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'''{{tp|eliki}}''' is an{{a obscurecategory}} [[content word]] and {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}} relatedrelating to immutable characteristics about oneself that can cause pain or distress.<ref>{{tokcite Discord|name=kulupu mun telo}} [@mun|username=saturniidaemon]. (7 February 2023). [|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/1072666397626335242 Message posted on the <code>#|channel={{tok|sona-musi}}</code> channel in the |server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}} Discord server]. ''Discord''.}}</ref> It was coined by {{tok|kulupu telo mun}} in 2023.

The word {{tp|eliki}} is derived from the {{wpw|Cherokee language|Cherokee}} {{lang|chr|ᎡᎯᏍᏗ}} (''{{lang|chr-Latn|ehisdi}}'' (ᎡᎯᏍᏗ), meaning "pain, distress".

According to {{tok|jan Salinsen}} (also known as {{tok|waso suno}}), defined {{tp|eliki}} isas defined assuch:<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|jan Salinsen}} [@|username=starlingmelody]. (5 August 2023). [|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/1136414293638795305/1137456607861678180 Message posted in the |thread "={{tok|eliki li seme tawa sina?}}" on the <code>#|channel={{tok|toki-suli}}</code> channel in the |server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}} Discord server]. ''Discord''.}}</ref>

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 characteristics 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.

According to a document created by {{tok|kulupu telo mun}}, the factors that define the semantic space of {{tp|eliki}} appear to be:<ref>{{cite web|name={{tok|kulupu telo mun}}. [|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xo4a6AgFOCAav-pFn8kCfwxZYBoFw2bOPQqhpiIWxCc/preview |title={{tok|eliki la}} redefining]. [|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002202045/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xo4a6AgFOCAav-pFn8kCfwxZYBoFw2bOPQqhpiIWxCc/preview Archived] from the original on |archive-date=2 October 2023. ''|website=Google Docs''. Created |date=14 July 2023.}}</ref>

* 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

The philosophy of {{tp|eliki}} is similar to {{wpw|identity-first language}} (for example, "autistic person", "Deaf person"), which certain disabled communities prefer to {{wpw|person-first language}} ("person with &hellip;"), because their {{tp|eliki}} are an inseparable part of who they are.

The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|eliki}} represents({{spt|eliki}}) consists of a dot between two vertical jagged lines, (compareinspired by the glyphs for {{tp|[[kon]]}}, {{tp|[[pakala]]}}, {{tp|[[telo]]}}). The inside dot represents the inherent or important nature of {{tp|eliki}} to the user.<ref>{{tokcite Discord|name=kulupu telo mun}} [@|username=saturniidaemon]. (5 August 2023). [|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/1136414293638795305/1137460748692492308|thread={{tok|eliki}} Messageli postedseme ontawa the <code>#sina?|channel={{tok|toki-suli}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|quote=A dot marking an agent with jagged lines similar to pakala and kon around it, signifying an extended disturbance. The inside dot represents the inherent or important nature of it to the user. {{tok|eliki}} can be drawn as messy as the user would like, various forms can be recognizable.}}</coderef><ref>{{cite inDiscord|name=kulupu thetelo mun|username=saturniidaemon|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/1072230753221488741/1072964628725891213|thread={{tok|linjamanka}} glyph submissions!|channel={{tok|toki-suli}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|quote=description: Discorda server]dot marking an agent with lines similar to {{tok|pakala}} and {{tok|kon}} around it, signifying an extended disturbance. eliki - distress, affliction, adversity, pain <- Tsalagi ''Discordehisdi''. ‘pain, distress’ }}</ref> It was designed by {{tok|kulupu telo mun}} in 2023. As of SeptemberDecember 2023, most {{tp|sitelen pona}} fonts do not support {{tp|eliki}} yet.