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'''{{tp|pali}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] relating to work and activities.
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==Semantic space==
{{Hatnote|See also: [[Creation]]}}
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|pali}} includes {{w|Work (human activity)|work}} and activities, effort done to achieve something. It is
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===Drift from "do" sense===
{{Needs work|1=Not sure how to call the "X li Y e Z" = "X makes Z Y" construction. Apart from that, do other communities outside of ma pona do this? When did people *start* doing it?|2=section}}
[[Historical]]ly and in {{
{{Example
|sina pali e seme?
|What
/>What are you working on? (''surviving usage'')<ref name="palint" />
|sina pali e seme
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Many speakers now prefer more direct constructions with a [[causative]] predicate.{{citation needed}} This may have motivated the change.
{{Example
|ona li pali e ni: mi pona.
|They do this: I am good. (''obsolete usage'')
|ona li pali e
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{{Example
|ona li pona e mi.
|They make me good. (''modern usage'')
|ona li pona e mi
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|pali}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|pali}}}}) is derived from a [[circle radical|circle]] above a [[hand radical]], representing a generic action. These may be drawn either connected or separated. The glyph could possibly be confused with a [[stacked glyph]] for {{tp|luka ijo}}, however,
=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}==
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