Appendix:Toki Pona/sina

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Toki Pona

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sina in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

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The sitelen pona glyph may be representing a hand pointing towards the listener. Compare mi, ona.

Etymology

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From Finnish sinä (“you”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsina/
  • Audio:(file)

Pronoun

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sina

  1. Second-person personal pronoun; you (singular or plural)

Adjective

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sina

  1. your, yours

Usage notes

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  • When the subject is only mi or only sina, the following li is dropped.
    • Use of li between additional predicates varies. Some speakers use li in all instances but the first. Others prefer to start a new sentence, repeating sina as the subject.
  • When number must be specified, sina wan, sina tu, sina mute, and similar words are commonly used.

Anagrams

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