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'''{{tp|mu}}''' is a core [[particle]] and [[content word]]
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The word {{tp|mu}} is derived from an {{w|onomatopeia}} either from a cow or cat sound.
==Semantic space==
[[File:mu alignment chart.png|thumb|{{tp|mu}} alignment chart]]▼
However, in the example sentences, it is clearly treated as a regular [[content word]].▼
Widening the semantic space of {{tp|mu}} should involve asking "why and how do animals make noises, and when might
=={{tp|mu}} alignment==▼
▲[[File:mu alignment chart.png|thumb|{{tp|mu}} alignment chart]]
▲What counts as {{tp|mu}} varies from speaker to speaker. It is very common to refer to some noises as {{tp|mu}} that aren't animal vocalizations. Some factors may be more or less important to a speaker, but a multi-dimensional spectrum is possible for how {{tp|mu}} gets distinguished from {{tp|kalama}}, with overlap between the different factors.
▲Widening the semantic space of {{tp|mu}} should involve asking "why and how do animals make noises, and when might non-animals behave similarly?"
▲In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book {{pu|en}} defines {{tp|mu}} as shown below, calling it a particle. However, in the example sentences, it is clearly treated as a regular [[content word]].
{{pu def|mu}}
===Origin===
The {{tp|pu}} definition clearly lists the origin as being from an animal.
What if a sound does not come from an animal and shares some characteristics with other representations of {{tp|mu}}? What if the origin is not an animal, but shares something in common with animals?
===Animacy===
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===Duration===
A noise going on forever {{
===Identification===
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===Melodicity===
Some speakers prefer to think of {{tp|mu}} as being sounds that are distinct tones or even progressions of tones. Here, pure white noise would tend to not be {{tp|mu}}, but an electronic buzzer with a specific frequency would roughly get closer in form to how a birdsong sounds.
==See also==
* {{tp|[[a]]}}
* {{tp|[[jonke]]}}
* {{tp|[[n]]}}
* {{tp|[[nja]]}}
* {{tp|[[toki]]}}
{{Words}}
[[Category:Styles of toki pona]]
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