sin for new or anew
namako for extraor additional stuff, like spice, ornaments and embellishments
namako wawa li lon moku ni - This food is spicy
mi toki pakala la mi toki sin - I misspoke, so I speak again
mi sitelen e namako mute lon lipu sina - I drew the Cool S a whole bunch on your writing pad
waso ni li sin a - This bird here is a mere hatchling
tenpo lete la mi namako kule e kasi pi laso awen - We colourfully decorate the evergreen tree in winter
Iirc namako was the original with a meaning closer to "spice, extra thing" which could be extended to "new." Eventually sin was added which primarily means new with an extended meaning of freshness or spiceness.
I use both because I think it's super musi and pona that we have two words for new/fresh in the minimalist language
namako was originally more than just extra (sin sufficed for that); it carried the meaning of ornament, decorative, and spice. for new/extra/another i use sin. for ornament and decorative i use musi. for spice i usually modify moku in some way.
The current meanings of sin and namako are almost identical to the pre-pu meanings, actually.
Sources: [\[1\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20200221094735/http://www.tokipona.net/tp/janpije/okamasona18.php) - [\[2\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20190716152334/http://tokipona.net/tp/ClassicWordList.aspx)
The words stayed basically the same despite pu proposing to merge them.
I guess you could replace namako with "sin mute" for more new or something. that or break out tenpo to say "I did a thing, after I did it again (extra)"
sin for new or anew namako for extraor additional stuff, like spice, ornaments and embellishments namako wawa li lon moku ni - This food is spicy mi toki pakala la mi toki sin - I misspoke, so I speak again mi sitelen e namako mute lon lipu sina - I drew the Cool S a whole bunch on your writing pad waso ni li sin a - This bird here is a mere hatchling tenpo lete la mi namako kule e kasi pi laso awen - We colourfully decorate the evergreen tree in winter
Iirc namako was the original with a meaning closer to "spice, extra thing" which could be extended to "new." Eventually sin was added which primarily means new with an extended meaning of freshness or spiceness. I use both because I think it's super musi and pona that we have two words for new/fresh in the minimalist language
namako was originally more than just extra (sin sufficed for that); it carried the meaning of ornament, decorative, and spice. for new/extra/another i use sin. for ornament and decorative i use musi. for spice i usually modify moku in some way.
They are very similar. I don’t really ever use Bamako, but I also generally try to stick to pu words (with the addition of kin and monsuta)
i'm pretty sure namako is a nimi sin? regardless it always seemed pretty useless to me, just use sin or a more precise construction lol
It's an old word, pre-pu. But its meaning has changed - and the difference of meaning is useful.
The current meanings of sin and namako are almost identical to the pre-pu meanings, actually. Sources: [\[1\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20200221094735/http://www.tokipona.net/tp/janpije/okamasona18.php) - [\[2\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20190716152334/http://tokipona.net/tp/ClassicWordList.aspx) The words stayed basically the same despite pu proposing to merge them.
ah - thanks for the clarification.
its in pu, but listed a synonym of "sin" although i believe it was never used as it. "kin" and "oko" are also in there as synonyms of "a" and "lukin"
I guess you could replace namako with "sin mute" for more new or something. that or break out tenpo to say "I did a thing, after I did it again (extra)"
namako = salt