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'''{{tp|mi ken ala toki pona e ijo la mi sona ala e ijo}}'''<ref group="lower-alpha">{{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}: {{sp|mi ken ala toki-pona e ijo la mi sona |
'''{{tp|mi ken ala toki pona e ijo la mi sona ala e ijo}}'''<ref group="lower-alpha">{{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}: {{sp|mi ken ala toki-pona e ijo la mi sona ala e ijo}}</ref> is a principle about [[circumlocution]] in the [[philosophy]] of [[Toki Pona]]. The phrase means, "'''If I can't express a thing in Toki Pona, I don't understand the thing'''". The design of Toki Pona encourages the speaker to express what they mean. It reveals when one lacks a deep understanding of a word or idea and offers them a chance to learn more and understand the world a bit better. |
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The design of Toki Pona encourages you to say what you mean. It can show you when you don't understand something as well as you thought. Maybe you never had to think deeply about that word or idea before. When this happens, you have the chance to learn more and understand the world a bit better! |
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If you have trouble expressing a concept in Toki Pona, try researching it and figuring out how to describe it in [[Multiple sentences|multiple simple sentences]]. Searching for a [[Lexicalization|set-in-stone "translation"]] won't help. Other people probably won't recognize it, and will need you to build more [[context]] or explain the idea in depth. You get to emphasize which of the idea's details are important in the conversation, and important to you. |
If you have trouble expressing a concept in Toki Pona, try researching it and figuring out how to describe it in [[Multiple sentences|multiple simple sentences]]. Searching for a [[Lexicalization|set-in-stone "translation"]] won't help. Other people probably won't recognize it, and will need you to build more [[context]] or explain the idea in depth. You get to emphasize which of the idea's details are important in the conversation, and important to you. |
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Revision as of 12:56, 5 November 2023
mi ken ala toki pona e ijo la mi sona ala e ijo[a] is a principle about circumlocution in the philosophy of Toki Pona. The phrase means, "If I can't express a thing in Toki Pona, I don't understand the thing". The design of Toki Pona encourages the speaker to express what they mean. It reveals when one lacks a deep understanding of a word or idea and offers them a chance to learn more and understand the world a bit better.
If you have trouble expressing a concept in Toki Pona, try researching it and figuring out how to describe it in multiple simple sentences. Searching for a set-in-stone "translation" won't help. Other people probably won't recognize it, and will need you to build more context or explain the idea in depth. You get to emphasize which of the idea's details are important in the conversation, and important to you.
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- ↑ sitelen pona: mi ken ala toki-pona e ijo la mi sona ala e ijo
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