Talk:toki

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would be good to showcase betwen these couple of sentences

• mi toki pona — I speak well / I speak Toki Pona
• mi toki e toki pona — I am speaking about Toki Pona
• mi ken toki e toki pona — I am capable of speaking Toki Pona (not that I am doing so right now)
• mi toki kepeken toki pona — I am speaking using Toki Pona
• mi sona e toki pona — I know Toki Pona. I know about its existence or its grammar

jan Juwan (talk) 15:58, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Well... maybe? But also

there's always been multiple ways of saying "to talk about", all of which have different ambiguities. here's a quick overview (no guarantee on completeness):

• mi toki e ilo ~ "I talk about tools" / "I say tools"
• mi toki lon ilo ~ "I talk about tools" / "I talk on a tool" (like, literally while standing on a tool)
• mi toki tan ilo ~ "I talk about tools" / "I talk because of tools"
• mi toki e ijo ilo ~ "I talk about things related to tools" / "I say tool-related things"
• mi toki ilo ~ "I talk about tools" / "I tool-talk" (could also be like, e.g. talking on the telephone)

Jan Ke Tami (talk) 16:12, 10 March 2024 (UTC)