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[[File:Sitelen sitelen mi weka e ike jan, la mi weka e ike mi.jpg|thumb|x240px|{{tp|mi weka e ike jan la mi weka e ike mi.}}]]
 
'''{{tp|sitelen sitelen}}''' ([[initialism]]: '''{{tp|ss}}'''), also known as '''{{tp|sitelen suwi}}''', is a {{w|Logography|logographic}} writing system for [[Toki Pona]], created by [[Jonathan Gabel]] ({{tok|jan Josan Kapo}}) around 2006.<ref name="kama-pona">[[Gabel, Jonathan]] (n.d.). [https://www.jonathangabel.com/toki-pona/kama-pona/ "Welcome - {{tok|kama pona}}"]. ''jonathangabel.com''. Retrieved 23 October 2023.</ref> It is one of the two constructed writing systems featured in the book {{pu|en}}, alongside {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}. The overall style of {{tp|sitelen sitelen}} was inspired by United States west-coast {{w|comix}} and East Coast {{w|graffiti}}, while the word shapes themselves are often taken from hieroglyphs or religious symbols.<ref>Gabel, Jonathan (n.d.). [https://jonathangabel.com/toki-pona/acknowledgements/ "sitelen sitelen acknowledgements and etymology"]. ''jonathangabel.com''. Retrieved 23 October 2023.</ref>
 
{{tp|sitelen sitelen}} is non-linear in nature. Rather ofthan a straight row, words are arranged in blocks reminiscent of comic strips. [[Prepositions]] and part-of-sentence marking [[particle]]s wrap around their contents, similarly to {{tp|sitelen pona}}'s cartouches.
 
==Name==
The original name {{tp|sitelenfor sitelen}} (meaning "drawingthe writing, writing made out of drawings") was suggested by {{tok|jan Kipo}} (John Clifford), as a way to refer to pictograms and hieroglyphs. This is nowadays the most common way to refer to the script. The original namesystem given by Gabel himself was {{tp|sitelen suwi}} (meaning "sweet drawing"), describing the emphasis on appealing curves and shapes.<ref name="kama-pona"/>
 
The name {{tp|sitelen sitelen}} (meaning "drawing writing, writing made out of drawings") was suggested by {{tok|jan Kipo}} (John Clifford), as a way to refer to pictograms and hieroglyphs. This is nowadays the most common way to refer to the script, and Gabel calls it the "more official name."<ref name="kama-pona"/>
 
Both names are still in use, and both are commonly abbreviated as "SS".
 
==Glyphs==
 
===Word glyphs===
Aside from {{tp|[[tonsi]]}}, which was added in 2020, Gabel designed the glyphs for {{tp|[[nimi ku suli]]}} in collaboration betweenwith {{tok|lon Jawin}}, {{tok|[[jan Pensa]]}}, and {{tok|jan Saki}}, with feedback from Nundrum, Skymandr, and {{tok|jan Temili}}.<ref>[[Jonathan Gabel]]. (5 September 2021). [//jonathangabel.com/2021/nimi-sin Designing glyphs - {{tok|sitelen suwi pi nimi ku suli}}]. https://jonathangabel.com.</ref>
 
