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'''{{tp|wan}}''' is {{a category}} [[
==Etymology==
The word {{tp|wan}} is derived from {{w|English language|English}} ''one''.<ref>{{cite etym}}</ref>
==Semantic space and function==
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|wan}} includes different concepts, including unity, individuality, uniqueness, or the
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| I eat <mark>one</mark> fruit.
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Notably, if
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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>together</mark>.
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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>together</mark>.
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| kon li kama <mark>wan </mark> la ona li kama kon ante
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▲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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=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen sitelen]]}} word glyph for {{tp|wan}} ({{ss|wan}}) is composed of a three-knobbed shape with a single "knob" inside. Compare the word glyph for {{tp|[[tu]]}}
==References==
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