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==Semantic space==
{{Hatnote|See also: [[Creation]]}}
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|pali}} includes work, effort done to achieve something. It is commonly used to describe the act or instance of creating things, including activities, projects, jobs, and work.
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===Drift from "do" sense===
[[Historical]]ly and in {{pu|lipu}}, {{tp|pali}} was often used as a generic verb meaning "to do". This has since become notably less popular,<ref name="palint">{{cite web|url=//mun.la/sona/palint|title=palin’t|author={{tok|[[jan Kekan San]]}}|username=|date=|website=mun.la|publisher=|access-date=2024-01-21|quote=}}</ref> an instance of {{w|semantic drift}}.
{{Example
|sina pali e seme?
|What're you doing? (obsolete usage; expressions like {{tp|sina seme?}} preferred)<br />What are you working on? (surviving usage)<ref name="palint" />
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Many speakers now prefer more direct constructions with a causative predicate.{{citation needed}} This may have motivated the change.
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