nasin nanpa likujo

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nasin nanpa likujo is a number system created by jan Osuka based on the songs "likujo" and "luka tu wan" by jan Usawi. It uses lyrics of the songs to represent numbers, starting with wan meaning 1 from "likujo", and ending with e ale mi meaning 124 from "luka tu wan". It can also indicate a few nonpositive numbers using lyrics before the first chorus of "likujo", starting with nanpa wan la kala ike en monsuta for −9 and ending with tenpo ale la mi toki suli e ijo pi olin mi for 0.

An unfortunate consequence of using song lyrics is that the lyrics in the chorus have multiple meanings. For example, wan could be 1, 34, 42, 52, or 62. However, tokiponists are already used to dealing with context (the song luka tu wan itself makes use of Toki Pona's ambiguity in its title), and so this number system is perfect for Toki Pona.

Song lyrics used to represent numbers edit

This is an index of all the lyrics used to indicate numbers, along with which values they indicate.

Lyrics from likujo edit

  1. nanpa wan la kala ike en monsuta
  2. toki sin la mi ken tawa lon linja
  3. ma pi lon ala ni li sewi mute a
  4. mi pilin Weliko
  5. tenpo ni la kalama ni
  6. likujo li kulijo
  7. n
  8. mi wile ala toki suli e mi
  9. taso mi awen toki suli tan ni:
  10. tenpo ale la mi toki suli e ijo pi olin mi
  11. wan
  12. tu
  13. san
  14. po
  15. luka
  16. san san
  17. likujo
  18. mi lon taso oni sama jan Asune Miku
  19. sona li mani mi la mi ken esun e ale
  20. mi ken ala pake mi sike pali e ijo likujo
  21. mi lon tenpo lon
  22. mi weka e ijo ala
  23. mi kute e pilin
  24. mi kama jo e toki lawa
  25. mi sitelen e nimi
  26. mi pona e pakala
  27. mi pana e kalama pi sama moku nasa wawa
  28. mi sama akesi
  29. o kama lon poki musi ni
  30. ona la mi lon tomo pi nanpa sewi
  31. sina wile kama nanpa sewi kin
  32. la o kute e kalama a
  33. o kama nasa
  34. mi sama pipi, jan li ken ala moli e mi (toki tu li wan tan ni: jan Osuka li wan e ona a)
  35. mi ken e wile mi
  36. jan ike li ken taso oni e ni
  37. pakala mi kin li suwi li suno a
  38. o pana e mi lon supa sewi
  39. mi supa-jan
  40. musi kalama mi la sina
  41. pilin sama mi pi lon jasima
  42. li lukin e mi li toki e ni
  43. “ona li usawi mute e mi”
  44. wan
  45. tu
  46. san
  47. po
  48. luka
  49. san san
  50. likujo
  51. o kalama suli e ni la ale li kulijo
  52. wan
  53. tu
  54. san
  55. po
  56. luka
  57. san san
  58. likujo
  59. o kalama suli e ni la ale li kulijo
  60. tan seme la mi kama ala poki tan ni?
  61. kule kalama
  62. pi sike lon lawa
  63. likujo
  64. wan
  65. tu
  66. san
  67. po
  68. luka
  69. san san
  70. likujo
  71. o kalama suli e ni la ale li kulijo
  72. wan
  73. tu
  74. san
  75. po
  76. luka
  77. san san
  78. likujo
  79. o kalama suli e ni la ale li kulijo

Lyrics from luka tu wan edit

  1. tenpo open la
  2. mi jan sin taso la
  3. jan mute li alasa pona e mi
  4. mi wile kama sona
  5. mi wile kama pona
  6. taso kepeken ala nasin ni
  7. tenpo suno ale li sike tawa
  8. pali ale li jo e nanpa
  9. tenpo pi pakala mi la nanpa
  10. en pilin mi li kama anpa
  11. tenpo lon la luka tu mi li ken pali e ijo mute
  12. ni li suli
  13. taso
  14. mi jo ala e luka tu wan
  15. mi ken ala pali e ale
  16. mi ale
  17. mi ale li sama ni
  18. mi ken ala pali ante
  19. taso
  20. mi pali
  21. mi pali e ni
  22. pilin mi li sike tawa
  23. olin suli en monsuta
  24. suli a
  25. mi pilin e ni: mi ken ala
  26. tawa ma pi anpa noka
  27. mi a
  28. mi jo ala e luka tu wan
  29. mi ken ala pali e ale
  30. sina ale
  31. pilin oke utala ni anu seme?
  32. mi ken ala pali ante
  33. taso
  34. mi wile
  35. mi wile e ni
  36. en la sina ale li olin
  37. e pali mi ale
  38. ale
  39. ale
  40. mi o mi
  41. sina toki e ni
  42. taso tan olin ni la
  43. mi wile sama sina
  44. mi jo ala e luka tu wan
  45. mi ken ala pali e ale
  46. mi ale
  47. mi ale
  48. li jo ala e luka tu wan
  49. li ken ala pali ante
  50. taso
  51. mi ale li pali
  52. mi ken ala pali ante
  53. tan ni la
  54. mi pali
  55. e ale mi