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The system is primarily based on {{w|Mora (linguistics)|morae}}, a unit of speech similar to a {{w|syllable}}. In the [[moraic analysis]] of Toki Pona, a mora is either a vowel (V), a consonant–vowel pair (CV), or the [[coda n|coda {{tp|-n}}]] (N). For example, the word {{tp|anpa}} is split into the morae {{tp|a-n-pa}}.

In {{tp|nasin sitelen kalama}}, a word followed by no symbol is read by their first letters, similarly to the system in {{lipu pu}}. Each dot adds another ~~mora. If the word starts in a valid mora (i.e. a single vowel), it indicates the next~~ mora. For example:

In {{tp|nasin sitelen kalama}}, a word followed by no symbol is read by their first letters, similarly to the system in {{lipu pu}}. Each dot adds another mora. For example:

:{|

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| {{sp|jan [pona]}}

| *{{tp|jan P}}

|-

| {{sp|jan [pona ..]}}

| {{tp|jan Po}}

|-

| {{sp|jan [pona .. ..]}}

| {{tp|jan Pona}}

|-

| {{sp|jan [taso .. pona .. linja .. ..]}}

| {{tp|jan Tapolin}}

|}

If the word starts in a valid mora (i.e. a single vowel), the first dot indicates the next mora. For example:

:{|

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| {{sp|jan [anpa .. ..]}}

| {{tp|jan Anpa}}

|-

| {{sp|jan [en .. wile ..]}}

| {{tp|jan Enwi}}

|}

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| {{sp|jan [kepeken ::]}}

| {{tp|jan Kepeken}}

|-

| {{sp|jan [pali :: jo ::]}}

| {{tp|jan Palijo}}

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