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The word {{tp|wan}} is derived from {{w|English language|English}} ''one''.<ref>{{cite etym}}</ref>
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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>
| In Toki Pona, <mark>a single</mark> word (<mark>one</mark> word) has a broad meaning.
| toki-pona la nimi <mark>wan </mark> li jo e kon suli
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{{tp|wan}} may be used to describe several different concepts, including but not limited to unity, individuality, uniqueness, or the state of being alone, among others
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| mi wile ala <mark>wan </mark> taso
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Notably, if something consists of multiple smaller individual things (e.g. a clock consisting of mechanical parts), {{tp|wan}} may be used to describe either an individual [[part]] (a single cog) or the larger whole (the entire clock), depending on context. It can refer to both physical unity and social or conceptual unity.
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| mi tu li awen <mark>wan</mark>.<ref>{{cite YouTube |id=w7t8Av_FDGo |title={{tok|tawa pi pakala wile}} |author={{tok|[[kala Asi]]}} |channel={{tok|kala Asi}} |handle={{tok|kala_asi}} |date=12 August 2023 |access-date=11 November 2023}}</ref>
| The both of us will stay <mark>
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| kon li kama <mark>wan </mark> la ona li kama kon ante
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| ona li ken <mark>wan</mark> e sona lili mute li ken sona e ijo suli tan sona ni.<ref>{{cite YouTube |id=HPrxbFi7-jU
| They can <mark>combine</mark> many small pieces of knowledge, and can understand something big from this knowledge.
| ona li ken <mark>wan </mark> e sona-lili mute li ken sona e ijo-suli tan sona ni
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Revision as of 21:49, 19 May 2024
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| Pronunciation | /wan/ |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (100% → )2022: Core (100%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Number, content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1973 |
| Part of a series on |
| Number systems |
nanpa (ordinal number marker)
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| Simple system |
| Advanced system (list addends high → low) |
| Nonstandard number words |
wan is a core number word for the number one, and a content word relating to that number.
Etymology
The word wan is derived from English one.[1]
Semantic space
The semantic space of wan includes the singularity, as the number one. As a modifier, It indicates that the head it modifies is a single thing. As a head, it may be used to mean a unit, a single object, or the abstract concept of the number one.
toki-pona la nimi wan li jo e kon sulitoki pona la nimi wan li jo e kon suli.[2]
In Toki Pona, a single word (one word) has a broad meaning.
wan may be used to describe several different concepts, including but not limited to unity, individuality, uniqueness, or the state of being alone, among others.
mi wile ala wan tasomi wile ala wan taso.[3]
I don't want to be alone (lit. only one).
Notably, if something consists of multiple smaller individual things (e.g. a clock consisting of mechanical parts), wan may be used to describe either an individual part (a single cog) or the larger whole (the entire clock), depending on context. It can refer to both physical unity and social or conceptual unity.
mi tu li awen wanmi tu li awen wan.[4]
The both of us will stay together.
kon li kama wan la ona li kama kon antekon li kama wan la ona li kama kon ante.[5]
When the gas fuses (lit. becomes one) it becomes another gas.
As a transitive verb, wan can be used to mean the act of uniting or combining multiple things into a bigger whole.
ona li ken wan e sona-lili mute li ken sona e ijo-suli tan sona niona li ken wan e sona lili mute li ken sona e ijo suli tan sona ni.[6]
They can combine many small pieces of knowledge, and can understand something big from this knowledge.
pu
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines wan as:
ADJECTIVE unique, united
NUMBER one
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as wan:[7]
one5, united5, unity5, combined4, unite4, single4, unit3, blend3, combine3, union3, bind2, solo2, whole2, integration2, integrate2, component2, alone2, together2, segment2, mix2, particular2, independent2, portion2, slice2, primary2, combination2, part2
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for wan () is derived from the Western Arabic numeral "1".
sitelen sitelen
The sitelen sitelen word glyph for wan (wan) is composed of a three-knobbed shape with a single knob inside. Compare the word glyph for tu (tu). The origin of the glyph is unknown, but the knob shape inside might represent a kind of tally mark.
It can be rotated to face any direction, but it is usually written with the knobs facing away from the word(s) it modifies (facing right in left to right direction, and facing down in top to bottom direction).
Like with any monosyllabic word, it may also optionally be written with a syllable glyph (WAN).
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ jan Nalu. (14 May 2024). "musi Og en nimi pi mute lili" (in Toki Pona). lipu tenpo. No. jaki. ISSN 2752-4639.
- ↑ jan Pensa. (15 August 2023). "mi en waso Kaka en monsuta pi ma kasi" (in Toki Pona). utala musi pi ma pona. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ↑ kala Asi. (12 August 2023). "tawa pi pakala wile". kala Asi [@kala_asi]. YouTube. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ jan Kekan San. (15 August 2023). "jan mun" (in Toki Pona). utala musi pi ma pona. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ↑ jan Tepo. (8 November 2021). "ma pi lipu Tun". ma pona pi toki pona [@maponapitokipona]. YouTube. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 384.
Further reading
- "wan" on lipu Linku
- "wan" on lipu Wikipesija
- "wan" on English Wiktionary