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'''{{tp|sina}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] and the standard {{w|second-person pronoun}}.
==Etymology==
The word {{tp|sina}} is derived from {{w|Finnish language|Finnish}} ''{{lang|fi|{{wikt|sinä}}}}'', meaning "you".<ref name="etym">{{cite etym}}</ref>
==Semantic space==
{{Main|Pronouns}}
The word {{tp|sina}} is a second-person pronoun, which is not marked for [[number]]. It can mean both singular and plural ''you'', as well as ''y'all''. As a [[modifier]], it usually implies possession, as in ''your'' and "y'all's".
==={{tp|pu}}===
In the "[[Dictionary (pu)|Official Toki Pona Dictionary]]" section, the book {{pu|en}} defines {{tp|sina}} as:
{{pu def}}
==={{tp|ku}}===
For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|sina}}:<ref>{{cite ku|342}}</ref>
{{ku data}}
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|sina}} ({{sp|sina}}) depicts a hand pointing across from the speaker, viewed from above from their perspective; implicitly, in the direction of the person or audience they are speaking to.<ref>{{cite etym sp}}</ref> It may either be drawn straight or curved ({{sp|sina2}}).
=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{R:Linku}}
* {{R:Wikipesija}}
* {{R:Wiktionary}}
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