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'''{{tp|ki}}''' is {{a category}} [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] [[particle]] that marks a relative [[clause]]. It is
==Etymology==
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==Function==
{{tp|ki}} acts like a {{wp|relative pronoun}}, similar to English "which", "who", or "that".
{{Example
|jan <mark>ki</mark> moku e kili
|the man <mark>who</mark> eats fruit
}}
Many details about how ki works have never been decided on, since it is almost never used in practice. For example, the sentence "{{tp|jan ki moku kili li tawa li pona}}" could mean either "the man who eats fruit moves and is good" or "the man who eats fruit and moves is good". This ambiguity can be avoided in {{tp|sitelen pona}} by marking the scope with an underline extending from the glyph (see [[#sitelen pona|#{{tp|sitelen pona}}]]).
==Alternatives==
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