<gallery mode="nolines" heights="60" widths="60" class="mw-no-invert" style="mix-blend-mode:multiply;">
a - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=a|{{tp|[[a]]}}
akesi - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=akesi|{{tp|[[akesi]]}}
ala - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=ala|{{tp|[[ala]]}}
alasa - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=alasa|{{tp|[[alasa]]}}
ale - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=ale|{{tp|[[ale|ale / ali]]}}
anpa - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=anpa|{{tp|[[anpa]]}}
ante - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=ante|{{tp|[[ante]]}}
anu - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=anu|{{tp|[[anu]]}}
awen - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=awen|{{tp|[[awen]]}}
e - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=e|{{tp|[[e]]}}
en - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=en|{{tp|[[en]]}}
epiku - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=epiku|{{tp|[[epiku]]}}
esun - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=esun|{{tp|[[esun]]}}
ijo - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=ijo|{{tp|[[ijo]]}}
ike - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=ike|{{tp|[[ike]]}}
ilo - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=ilo|{{tp|[[ilo]]}}
insa - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=insa|{{tp|[[insa]]}}
jaki - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=jaki|{{tp|[[jaki]]}}
jan - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=jan|{{tp|[[jan]]}}
jelo - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=jelo|{{tp|[[jelo]]}}
jasima - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=jasima|{{tp|[[jasima]]}}
jo - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=jo|{{tp|[[jo]]}}
kala - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=kala|{{tp|[[kala]]}}
kalama - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=kalama|{{tp|[[kalama]]}}
kama - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=kama|{{tp|[[kama]]}}
kasi - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=kasi|{{tp|[[kasi]]}}
ken - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=ken|{{tp|[[ken]]}}
kepeken - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=kepeken|{{tp|[[kepeken]]}}
kijetesantakalu - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=kijetesantakalu|{{tp|[[kijetesantakalu|kijete&shy;san&shy;takalu]]}}
kili - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=kili|{{tp|[[kili]]}}
kin - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=kin|{{tp|[[kin]]}}
kipisi - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=kipisi|{{tp|[[kipisi]]}}
kiwen - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=kiwen|{{tp|[[kiwen]]}}
ko - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=ko|{{tp|[[ko]]}}
kokosila - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=kokosila|{{tp|[[kokosila]]}}
kon - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=kon|{{tp|[[kon]]}}
kule - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=kule|{{tp|[[kule]]}}
kulupu - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=kulupu|{{tp|[[kulupu]]}}
kute - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=kute|{{tp|[[kute]]}}
la - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=la|{{tp|[[la]]}}
lanpan - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=lanpan|{{tp|[[lanpan]]}}
lape - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=lape|{{tp|[[lape]]}}
laso - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=laso|{{tp|[[laso]]}}
lawa - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=lawa|{{tp|[[lawa]]}}
len - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=len|{{tp|[[len]]}}
leko - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=leko|{{tp|[[leko]]}}
lete - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=lete|{{tp|[[lete]]}}
li - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=li|{{tp|[[li]]}}
lili - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=lili|{{tp|[[lili]]}}
linja - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=linja|{{tp|[[linja]]}}
lipu - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=lipu|{{tp|[[lipu]]}}
loje - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=loje|{{tp|[[loje]]}}
lon - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=lon|{{tp|[[lon]]}}
luka - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=luka|{{tp|[[luka]]}}
lukin - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=lukin|{{tp|[[lukin]]}}
lupa - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=lupa|{{tp|[[lupa]]}}
ma - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=ma|{{tp|[[ma]]}}
mama - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=mama|{{tp|[[mama]]}}
mama old - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=mama|{{tp|mama}}<ref group="lower-alpha">Original glyph, now deemed alternative</ref>
mani - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=mani|{{tp|[[mani]]}}
meso - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=meso|{{tp|[[meso]]}}
meli - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=meli|{{tp|[[meli]]}}
mi - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=mi|{{tp|[[mi]]}}
mije - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=mije|{{tp|[[mije]]}}
misikeke - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=misikeke|{{tp|[[misikeke]]}}
moku - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=moku|{{tp|[[moku]]}}
moli - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=moli|{{tp|[[moli]]}}
monsi - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=monsi|{{tp|[[monsi]]}}
monsuta - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=monsuta|{{tp|[[monsuta]]}}
mu - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=mu|{{tp|[[mu]]}}
mun - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=mun|{{tp|[[mun]]}}
musi - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=musi|{{tp|[[musi]]}}
mute - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=mute|{{tp|[[mute]]}}
n - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=n|{{tp|[[n]]}}
namako - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=namako|{{tp|[[namako]]}}
nanpa - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=nanpa|{{tp|[[nanpa]]}}
nasa - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=nasa|{{tp|[[nasa]]}}
nasin - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=nasin|{{tp|[[nasin]]}}
nena - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=nena|{{tp|[[nena]]}}
ni - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=ni|{{tp|[[ni]]}}
nimi - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=nimi|{{tp|[[nimi]]}}
noka - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=noka|{{tp|[[noka]]}}
o - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=o|{{tp|[[o]]}}
oko - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=oko|{{tp|[[oko]]}}
olin - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=olin|{{tp|[[olin]]}}
ona - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=ona|{{tp|[[ona]]}}
open - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=open|{{tp|[[open]]}}
pakala - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=pakala|{{tp|[[pakala]]}}
pali - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=pali|{{tp|[[pali]]}}
palisa - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=palisa|{{tp|[[palisa]]}}
pan - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=pan|{{tp|[[pan]]}}
pana - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=pana|{{tp|[[pana]]}}
pi - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=pi|{{tp|[[pi]]}}
pilin - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=pilin|{{tp|[[pilin]]}}
pimeja - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=pimeja|{{tp|[[pimeja]]}}
pini - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=pini|{{tp|[[pini]]}}
pipi - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=pipi|{{tp|[[pipi]]}}
poka - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=poka|{{tp|[[poka]]}}
poki - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=poki|{{tp|[[poki]]}}
pona - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=pona|{{tp|[[pona]]}}
sama - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=sama|{{tp|[[sama]]}}
seli - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=seli|{{tp|[[seli]]}}
selo - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=selo|{{tp|[[selo]]}}
seme - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=seme|{{tp|[[seme]]}}
sewi - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=sewi|{{tp|[[sewi]]}}
sijelo - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=sijelo|{{tp|[[sijelo]]}}
sike - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=sike|{{tp|[[sike]]}}
sin - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=sin|{{tp|[[sin]]}}
sina - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=sina|{{tp|[[sina]]}}
sinpin - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=sinpin|{{tp|[[sinpin]]}}
sitelen - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=sitelen|{{tp|[[sitelen]]}}
soko - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=soko|{{tp|[[soko]]}}
sona - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=sona|{{tp|[[sona]]}}
soweli - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=soweli|{{tp|[[soweli]]}}
suli - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=suli|{{tp|[[suli]]}}
suno - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=suno|{{tp|[[suno]]}}
supa - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=supa|{{tp|[[supa]]}}
suwi - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=suwi|{{tp|[[suwi]]}}
tan - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=tan|{{tp|[[tan]]}}
taso - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=taso|{{tp|[[taso]]}}
tawa - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=tawa|{{tp|[[tawa]]}}
telo - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=telo|{{tp|[[telo]]}}
tenpo - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=tenpo|{{tp|[[tenpo]]}}
toki - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=toki|{{tp|[[toki]]}}
tomo - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=tomo|{{tp|[[tomo]]}}
tonsi - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=tonsi|{{tp|[[tonsi]]}}
tu - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=tu|{{tp|[[tu]]}}
unpa - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=unpa|{{tp|[[unpa]]}}
uta - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=uta|{{tp|[[uta]]}}
utala - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=utala|{{tp|[[utala]]}}
walo - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=walo|{{tp|[[walo]]}}
wan - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=wan|{{tp|[[wan]]}}
waso - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=waso|{{tp|[[waso]]}}
wawa - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=wawa|{{tp|[[wawa]]}}
weka - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=weka|{{tp|[[weka]]}}
wile - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|link=wile|{{tp|[[wile]]}}
</gallery>
 
