Appendix:Toki Pona/mi

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Toki Pona

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mi in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

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

Etymology

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From Esperanto mi (I), from Romance languages.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -i

Pronoun

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mi

  1. first person personal pronoun; I, me; we, us
  2. my, mine; our, ours

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