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Names
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Names

Names
headBecause proper names don't have symbols that are widely understood, they get written in a particular way.
headEach sound/letter of a name gets written out with any sitelen pona character that starts with the same sound/letter.
headThe finished name then gets enclosed by a cartouche - a border that wraps around the name as a whole:
headma [kasialasanasinawenteloa]
headWhich characters get chosen is up to preference and can hold personal value. Here is the exact same word written in two different, equally valid ways:
headjan [pilininsateloen]
headjan [ponailotawaesun]
headNote that names in Toki Pona don't appear on their own. A regular Toki Pona word, which describes the concept of the namee, goes in front.