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# pu words; nimi pu

## pu words; nimi pu

in this section, the words are exclusively from pu. however, alternative usages and meanings are also recorded. *lon kulupu ni la, nimi li tan pu taso. taso, kepeken ante en kon ante kin li lon.*

## in each page; lon lipu

### etymology; tan

origin of the word. *tan nimi, tenpo pini nimi.*

### pu usage; nasin kepeken lon pu

ways the word is used in pu, with examples. *nasin kepeken nimi, en toki.*

this usage is mostly followed and would be understood by everyone. *jan mute li sona e nasin ni.*

### alternative usage; kepeken ante

other ways the word is used, with examples. *nasin kepeken ante nimi, en toki.*

people in popular toki pona communities might recognise this usage. *jan lon kulupu pi toki pona li ken sona e ni.*

### theories/analysis; sona nasa

controversal ways to use the word, weird things the word do, interesting facts about it. *nasin nasa pi kepeken nimi, pali nasa nimi, sona pona nimi.*

everyone considers this usage weird and no one would ever use it. you will be frowned upon for using it this way, and no one will understand you. *jan ale la nasin ni li nasa. jan ala li kepeken e ni. sina toki e ni la sina nasa tawa jan ale, la jan ale li ken ala sona e sina.*

### common phrases; toki lon tenpo mute

common ways the word is used, and compounds almost everyone agrees on. *nasin mute nimi en nimi tu li pona tawa jan ale.*

### extra references; lipu ante

this section contains references made which are other than these sources. *lon ni la, lipu pi ni ala li lon.*

* [pu](https://www.amazon.it/Toki-Pona-Language-Sonja-Lang/dp/0978292308) by Sonja Lang
* [nimi ale pona](https://docs.google.com/document/d/10hP3kR7mFN0E6xW3U6fZyDf7xKEEvxssM96qLq4E0ms/edit) by jan Inwin
* [nimi ale](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1odOeRhe7-I2g25OmeyazW5uAD56m5Po7) by jan Atawan
* [text to sitelen pona converter](https://jsmnbom.github.io/toki-pona-helper/sitelenPonaConverter.html)
* [the pictograhic word dictionary](https://jonathangabel.com/archive/2012/learn_t47_dictionaries_glyphs.html)

all of the words reference these sources. *nimi ale li jo e sona tan lipu ni.*