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==Semantic space==
{{tp|ni}} is a {{w|demonstrative
{{Example
|mi wile e moku <mark>ni</mark>
|I want <mark>this/that</mark> food.
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{{Example
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|<mark>ni </mark>li lon
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In the [[predicate]], {{tp|ni}} refers to a specificed action, meaning "to do this".
==={{tp|pu}}===
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{{tp|ni}} can be used to link multiple sentences. The effect can be similar to the word "that", as used to start a {{w|relative clause}}. This is one of the main tools to describe ideas that are [[Multiple sentences|too complex to fit in a single sentence]].<ref>{{cite pu|58}}</ref>
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{{Example
|mi sona e <mark>ni</mark>: sina sona e <mark>ni</mark>: mi sona.
|I know <mark>that</mark> you know <mark>that</mark> I know.
|mi sona e <mark>ni2 </mark> {{idsp}} sina sona e <mark>ni2 </mark> {{idsp}} mi sona
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{{Example
|kili <mark>ni</mark> li pona:
|<mark>These</mark> fruits are good:
|kili <mark>ni2</mark>li pona {{idsp}}
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{{Example
|soweli li toki e <mark>ni</mark><br
|The animal said: "this is silly!"
|soweli li toki e <mark>ni
/> <mark>ni3 </mark> li nasa a
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=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}==
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