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'''{{tp|jo}}n't''' is a common [[
▲'''{{tp|jo}}n't''' is a common [[:Category:Styles of Toki Pona|style]] of [[Toki Pona]] that avoids using the word {{tp|[[jo]]}}.
==Motivations==
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.
A subset of {{tp|jo}}n't reduces the amount of situations in which {{tp|jo}} would be used. In contrast, {{lipu pu|en}} is very broad in its usage of {{tp|jo}}.
* Describing having access to something or refering to a vague relationship to something <ref>[https://lipu-pi-ijo-pi-toki.pona.la/lipu-pi-jan-sin-pi-toki-pona/index.html#jo kule epiku Atawan's dictionary]</ref>, or even owning something, is the least common way of using {{tp|jo}}
* Metaphorically holding or containing something is a common way of using {{tp|jo}}
* Physically containing something is a common way of using {{tp|jo}}
* Physically holding something is the most common way of using {{tp|jo}}
==Strategies==
Not all languages have a direct equivalent to the English "have" or use it the same way. In Russian, it is common to formulate it as {{lang|ru|У меня есть вещь}} (literally: "At me is a thing"). This kind of expression also works in Toki Pona:
In some situations, {{tp|[[poki]]}} can be used.▼
{{example|ijo li lon mi|A thing is at me / A thing is with me}}
For holding something, refering to the body part or tool that enables the holding can be referenced:
{{example|ijo li lon luka mi|A thing is in my hand}}
{{example|mi luka e ijo|I apply a hand to a thing / I grab a thing}}
Containing something can simply refer to something being on the inside:
{{example|ijo li lon insa poki|A thing is in the box / The box contains a thing}}
Relationships are more commonly referred to by using modifiers:
{{example|ijo ni li ijo mi|This thing is my thing}}
{{example|ilo li poki e ijo|The tool applies a container to a thing / The tool contains a thing}}
==References==
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[[Category:Styles of Toki Pona]]
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