How to say jewelry

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janSakewi
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How to say jewelry

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Hi. My parents own a jewelry store, so I was wondering how to say that they own a jewelry store.
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mama tu mi li jo e esun pi kiwen suno. (shiny rocks)

esun pi kiwen mani (valuable stones)
esun pi namako mani (valuable accessories)
esun pi namako len (clothing accessories)

sike tawa luka palisa ~ ring for finger (also sike pi luka palisa, sike pi tawa luka palisa)
sike tawa lawa anpa - necklace
janKilu
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janMato wrote: esun pi namako mani (valuable accessories)
esun pi namako len (clothing accessories)
can you tell me what's the meaning of namako? just accessories or something else?

thanks a lot.
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namako is a recently added word, it means something like extra, additional, unnecessary, spice, accessory, peripheral. Most toki pona base words cover a lot of semantic ground.

seme li pona mute: seme li pona lili: kiwen walo anu kiwen loje anu kiwen laso li pona mute anu seme?
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thanks again!!
janSakewi
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janMato wrote:mama tu mi li jo e esun pi kiwen suno. (shiny rocks)

esun pi kiwen mani (valuable stones)
esun pi namako mani (valuable accessories)
esun pi namako len (clothing accessories)

sike tawa luka palisa ~ ring for finger (also sike pi luka palisa, sike pi tawa luka palisa)
sike tawa lawa anpa - necklace
Thanks!!!
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