Appendix:Toki Pona/mi
Toki Pona edit
Glyph origin edit
The sitelen pona glyph may be representing a hand pointing towards the speaker. Compare sina, ona.
Etymology edit
From Esperanto mi (“I”), from Romance languages.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
mi
- First-person personal pronoun; I, me; we, us
Adjective edit
mi
Usage notes edit
- 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.