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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
[[File:Sitelen seli kiwen - jami.png|thumb|60px|{{tp|jami}} in {{tp|[[sitelen seli kiwen]]}}]]
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|jami}} ({{sp|jami}}) is based on the glyph for {{tp|[[suwi]]}} ({{sp|suwi}}) but with an open smiling mouth as in dotless {{tp|[[uta]]}} ({{sp|uta2}}), combining the {{w|emoticon}}s {{wt|^.^}} and {{wt|Unsupported_titles/:D|:D}}.
The word {{tp|jami}} is not often used in {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}. A proposed glyph ({{sp|jami}}){{wh|by whom? when?}} is based on the glyph for {{tp|[[suwi]]}} ({{sp|suwi}}) but with an open smiling mouth as in dotless {{tp|[[uta]]}} ({{sp|uta2}}), combining the {{w|emoticon}}s {{wt|^.^}} and {{wt|Unsupported_titles/:D|:D}}. In practice, it is unknown whether this glyph sees significant use.
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==Further reading==
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Latest revision as of 20:19, 11 June 2024

Pronunciation /ˈja.mi//j/ sounds like English Y, as in "fjord" or "hallelujah".
Usage 2023: Obscure (6% ↗︎ )Caution: Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (5%)
Book and era No book (post-pu)
Part of speech Content word

jami is an obscure content word relating to tastiness and other sensorily positive things.

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The word jami is derived from English yummy. It was coined in 2017. According to Linku, the coiner is unknown.

Semantic space[edit | edit source]

The semantic space of jami includes things that are tasty, or that otherwise elicit a positive sensory experience. It may be used as an interjection. Linku compares jami to the words suwi and pilin.

sitelen pona[edit | edit source]

jami in sitelen seli kiwen

The word jami is not often used in sitelen pona. A proposed glyph (jami)[by whom? when?] is based on the glyph for suwi (suwi) but with an open smiling mouth as in dotless uta (uta2), combining the emoticons ^.^ and :D. In practice, it is unknown whether this glyph sees significant use.

Further reading[edit | edit source]