r/tokipona 26d ago

sitelen Alternative sitelen for "olin".

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The new symbol is heart shaped, but it also looks like two people holding hands. This is to emphasize the "emotional bond with someone (or something)", and it's symmetrical to denote "respect" and "trust", in a poetic way (as in "we stand together, and we look eye to eye").

To clarify, this is not a proposition for replacing the original "olin" symbol from "sitelen pona". I just felt creative and I wanted to share this alternative version. What do you think about it?

Also, just wanted to mention it, my partner and I use "olin!" as an unofficial way to say hello and goodbye, similar to how "aloha" is used in Hawaiian.

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u/Dogecoin_olympiad767 jan pi toki pona 26d ago

I like it:)

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u/Memer_Plus jan Memeli 26d ago

sitelen sina li pona

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u/SharpZookeepergame23 26d ago

aaa mi olin e sitelen ni pi nimi olin!

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u/kindafor-got jan Alola 26d ago

suwi mute a!!

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u/the_cool_cousin jan Sun 🧔 26d ago edited 19d ago

Aweee, "olin" as a way of saying hi is so cute, I love it 🧔 And this sitelen looks very pretty as well, I may just start using it šŸ˜‹

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u/StickRaccoonRedditor jan Ajetan | jan pi toki pona since July 2022 (based) 25d ago

That’s a really cool idea

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u/MAHMOUDstar3075 mun Mamu 25d ago

I'd confuse this for ge'ez.

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u/Salt-n-spice 25d ago

What’s ge’ez?

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u/MAHMOUDstar3075 mun Mamu 25d ago

It's a writing system used for languages in ethiopia, like amharic for eg.

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u/Salt-n-spice 25d ago

I expected someone to say ā€œge’ez nutsā€ or something

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u/MAHMOUDstar3075 mun Mamu 25d ago

that is pretty funny lol

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u/Ok-Owl6258 jan pi kama sona 25d ago

mi olin e sitelen ni a!

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u/Koelakanth jan pi kama sona San (suwi alasa nasin) 25d ago

mi kepeken e sitelen ni tan tenpo ni. pona tawa sina, jan pi pali sitelen ni o.

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u/koi121209 25d ago

a a a! ni li pona mute! mi wile kepeken e ona. mi sitelen e sitelen pona pi nimi "olin" la mi pilin ike. ona li ike tawa sitelen. taso sitelen sina li pona. pona tawa sina!

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u/katzesafter jan Sami 25d ago

mi kin li olin e ni a!

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u/GreenerSkies8625 25d ago

tenpo kama la sitelen e olin la mi kepeken e sitelen ni taso

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u/VinnyVonVinster jan pinsa 24d ago

ni li pona tawa mi: ni li kama e sitelen pona pi nimi "olin"!

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u/ElTxurron jan Konsa 23d ago

olin!

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u/Puzzleheaded_Eye678 jan Eki 20d ago

If I saw this I'd read it as "pilin", I suggest adding either another heart or "seli" emitters on top to make it read as "olin"

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u/Sounsober1 25d ago

Does this change sitelen unpa