mi
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| Pronunciation | /mi/ |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2024: Core (100% → )2023: Core (100% → )2022: Core (100%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1934 |
mi is a core content word and the standard first-person pronoun.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word mi is derived from Esperanto mi and English me,[1] both from the first-person oblique pronouns in Romance and Germanic languages.
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The word mi is a first-person pronoun, which does not mark number. It can mean I, me, we, and us. As a modifier, it usually implies possession, as in my and our
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines mi as:
NOUN I, me, we, us
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as mi:[2]
me5, my5, I5, mine4, our4, myself3, us3, we2, self2, ours2, ourselves2
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for mi (mi) depicts a hand pointing toward the speaker, viewed from above from their perspective.[3] It may either be drawn straight or curved (mi2).
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
The 1 "bubble" in the sitelen sitelen glyph for mi (mi) could represent that mi is the 1st person pronoun. Compare sina (sina) and ona (ona).
Like with any monosyllabic word, the word mi may also optionally be written as a syllable glyph (MI).
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 285.
- ↑ ilo Eko. (14 November 2020). "sitelen pona etymology rough draft i guess". Google Docs. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "mi" on lipu Linku
- "mi" on lipu Wikipesija
- "mi" on English Wiktionary