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==Function and semantic space== |
==Function and semantic space== |
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As a [[modifier]], |
The word {{tp|wan}} is the number one. As a [[modifier]], it marks singularity, i.e. it indicates that the [[head]] it modifies is a single thing. As a [[head]], it may be used to mean a unit, a single thing or object, or the abstract concept of the number one. |
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|toki pona la nimi <mark>wan</mark> li jo e kon suli.<ref>{{cite lipu tenpo |nanpa=jaki |title={{tok|musi}} Og {{tok|en nimi pi mute lili}} |url=https://liputenpo.org/toki/nanpa-jaki/musi-og-en-nimi-pi-mute-lili/ |author={{tok|jan Nalu}}}}</ref> |
|toki pona la nimi <mark>wan</mark> li jo e kon suli.<ref>{{cite lipu tenpo |nanpa=jaki |title={{tok|musi}} Og {{tok|en nimi pi mute lili}} |url=https://liputenpo.org/toki/nanpa-jaki/musi-og-en-nimi-pi-mute-lili/ |author={{tok|jan Nalu}}}}</ref> |
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|In Toki Pona, <mark>a single</mark> word has a broad meaning. |
|In Toki Pona, <mark>a single</mark> word (<mark>one</mark> word) has a broad meaning. |
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As a [[transitive verb]], {{tp|wan}} can be used |
As a [[transitive verb]], {{tp|wan}} can be used to mean the act of uniting or combining multiple things into a bigger whole. |
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