ok but consider: rounding to the nearest toki pona numeral
| Arabic numeral | toki pona word | sitelen pilin | linja pona (if installed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ala | ❌ | ala |
| 1 | wan | ☝️ | wan |
| 2 | tu | ✌️ | tu |
| 5 | luka | ✋ | luka |
| 20 | mute | 👐 | mute |
| 100 | ali | ♾️ | ali |
adjacently,
on one hand, you could say that the way to say 69 in toki pona is mute mute mute luka tu tu, because that's 20 + 20 + 20 + 5 + 2 + 2.
on the other hand, you could say that the way to say 69 in toki pona is ali, because translating into toki pona usually involves some loss of detail.
on the third hand, you could say that the way to say 69 in toki pona is kijetesantakalu kijetesantakalu kijetesantakalu because 69 in decimal is 153 in seximal and nasin nanpa kijetesantakalu is hilarious.
on the fourth hand, you could say that the way to say 69 in toki pona is nanpa unpa (lit. "number fuck") because 69 is the sex number.
toki pona is fun.
