ante
ante is a core content word relating to difference and change.
Pronunciation | /ˈan |
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Usage | 2023: Core (99% → )2022: Core (99%) |
Book and era | nimi pu |
Part of speech | Content word |
Codepoint | U+F1906 |
Etymology Edit
The word ante is derived from Dutch ander, meaning "other, different".[1]
Semantic space Edit
The semantic space of ante includes difference, otherness, and change. It is an antonym of sama, but sama is a preposition and ante is not.
nasin ante li pona tawa jan antenasin ante li pona tawa jan ante.[2]
Different ways are good for different people.
The context clause ante la is often used to mean "otherwise", referring to the alternative of a previous context clause; or to change the subject, like the word "anyway".
pu Edit
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines ante as:
ADJECTIVE different, altered, changed, other
ku Edit
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as ante:[3]
other5, adapt2 , affect2 , distinguish2 , adjust2 , amendment2 , transition2 , opposed2 , unlike2 , separate2 , counterpart2 , diversity2 , shift2 , adaptation2, changing5 , different5 , alter5 , modify5 , alternative4 , change4 , convert4 , edit4 , difference4 , transformation4 , distinct4 , differently4 , vary4 , transform3 , variation3 , contrast3 , distinction3 , replace3 , switch3 , else3 , another3 , conversion3 , adjustment3
sitelen pona Edit
The sitelen pona glyph for ante () represents two diverging bent lines. Its exact origin is unclear. It has a similar diagonal cross shape to ala, utala, and weka, all of which have to do with absence or conflict. The glyph may also be derived from sama.
sitelen sitelen Edit
References Edit
- ↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (25 May 2014). Toki Pona: The Language of Good. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292300. OCLC 921253340.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 202.
Further reading Edit
- "ante" on lipu Linku
- "ante" on lipu Wikipesija
- "ante" on English Wiktionary