nanpa - (ordinal number particle); numbers
lupa - door, hole, orifice, window
namako - embellishment, spice; extra, additional
linja - long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn
akesi - reptile amphibian
toki pona has three words to describe numbers; wan, tu, mute
meaning one, two, many
the reason it works like this is because counting is unnecessary. often it is better to explain the quantity in question, rather than reducing it to a meaningless number.
you can use nanpa to express ordinal numbers
soweli nanpa tu
~ the second animal
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