Appendix:Toki Pona/jan

Glyph origin
Possibly a default profile picture on most websites.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) person
 * 2) human (Homo sapiens)
 * 3) a being with equivalent sentience to a human, such as an alien, or that was or sometimes is a human, such as a werewolf.
 * 4) somebody, anybody

Usage notes
While jan is the typical head noun for names of people, some speakers prefer to name themselves with other head nouns. A philosophy called "jan't" avoids using jan for anyone who does not explicitly want it. These speakers may reduce phrases like jan mute to mute, or replace jan alone with ' or '.

Adjective

 * 1) of or relating to humans
 * 2) personal

Verb

 * 1)  to turn into a person or human form; to personify, to anthropomorphize
 * 2)  to personalize