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==Semantic space==
==Semantic space==
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|mani}} includes anything related to {{w|money}} and wealth, that is, any item accepted as payment. Some examples include coins, paper bills, {{w|Gold standard|gold}} (used as a currency system until the 20th century), {{w|cryptocurrency}}, large domestic animals (such as cattle; compare the etymology of English ''{{wt|fee}}''), and {{w|rei stones}}.
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|mani}} includes wealth and {{w|money}}, that is, any item accepted as payment or which is otherwise valuable.

Some examples include coins, paper bills, {{w|Gold standard|gold}} (used as a currency system until the 20th century), {{w|cryptocurrency}}, or large domestic animals (such as cattle). In other cultures, other objects may be considered currency.


==={{tp|pu}}===
==={{tp|pu}}===
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{{pu def}}
{{pu def}}

The phrasing of this definition has exacerbated the usage of {{tp|mani}} as "large domestic animal", despite many modern cultures not considering cattle as currency anymore.


==={{tp|ku}}===
==={{tp|ku}}===
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
[[File:Lipu tenpo nanpa seli - mani.png|thumb|200px|Coin with the {{tp|sitelen pona}} glyph for {{tp|mani}}]]
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|mani}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|mani}}}}) represents the head of a large domestic animal, such as a cow.<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|jan Sonja}}|username=sonjalang|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301378960468738050/882490774678302740|channel={{tok|pana-sona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|quote=it comes from the secondary meaning of mani, i.e. large domesticated animal}}</ref>

The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|mani}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|mani}}}}), according to {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}, represents the head of a cattle animal, such as a cow.<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|jan Sonja}}|username=sonjalang|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301378960468738050/882490774678302740|channel={{tok|pana-sona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|quote=it comes from the secondary meaning of mani, i.e. large domesticated animal}}</ref>


=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}==
=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen sitelen]]}} glyph for {{tp|mani}} ({{ss|mani}}) possibly represents a gem stone.
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==See also==
==See also==