lesson2.md

 1Q: ijo
 2A: thing, something, being
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 4Q: jan
 5A: person, human
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 7Q: kili
 8A: fruit, vegetable
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10Q: lipu
11A: document, book, paper, card, website
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13Q: meli
14A: woman, female, wife, girlfriend
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16Q: ni
17A: this, that
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19Q: soweli
20A: animal, land mammal, beast
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22Q: What is the toki pona word for "thing, something, being"?
23A: ijo
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25Q: What is the toki pona word for "person, human"?
26A: jan
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28Q: What is the toki pona word for "fruit, vegetable"?
29A: kili
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31Q: What is the toki pona word for "document, book"?
32A: lipu
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34Q: What is the toki pona word for "woman, female"?
35A: meli
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37Q: What is the toki pona word for "this, that"?
38A: ni
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40Q: What is the toki pona word for "animal, land mammal"?
41A: soweli
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43Q: What is the basic sentence structure in toki pona?
44A: NOUN + li + NOUN (e.g., "meli li jan" = "The woman is a person")
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46Q: Are toki pona nouns singular or plural?
47A: By themselves, nouns are neither singular nor plural. For example, *meli* can mean either "woman" or "women". Context determines the number.
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49Q: Does toki pona use articles like "a" or "the"?
50A: No, toki pona doesn't use articles. The word *jan* can mean "a person" or "the person", depending on the situation.
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52C: The basic toki pona sentence structure is [NOUN] + [li] + [NOUN].
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54C: In toki pona, *meli* can mean both [woman] and [women] - nouns are neither singular nor plural by default.
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56C: The word *jan* can mean both ["a person"] and ["the person"] - toki pona doesn't use [articles].
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58C: [ni li jan] = [This is a person]
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60C: [ni li kili] = [This is a banana/fruit]
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62C: [lipu li ijo] = [A book is a thing / Documents are things]
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64C: [jan li meli] = [The person is a woman]
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66C: [soweli li ijo] = [Animals are things]
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68C: [meli li jan] = [Women are people]
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70C: [kili li ijo] = [Fruits are things]
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72C: [ni li soweli] = [This is an animal]
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74C: [jan li soweli] = [People are animals]
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76C: [lipu li kili] = [The document is a fruit]
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78C: [meli li ijo] = [The woman is something]
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80C: ni li [jan]. (This is a person)
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82C: [ni] li soweli. (This is an animal)
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84C: [meli] li jan. (Women are people)
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86C: soweli li [ijo]. (Animals are things)
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88C: jan li [meli]. (The person is a woman)
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90C: [lipu] li ijo. (A book is a thing)
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92C: ni li [kili]. (This is a fruit/banana)