Wan - 'Alone'?

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WasoPimeja
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Wan - 'Alone'?

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toki!

I'm trying to figure out how to say 'I'm alone'. Would something as simple as 'mi wan' work, or should I use a paraphrase like 'mi lon poka jan ala'? - Or something else?

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ala li sin lon anpa suno. jan ala li ken toki e ni: 'o lukin! ni li sin a!' tan ni: ale li kama li tawa weka lon tenpo pini.- Eccl. 1.10
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Re: Wan - 'Alone'?

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‘wan’ is a typical tp paradox, since it means “one”, “alone” and also “married”. I generally see ‘wan taso’. “all alone” to be on the safe side.
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Thanks!

I hadn't thought of adding 'taso'. That should work nice indeed, without overloading the sentence.

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ala li sin lon anpa suno. jan ala li ken toki e ni: 'o lukin! ni li sin a!' tan ni: ale li kama li tawa weka lon tenpo pini.- Eccl. 1.10
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Re: Wan - 'Alone'?

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Couldn't you also say mi weka : I am away/removed? Not sure if it's right, but I've seen it a few times now.
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SoweliTeloNasa wrote:Couldn't you also say mi weka : I am away/removed? Not sure if it's right, but I've seen it a few times now.
Yes.
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