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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 of 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 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. The original name given by Gabel was {{tp|sitelen suwi}} (meaning "sweet drawing"), describing the emphasis on appealing curves and shapes.<ref name="kama-pona"/>
==Glyphs==
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==External links==
* [https://jonathangabel.com/toki-pona/ Official website]
* [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}}
{{General}}
[[Category:Writing systems]]
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