pi: Difference between revisions

Line 1:

'''''pi''''' is a [[:Category:Particles|particle]] used for grouping [[~~Modifiers~~|modifiers]] together.

'''''pi''''' is a [[:Category:Particles|particle]] used for grouping [[Glossary#Modifier|modifiers]] together.

== How it works ==

Line 32:

:;lipu pi sona mute pi toki Inli

::English much-knowledge book (is the book in English or is the knowledge about English?)

jan Lope argues that, like [[li]] and [[e]], both [[pi]] phrases apply equally to the first noun in the phrase, rather than nesting.<ref>[https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jan-Lope/Toki_Pona_lessons_English/gh-pages/toki-pona-lessons_en/index.html#3127]jan Lope, "Are multiple ''pi'' phrases possible?</ref> As an example, he gives

:;kulupu pi kalama musi pi ma Inli li pona.

::The English rock band is good.

</blockquote>

The ambiguity is whether it's an English band that plays some sort of music, or a band from somewhere that plays English music. There is little agreement on this matter, and in practice both interpretations are possible.

Using a single word between the ''pi'' does prevent the ambiguity, as a non-nested layout would contain an invalid single-word ''pi'' phrase. However, if you feel the need to stack this many modifiers, you might be better off rephrasing the phrase into a sentence:

Line 53:

Line 62:

:;kala utala suli

::fish of fighting of bigness

== References ==

== External resources ==