Nonstandard number words: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
==={{tp|tuli}}=== |
==={{tp|tuli}}=== |
||
{{nimi|tuli |
{{nimi|tuli |
||
| sp = Sitelen seli kiwen - san tuli.png |
|||
| PoS = number |
| PoS = number |
||
| deprecated = yes |
| deprecated = yes |
||
| Line 21: | Line 22: | ||
=={{tp|san}}== |
=={{tp|san}}== |
||
{{nimi|san |
{{nimi|san |
||
| sp = Sitelen seli kiwen - san tuli.png |
|||
| PoS = number |
| PoS = number |
||
}} |
}} |
||
Revision as of 12:52, 13 January 2024
Toki Pona speakers have coined many nonstandard number words. Some are archaic words from early in Toki Pona's history; others are part of alternative number systems. As a result, this list does not form a coherent number system in itself.
Archaic words
tuli
 | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtu |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Obscure (2% ↘︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (4%)This word is deprecated.
|
| Book and era | nimi ku lili (pre-pu) |
| Part of speech | Number, content word |
tuli is an obscure early number word and nimi ku lili meaning 3. In the modern advanced counting system, it is equivalent to tu wan.[1] It is derived from English three.
po
| Pronunciation | /po/ |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Obscure (5% → ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (5%)This word is deprecated.
|
| Book and era | nimi ku lili (pre-pu) |
| Part of speech | Number, content word |
po is an obscure early number word and nimi ku lili meaning 4. In the modern advanced counting system, it is equivalent to tu tu.[2] It is derived from English four.
san
| |
| Pronunciation | /san/ |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Obscure (9% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (7%)
|
| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Number, content word |
san is an obscure post-pu number word and nimi ku lili meaning 3. In the advanced counting system, it is equivalent to tu wan.[3] It is most likely derived from Japanese 三 (rōmaji: san) or Cantonese 三 (Jyutping: saam3), and was coined by jan Lenoka and jan Wesu in 2019.
neja
| Pronunciation | /ˈne |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Not notable (1% ↘︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (2%)
|
| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Number, content word |
neja is an obscure post-pu number word and nimi ku lili meaning 4. In the advanced counting system, it is equivalent to tu tu.[4] It is derived from Finnish neljä, and was coined by jan inwin in 2019.
kulu
| Pronunciation | /ˈku |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Obscure (2% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (1%)
|
| Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Number, content word |
kulu is an obscure abbreviation of kulupu. It is also used as a number word meaning 6, especially in base 6 number systems. In the advanced counting system, it is equivalent to luka wan. It was coined by jan Kiwa and jan inwin in 2017.
likujo
| Pronunciation | /ˈli |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Obscure (4% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (3%)
|
| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Number, content word |
likujo is an obscure post-pu number word and nimi ku lili relating to collections and assortments of things, with a numeric sense of 7. In the advanced counting system, it is equivalent to luka tu.[5] It is derived from Acadian French recueil, meaning "compendium, anthology, collection", and was coined by jan Kawa and jan inwin in 2018.
jaku
| Pronunciation | /ˈja |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Not notable (1% → ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (1%)
|
| Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Number, content word |
jaku is a marginal post-pu number word meaning 100. In the advanced counting system, it is equivalent to ale. It is derived from Japanese 百 (rōmaji: hyaku), and was coined by jan Wesu in 2018.
References
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 381.
Data not found
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 330.
four½
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362.
Data not found
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362.
Data not found
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362.
seven½, gathering½, collection½