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[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] Phlimy@jlai.lu 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I'd probably say "siwe" from the pronunciation

or sitiwe, or tiwe...

jan Siwe, jan Lawi.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

Agree, siwe is probably closer.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You speak toki pona or you looked it up?

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

mi sona e toki pona, taso tenpo mute la mi toki ala e ni.

i know it, but haven't spoken it for a long time.

ali li pali e sama 🀣

[–] mobiuscoffee@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

a a a ni li pilin pona mute tawa mi

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

That’s crazy. I was thinking with such a relatively small community nobody would actually speak it, but I guess of all communities Lemmy would have somebody who does.