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wan

Core Toki Pona number
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wan is a core number and content word relating to the number one.

wan in sitelen pona
wan in sitelen sitelen
Pronunciation /wan/
Usage 2023: Core (100% → )2022: Core (100%)
Book and era nimi pu
Part of speech Number, content word
Codepoint 󱥳 U+F1973

Etymology

The word wan is derived from English one.[1]

Semantic space

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The semantic space of wan includes the number one. By extention, it refers to unity, either as physical or emotional proximity. As a transitive verb, it refers to become one or to unite.

pu

In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines wan as:

ADJECTIVE  unique, united
NUMBER  one

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for wan is derived from the Western Arabic numeral "1".

References

  1. ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
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