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==Semantic space==
{{Main|Questions#seme|lt=Questions {{sect}} {{tp|seme}}}}
{{tp|seme}} is an interrogative pronoun that means "what?" or "which?", used to form [[Questions#General questions|general questions]]. It replaces the word or phrase in the sentence that the speaker wants information about. Unlike in English, {{tp|seme}} does <em>not</em> {{w|Wh-movement|move elsewhere in the sentence}}; [[word order]] is the same between statements and questions.
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=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen sitelen]]}} word glyph for {{tp|seme}} ({{ss|seme}}) is a circular shape containing one backwards S-shaped element and two smaller semicircular elements. The backwards S-shaped element is also found in the word glyph for {{tp|[[anu]]}} and the glyph marking a question. It is based on a similar element found in {{w|Mi'kmaw hieroglyphs|Mi'kmaw hieroglyphic writing}}, where it appears in several passages expressing questions or indeterminacy.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jonathan Gabel|username=|date=|url=//jonathangabel.com/toki-pona/acknowledgements/|title=sitelen sitelen acknowledgements and etymology|website=The website of Jonathan Gabel|access-date=2024-04-09}}</ref>
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