fun fact "mi mute" and "sina mute" are way less common among proficient toki pona speakers than learners. maybe plurality ISN'T important to specify most of the time.
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mute to mean not one is a little odd to me idk, to me it implies many or a lot, like a large amount - if its like 4 people then it would be really weird to be like mi mute even if its technically accurate
I just realised I haven't referred to us or you guys much in toki pona in general though so I can't comment. I probably wouldn't use mute though now that I think.
Personally I think mute carries too strong a connotation of "lots" or "many" rather than just "more than one", I'd rather specify who or just say mi/sina ale if referring to a group
that's not a connotation that's just a denotation. within the context provided, mute refers to a significantly large number. and sometimes it can be left out. beginners often overuse it.
toki ante li jo e kon mute tawa nimi sama ni (mi, sina, ona). nimi ona li toki e meli anu mije anu mute anu mute ala anu... ante mute a. toki pi toki pona la sina ken pana e kon namako lili anu kon namako suli ano kon namako ala tawa nimi ni. ken mute li lon. pona a.
lon a! nimi pi toki pona li ken jo e kon mute. kin kulupu nimi pi toki pona li ken jo e kon mute mute a! jan wile sona e toki pi toki pona la, jan ni wile pilin e kon mute tawa nimi pi toki ni.
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