jami
| Pronunciation | /ˈja |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Obscure (6% ↗︎ ) 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]
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]
- "jami" on lipu Linku