squared (talk) 01:00, 29 May 2024 (UTC)Reply