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 by Sonja Lang
nimi ale pona by jan Inwin
nimi ale by jan Atawan
all of the words reference these sources. nimi ale li jo e sona tan lipu ni.
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