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.
Alternate hot take: We use the other toki pona numbers:
| arabic number | toki pona number |
|---|---|
| 0 | ala |
| 1 | wan |
| 2 | tu |
| 3 | mute |
| 5 | mute |
| 20 | mute |
| 100 | mute |
idea: this is what it looks like when your notifications blow up
I personally think there should be more numbers, but all the numbers are for nonsense stats and metrics, and they’re so useless and random that absolutely no meaning can be derived from them whatsoever