sama

sama
Pronunciation	/ˈsa.ma/
Usage	2023: Core (99% → )2022: Core (99%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Preposition, content word
Codepoint	󱥖 U+F1956

sama is a core preposition and content word. It is used to make comparisons.

Etymology

The word sama is derived from Finnish sama, meaning "same", and Esperanto sama, itself from English same.

Semantic space

The semantic space of sama includes similarity, thus describing objects and ideas with qualities in common, as well as their equivalence.

sitelen ni li sama　

sitelen ni li sama.

These images are the same.

Preposition

When used as a preposition, sama indicates that the preceding phrase is like the prepositional phrase.

mi sama jan ante

mi sama jan ante.

I am similar to other people.

jan [sijelo insa telo awen toki ale] li sama waso alasa

jan Sitata li sama waso alasa.

Siddhartha is like a falcon.

In contrast, sama as a transitive verb refers to causing objects to become similar or assimilating them.

mi sama e jan ante

mi sama e jan ante.

I assimilate other people.

pu

In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines sama as:

ADJECTIVE  same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow
PREPOSITION  as, like

ku

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as sama:

alike⁵81–100% of respondents, equal⁵81–100% of respondents, similar⁵81–100% of respondents, equivalent⁵81–100% of respondents, as⁴61–80% of respondents, similarly⁴61–80% of respondents, equality³41–60% of respondents, equally³41–60% of respondents, like³41–60% of respondents, identical³41–60% of respondents, likewise²21–40% of respondents, related²21–40% of respondents, relation²21–40% of respondents, constant²21–40% of respondents, associated²21–40% of respondents, relate²21–40% of respondents, seem²21–40% of respondents, even²21–40% of respondents, copy²21–40% of respondents, mutual²21–40% of respondents, equity²21–40% of respondents, resemble²21–40% of respondents, fellow²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for sama (󱥖) represents the equals sign (=).

sitelen sitelen

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Further reading

• "sama" on lipu Linku
• "sama" on lipu Wikipesija
• "sama" on English Wiktionary