Appendix:Toki Pona/mute
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mute in sitelen pona
Toki Pona
[edit]Glyph origin
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Three vertical strokes — numbers above 2 are treated as ‘many’. Compare wan and tu, as well as Chinese 三.
Etymology
[edit]From Esperanto multe (“many, a lot”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mute
Adverb
[edit]mute
Noun
[edit]mute
Verb
[edit]mute
- (transitive, intransitive) to be or to turn into many; to multiply
Numeral
[edit]mute
Usage notes
[edit]- mute is often used to convey plurality.