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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The etymology of the word {{tp|esun}} is uncertain. According to {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} in 2020, "{{tok|esun}} was told [to her] by a taxi driver who spoke a language from the {{w|Akan languages|Akan family}} in {{w|West Africa}}".<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}|username=sonjalang|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/599425964325470209/782477889777172480|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|channel=tomo-toki-ante|quote={{tok|esun}} was told to me by a taxi driver who spoke a language from the Akan family in West Africa}}</ref> However, it is unclear which language and which word it originated from. It might possibly be from {{w|Twi language|Twi}} ''{{lang|tw|edwom}}'', meaning "market (place)",<ref>[https://learnakandictionary.com/english-twi/market/ Twi Translation of "market"]. ''LEARNAKANDICTIONARY.COM''. Retrieved 19 October 2023.</ref> |
The etymology of the word {{tp|esun}} is uncertain. According to {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} in 2020, "{{tok|esun}} was told [to her] by a taxi driver who spoke a language from the {{w|Akan languages|Akan family}} in {{w|West Africa}}".<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}|username=sonjalang|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/599425964325470209/782477889777172480|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|channel=tomo-toki-ante|quote={{tok|esun}} was told to me by a taxi driver who spoke a language from the Akan family in West Africa}}</ref> However, it is unclear which language and which word it originated from. It might possibly be from {{w|Twi language|Twi}} ''{{lang|tw|edwom}}'', meaning "market (place)",<ref>[https://learnakandictionary.com/english-twi/market/ Twi Translation of "market"]. ''LEARNAKANDICTIONARY.COM''. Retrieved 19 October 2023.</ref> as noted by {{tok|ale sa}} in 2023.<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|ale sa}}|username=nim64|url=https://discord.com/channels/969386329513295872/969799336563212298/1163307396924444803|server={{tp|kama sona}}|channel=learning-general}}</ref> |
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==Semantic space== |
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==={{tp|ku}}=== |
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For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|esun}}: |
For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|esun}}:<ref>{{cite ku|205–206}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{R:Wiktionary}} |
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