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Wan - 'Alone'?

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 2:44 pm
by WasoPimeja
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?

wp

Re: Wan - 'Alone'?

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:31 pm
by janKipo
‘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.

Re: Wan - 'Alone'?

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 3:30 am
by WasoPimeja
Thanks!

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

wp

Re: Wan - 'Alone'?

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 11:04 am
by SoweliTeloNasa
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.

Re: Wan - 'Alone'?

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 12:11 pm
by janTepanNetaPelin
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.