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'''{{tp|eliki}}''' is an obscure [[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 {{wp|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}}), {{tp|eliki}} is defined as:<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>

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 {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|eliki}} ({{sp|eliki}})consists isof a dot between two vertical jagged lines (compare 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 Message posted on the <code>#|channel={{tok|toki-suli}}</code> in the |server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}} Discord server]. ''Discord''.}}</ref> It was designed by {{tok|kulupu telo mun}}. As of September 2023, most {{tp|sitelen pona}} fonts do not support {{tp|eliki}} yet.