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		lproven on Aug 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Toki Pona: an attempted universal language with on... Calques are great, as are loanwords. In English, "calque" is a loanword, but "loanword" is a calque.

nickisnoble on Aug 16, 2023 [–]

That is simply fun.

lproven on Aug 17, 2023 | [–]

Right? :-D

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