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'''{{tp|tu}}''' is {{a category}} [[number]] and [[content word]] relating to the number two.
'''{{tp|tu}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] and [[number|number word]] for the number two.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The word {{tp|tu}} is derived from {{w|English language|English}} ''two''.<ref>{{cite etym}}</ref>
The word {{tp|tu}} is derived from {{w|English language|English}} ''two''.<ref>{{cite etym}}</ref>


==Semantic space==
==Function and semantic space==
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|tu}} includes the number two. By extension, it includes division and separation into two parts, more frequently when used as a [[transitive verb]] (see also {{tp|[[kipisi]]}}). For dividing into more parts, the word {{tp|[[mute]]}} is generally used.
The word {{tp|tu}} functions primarily as the [[number|number word]] for two. As a [[modifier]], it indicates that the word or phrase it modifies describes two things. As a [[head]], it may be used to mean a pair of things, or the abstract concept of the number two.

{{Example
| mi lukin e waso <mark>tu</mark>.
| I see <mark>two</mark> birds.
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By extension, the [[semantic space]] of {{tp|tu}} it includes division and separation into two parts, more frequently when used as a [[transitive verb]] (see also {{tp|[[kipisi]]}}). For dividing into more parts, the words {{tp|[[mute]]}} or {{tp|kipisi}} are generally used instead.


{{Example
{{Example
|mi tu e kili.
|mi tu e kili.
|I slice the apple (in half).
|I divide the apple (into two parts).
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{{Example
{{Example
|ilo tu
|ilo tu
|two tools; cutting tool
|(usually) two tools; (in some contexts) cutting tool
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|tu}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|tu}}}}) is two vertical lines. Like the glyph for {{tp|[[mute]]}} ({{sp|mute}}), it is probably derived from {{w|tally mark}}s (𝍷𝍷) or one or multiple systems based on them, such as {{w|counting rods}} (𝍡), {{w|Roman numerals}} (<span style="font-family:serif;">Ⅱ</span>, <span style="font-family:serif;">ⅱ</span>), or {{w|Brahmi numerals|Brahmi}} (𑁓) or {{w|Chinese numerals}} (二).
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|tu}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|tu}}}}) consists of two vertical lines. Like the glyph for {{tp|[[mute]]}} ({{sp|mute}}), it is probably derived from {{w|tally mark}}s (𝍷𝍷) or one or multiple systems based on them, such as {{w|counting rods}} (𝍡), {{w|Roman numerals}} (<span style="font-family:serif;">Ⅱ</span>, <span style="font-family:serif;">ⅱ</span>), or {{w|Brahmi numerals|Brahmi}} (𑁓) or {{w|Chinese numerals}} (二).


=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}==
=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}==
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