===Syllable glyphs===
{{tp|sitelen sitelen}} includes an alphasyllabary that is used to write [[name]]s. It is also used for theand words {{tp|[[pu]]}} and {{tp|[[ku]]}}, which lack their own word glyphs.
 
Any single-syllable word can optionally be written as a syllable glyph instead. This is also the primary way to write the words {{tp|[[pu]]}}, {{tp|[[ku]]}} and {{tp|[[su]]}}, which lack their own word glyphs.
 
Multiple-syllable words written with syllable glyphs are normally placed within a [[#Punctuation glyphs|capsule]].
 
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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|<div class="mw-no-invert" style="mix-blend-mode: multiply;">[[File:Cartouche - sitelen sitelen punctuation symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|60x60px]]</div>
|Cartouche
|capitalization
|rowspan="2"|"&#x3000;"
|-
|<div class="mw-no-invert" style="mix-blend-mode: multiply;">[[File:Capsule - sitelen sitelen punctuation symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|60x60px]]</div>
|Capsule
|{{N/A}}
|}
 
Punctuation marks are placed under the block of text that precedes it. With the period, exclamation mark and question mark there is usually space left empty underneath to signify the end of a sentence block. The comma and colon usually do not have such a gap, connecting directly to the block of text that follows it.
 
The [[#word glyphs|word glyph]] for {{tp|[[la]]}} is shaped like a punctuation mark, and can be used as such, similar to a comma or colon.
 
Similar to {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}, the cartouche is used for writing [[proper adjective]]s with [[#syllable glyphs|syllable glyphs]] placed inside it.
 
The capsule is used for writing words with syllable glyphs. This is most common with multiple-syllable words, to show that it is one word rather than multiple one-syllable words. It can be used to write any word, and it is the primary way to write multiple-syllable words that don't have their own [[#word glyphs|word glyph]]. Spelling a word out in a capsule can also be used to emphasize a single word, similar to using quotation marks in [[sitelen Lasina|Latin script]] Toki Pona.
 
==Writing==
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===Glyph density===
[[File:Sitelen sitelen syllable scaling sample by Jonathan Gabel.jpg|thumb|{{tp|o ante e kulupu lili}}, written as syllable glyphs in 3 different sizes]]
When written at smaller sizes where they would otherwise be too dense, glyphs can be simplified. The drawing dictionary on Gabel's website presents each word glyph at large and small sizes to give examples for how details can be removed while staying recognizable.<ref>Gabel, Jonathan (n.d.). [//jonathangabel.com/toki-pona/dictionaries/drawing-steps drawing dictionary: step by step]. ''jonathangabel.com''. Retrieved 23 October 2023.</ref>
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* [http://livingtokipona.smoishele.com/examples/liveinput/liveinput.html Live renderer] by Olaf Janssen
* [https://github.com/tokipona-today/sitelen-sitelen Linearized font] by {{tok|jan Talu}} and {{tok|jan Pitaki}}
* [https://alxndr.github.io/nasin-pi-lipu-nimi/ Radical dictionary] (based on Chinese [[radical]] dictionaries), by [[User:Lesate|jan Lesate]]
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