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by janPeka
Fri Dec 25, 2015 10:32 am
Forum: jan nasa li wile ante e toki pona
Topic: Pale (minimalistic language without pronouns)
Replies: 12
Views: 20703

Re: Pale (minimalistic language without pronouns)

Oh well. I love the idea of no pronouns.
by janPeka
Thu Dec 24, 2015 10:45 am
Forum: jan nasa li wile ante e toki pona
Topic: Pale (minimalistic language without pronouns)
Replies: 12
Views: 20703

Re: Pale (minimalistic language without pronouns)

This is really neat. Any updates on this?
by janPeka
Wed Dec 23, 2015 4:50 pm
Forum: musi
Topic: soweli mi en sina
Replies: 4
Views: 5606

Re: soweli mi en sina

Brainstorming off your suggestions...

lawa pi soweli mi li kama lon sewi pi noka mi
la ona li wile kama jo e mi tan sina.

Another possibility...

mi pilin e lawa pi soweli mi lon sewi pi noka mi
la ona li wile kama jo e mi tan sina.

I would submit one of your versions but I wouldn't feel right.
by janPeka
Wed Dec 23, 2015 4:42 pm
Forum: musi
Topic: soweli mi en sina
Replies: 4
Views: 5606

Re: soweli mi en sina

Thank you! Those are all good suggestions, much less clumsy than what I wrote.
by janPeka
Wed Dec 23, 2015 4:40 pm
Forum: pali pona | actions and lifestyle | agado kaj vivstilo
Topic: nasin mi
Replies: 6
Views: 13513

Re: nasin mi

yes.

i often forget to mention this (and sometimes i feel it's not worth mentioning), but everything i write is CC-BY 4.0.

i'm honored? unless you're trying to illustrate bad toki pona. either way, glad to help! :P
by janPeka
Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:43 am
Forum: sona pona
Topic: how would you say this?
Replies: 3
Views: 10622

Re: how would you say this?

thank you.
by janPeka
Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:40 am
Forum: musi
Topic: soweli mi en sina
Replies: 4
Views: 5606

soweli mi en sina

soweli mi en sina

soweli mi li pana e lawa ona tawa sewi pi noka mi
la ona li wile kama jo e mi tan sina.

my dog and you

when my dog puts her head on top of my leg,
she wants to take me from you.

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criticism would be much appreciated as i want to submit this to this wonderful site
by janPeka
Mon Dec 14, 2015 11:46 am
Forum: sona pona
Topic: how would you say this?
Replies: 3
Views: 10622

how would you say this?

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man."

i would say:

jan soweli li pilin ala e ike pilin jan.
by janPeka
Sun Nov 22, 2015 1:45 pm
Forum: pali pona | actions and lifestyle | agado kaj vivstilo
Topic: nasin mi
Replies: 6
Views: 13513

Re: nasin mi

thanks.

(wtf was i thinking when i wrote this?)
by janPeka
Sun Nov 22, 2015 9:11 am
Forum: ante toki
Topic: Nest
Replies: 4
Views: 11035

Re: Nest

Thanks! I thought about 'tomo soweli' or 'tomo waso' but it just doesn't make as much sense in context that way. Similarly, 'ever' might have been possible (not sure how), but probably not necessary, and maybe even implied in this case. I agree that "nest" is fuzzier than "tomo'... :(...