A usage category is a criteria for word usage based on the annual surveys by Linku. These are a more granular, more frequently updated replacement for the book presence categories.[1]
Table of categories
In the following tables, a bold line represents the cutoff for the categories that are selected by default. Numbers are rounded to the nearest percentage point. nimi.li, a fork of Linku, uses the term marginal to refer to words that are below these categories and thus deemed not notable for the dictionary project.[2]
2023
Category
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Users nSample size = 868
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Core
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[90%, 100%]
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Widespread
|
[70%, 90%)
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Common
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[50%, 70%)
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Uncommon
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[20%, 50%)
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Rare
|
[10%, 20%)
|
Obscure[a][b]
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[2%, 10%)
|
|
2022
Category
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Users nSample size = 345
|
Core
|
[90%, 100%]
|
Widespread
|
[70%, 90%)
|
Common
|
[50%, 70%)
|
Uncommon
|
[20%, 50%)
|
Rare
|
[10%, 20%)
|
Obscure
|
[1%, 10%)
|
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Survey results
Notes
- ↑ In the 2023 results post, the obscure category is split into a high end [5%, 10%) and low end [2%, 5%) purely for readability.
- ↑ New words below 2% usage are considered not notable for inclusion in the dictionary. Words below this threshold that are already included are planned to be moved into a separate sandbox resource. As of the publication of the 2023 results, this is yet to be done.
References
- ↑ kala Asi. (7 August 2023). "wile sona nimi". kala Asi [@kala_asi]. YouTube. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ↑ jan Tani. "about". nimi.li. Retrieved 17 January 2024.