Appendix:Toki Pona/mi

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Toki Pona[edit]

mi in sitelen pona

Glyph origin[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

From Esperanto mi (I), from Romance languages.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mi/
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  • Rhymes: -i

Pronoun[edit]

mi

  1. First-person personal pronoun; I, me; we, us

Adjective[edit]

mi

  1. my, mine; our, ours

Usage notes[edit]

  • 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 mi as the subject.
  • When number must be specified, mi wan, mi tu, mi mute, and similar words are commonly used.