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According to {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}<!-- when? -->, "{{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}}".{{ |
According to {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}<!-- when? -->, "{{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 of business", as shown 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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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
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The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|esun}} is derived from the {{w|Mi'kmaq hieroglyphs}}, according to {{tok|jan Sonja}} in a message from 2021.<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}|username=sonjalang |
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|esun}} is derived from the {{w|Mi'kmaq hieroglyphs}}, according to {{tok|jan Sonja}} in a message from 2021.<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}|username=sonjalang|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/813973250320760852|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|quote=i think that [symbol] is from Mikmaq}}</ref> It is unknown, however, which hieroglyph it originated from. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 14:22, 17 October 2023
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| Pronunciation | /ˈe |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (98% ↗︎ )2022: Core (96%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F190B |
esun is a core content word relating to trade and exchanging.
Etymology
According to jan Sonja, "esun was told [to her] by a taxi driver who spoke a language from the Akan family in West Africa".[1] However, it is unclear which language and which word it originated from. It might possibly be from Twi edwom, meaning "market, place of business", as shown by ale sa in 2023.[2]
Semantic space
The semantic space space of word includes trading and exchanging; that can for anything, not only money. It includes the act of trading, something relating to trading and a place of business. For the place, some examples include markets, shops, fairs, bazaars.
The phrase tenpo esun is a common way to say "week", which literally means "the time relating to business".
pu
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines esun as:
NOUN market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for esun is derived from the Mi'kmaq hieroglyphs, according to jan Sonja in a message from 2021.[3] It is unknown, however, which hieroglyph it originated from.
See also
References
- ↑ jan Sonja [@sonjalang]. (29 November 2020). Message in
#tomo-toki-ante. ma pona pi toki pona. Discord. "esun was told to me by a taxi driver who spoke a language from the Akan family in West Africa". - ↑ ale sa [@nim64]. (16 October 2023). Message in
#learning-general. kama sona. Discord. - ↑ jan Sonja [@sonjalang]. (24 February 2021). Message in
#toki-pona. ma pona pi toki pona. Discord. "i think that [symbol] is from Mikmaq".