Lexical ambiguious sentences in Toki Pona

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78b07da25b044d8f90f489b938ed2ac9 · Dec 6, 2024, 10:57 AM

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.n en

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en is not "and": it separates multiple subjects

Usage of en

en is a particle used to connect multiple subjects at the beginning of the sentence.

mi en sina li pali e pan
We (I and you) bake bread.
jan en soweli li tawa lon ma kasi
Someone is walking their dog in the woods.

Expressing "and" in Toki Pona

In Toki Pona, "and" is implied any time there is repetition. To say "and" in the subject, verb, or object, you repeat the corresponding particle.

ona li kama li tawa
He arrives and leaves.
ona li lukin e ma e sewi
She sees the land and the sky.

"And" in prepositional phrases

To say "and" in a prepositional phrase, you repeat the preposition.

mi pali e tomo kepeken kiwen kasi kepeken kiwen ko loje
We build the house with wood and red bricks.

"And" between adjectives/adverbs

To say "and" between adjectives/adverbs, you just list the words.

tomo suli laso
big and green house
len loje jelo
red and yellow shirt (you might want to specify that the colors do not combine by saying this as a complete sentence, though)

#a2bbc6 en

[proper owl]

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