8,101
edits
eliki: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
(Created page with "{{Nonstandard}} {{nimi |PoS=content word }} '''{{tp|eliki}}''' is a {{tp|nimi sin}} coined by {{tok|kulupu telo mun}}. ==Semantic space== {{tp|eliki}} is defined as: <blockquote> trial, adversity, challenge; bittersweet; an experience with the quality of being deeply felt or important to oneself while defying classification as positive, negative, or a simply described admixture of positive and negative </blockquote> It is intended "to help people describe a range...") |
No edit summary |
||
Line 12:
</blockquote>
It is intended "to help people describe a range of identities and experiences important to them" that may not be sufficiently described by {{tp|[[pakala]]}}, {{tp|[[pona]]}}, {{tp|[[ike]]}}, {{tp|[[nasa]]}}, or other words. As such, specific usage varies between speakers.
{{tp|eliki}} generally describes immutable things that can cause pain or distress, but should be viewed as value-neutral or have become part of one's identity. It is often used for disabilities for which a cure is unpresent or unwanted. The philosophy of {{tp|eliki}} is similar to {{wp|identity-first language}} (for example, "autistic person, "Deaf person"), which certain disabled communities prefer to {{wp|person-first language}} ("person with…") because their {{tp|eliki}} are an inseparable part of who they are.
According to a document edited from July 14 to August 5, 2023, "the factors that determine eliki seem to be":<ref>[//docs.google.com/document/d/1Xo4a6AgFOCAav-pFn8kCfwxZYBoFw2bOPQqhpiIWxCc/preview eliki la redefining]</ref>
<blockquote>
*chronicity
*the long term effects of the experience
*the importance of the experience to identity
*nature vs nurture
*not implicitly having negative connotations, (more comfortable for some speakers?)
*moving away from implicitly negative language to describe body and behavior traits, combating ableism and internalized ableism
*being able to speak about deeper things such as poverty or systemic oppression with a focus on how they effect the person and how that can be mitigated
*still leaving room for the user to describe it as {{tok|ike}}, {{tok|pona}}, {{tok|pakala}}, {{tok|nasa}}, etc however they like
</blockquote>
==References==
<references />
| |||