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'''{{tp|jo}}n't''' is a common [[nasinstyle of speech]] that avoids the content word {{tp|[[jo]]}}.

Toki Pona is not perfectly [[Minimalism|minimalist]], so; many words can be reformulated with other words or grammatical expressions. For {{tp|jo}}, alternative expressions can be found easily and describe the immediate situation more clearly. Many [[Tokiponists]] view {{tp|jo}} as a [[calque]] of the English word "have".

* Describing having access to something or refering to a vague relationship to something <ref>[{{cite web|url=https://lipu-pi-ijo-pi-toki.pona.la/lipu-pi-jan-sin-pi-toki-pona/index.html#jo|title=Beginner's Resource of Toki Pona|website={{tok|lipu-pi-ijo-pi-toki.pona.la}}|author={{tok|kule epiku Atawan's dictionary]}}|access-date=2023-12-08}}</ref>, or even owning something, is the least common way of using {{tp|jo}}.

* PhysicallyMetaphorically holding or containing something is a common way of using {{tp|jo}}.

* Physically holdingcontaining something is the mosta common way of using {{tp|jo}}.

Not all languages have a direct equivalent to the English "have" or use it the same way. InFor example, in {{w|Russian language|Russian}}, it is common to formulate it as ''{{lang|ru|У меня есть вещь}}'' (literally: "{{lit|At me is a thing"}}). This kind of expression also works in Toki Pona:

In some situations, {{tp|[[poki]]}} or {{tp|[[tomo]]}} can be used:

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[[Category:Styles of Toki Ponaspeech]]