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'''{{tp|ewe}}''' is {{a category|ewe}} [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] [[content word]] and {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}} relating to stone, gravel, rock, pebbles, lava, and magma. It is contrasted by limiting {{tp|kiwen}}'s [[semantic space]] to metal and hardness.
'''{{tp|ewe}}''' is {{a category|ewe}} [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] [[content word]] and {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}} relating to stone, gravel, rock, pebbles, lava, and magma. It is contrasted by limiting {{tp|[[kiwen]]}}'s [[semantic space]] to metal and hardness.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
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[[File:Sitelen seli kiwen - ewe.png|thumb|60px|{{tp|ewe}} in {{tp|[[sitelen seli kiwen]]}}]]
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|ewe}} ({{sp|ewe}}) is derived from turning that of {{tp|kiwen}} ({{sp|kiwen}}).
The word {{tp|ewe}} is not often used in {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}. A proposed glyph ({{sp|ewe}}){{wh|by whom? when?}} is the {{tp|kiwen}} glyph ({{sp|kiwen}}) turned upside-down. In practice, it is unknown whether this glyph sees significant use.
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Latest revision as of 20:02, 11 June 2024

Pronunciation /ˈe.we/
Usage 2023: Not notable (1% ↘︎ )Caution: Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (2%)
Book and era nimi ku lili (post-pu)
Part of speech Content word

ewe is a marginal post-pu content word and nimi sin relating to stone, gravel, rock, pebbles, lava, and magma. It is contrasted by limiting kiwen's semantic space to metal and hardness.

Etymology[edit | edit source]

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It was coined by jan ko in 2019.

sitelen pona[edit | edit source]

ewe in sitelen seli kiwen

The word ewe is not often used in sitelen pona. A proposed glyph (ewe)[by whom? when?] is the kiwen glyph (kiwen) turned upside-down. In practice, it is unknown whether this glyph sees significant use.

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