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Format content word anu usage as an experimental usage and then include another proposed usage in the section
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However, ''anu'' was also used to make statements. Eliazar Parra Cárdena's Spanish-language 2004 course ''Toki pona en 76 lecciones ilustradas'' (Toki Pona in 76 Illustrated Lessons), which was translated into many languages, taught usage of ''anu'' in statements and usage in questions side by side, distinguished only by the presence of a question mark or a period. ([https://archive.org/details/toki-pona-in-76-lessons/page/n38/mode/1up source])
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=== As a content word ===
Some speakers use ''anu'' as a [[content word]] meaning "choose, decide". This meaning is controversial due to the lack of content word meanings given to other particles in the language.
=== As a pseudo-particle ===
In smaller communities for ''toki pona'', an experimental usage of ''anu'' was proposed to have the word resemble the placement of pseudo-particles like ''taso'' and ''kin'' as modifiers of a phrase:<blockquote>sina ken tawa <u>tomo sitelen</u> tawa <u>tomo moku anu</u>.</blockquote>This usage notably reduces the level of ambiguity created by ''anu'' in situations where it would otherwise be unclear to replace particles or prepositions.
== External resources ==
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