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pilin namako nimi mi pi toki pona - Hot Takes

 pilin namako nimi mi pi toki pona toki pona hot take time mi weka tan kulupu pi toki pona. taso mi pini toki pona ala. mi toki pona mute lon mi taso. ken la, ni li nasa e toki pona mi. taso mi wile pana tawa jan ante e pilin mi. jan ante li pilin ante la, ale li pona. mi wile taso e ni: jan li lukin e pilin mi. ken la, ona li kama lon nasin toki sama li kama ala.  tenpo mute la, sitelen mi li toki pona taso. taso lipu ni la, en toki pona en toki Inli li lon poka. mi wile e ni: jan ale li ken lukin e ni li ken sona e kon pi toki mi. taso mi ante toki ala e toki. toki pona li awen toki pona. toki Inli li awen toki Inli. ni li pilin namako nimi mi pi toki pona. Get ready for some hot takes! (cw: brief mentions of birth, death and sexualised body parts)      Life - konwe and pilin Life has always been a difficult thing to describe in toki pona. The debates on what to call it have gone back and forth ad infinitum. I liked using laso  metaphorically for a w...