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#REDIRECT [[sitelen Ilakana and sitelen Katakana]]
{{Hatnote|For the Japanese syllabaries, see [[sitelen Ilakana and sitelen Katakana|{{tp|sitelen Ilakana}} and {{tp|sitelen Katakana}}]].}}
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'''{{tp|kana}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] relating to unreal imagery.

==Etymology==
The word {{tp|kana}} is derived from {{w|Tulu language|Tulu}} {{lang|tcy|ಕನ}} (''{{lang|tcy|kana}}''), meaning "dream". It was coined by {{tok|ilo Powa}} in 2022.

==Semantic space==
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|kana}} includes dreams; {{w|altered states of consciousness}}, such as trance, hypnosis, and hallucination; illusions; and fiction, such as stories and myth.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/1134994249021136916/1135002247034568814|thread=the {{tok|nasa}} renaissance and its results|channel={{tok|toki-suli}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|author={{tok|ilo Powa}}|username=flora_key|access-date=2024-04-03|quote=}}</ref> The common theme is things that may appear to be real, including mental states that cause them.

According to {{tok|[[Linku]]}}, {{tp|kana}} "[s]erves as a non-[[:Category:Deprecated words|deprecated]], neutral-connotation, and {{w|polysemous}} variant of words like {{tok|[[oni]]}}, {{tok|[[powe]]}}, or {{tok|[[jume]]}}." {{tp|kana}}'s semantic space most likely encompasses all of theirs.

{{Example
|nasin ni o kama sijelo e <mark>kana</mark>.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtu.be/mDFpd9jsD_g|title=mi ken tawa pona kepeken seme? (prod. plantcham)|author=lassc|username=l4ssc|date=2023-08-21|website=YouTube|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240522233139/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDFpd9jsD_g|archive-date=2024-05-23|access-date=2024-05-23}}</ref>
|This is how I will (lit. this method will) make my <mark>dreams</mark> physical.
|nasin ni o kama sijelo e <mark>kana</mark>
}}

=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|kana}} ({{sp|kana}}){{wh|by whom? when?}} may depict a cloud or plume, such as of smoke.

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{R:Linku}}
{{Words}}

Latest revision as of 12:31, 25 May 2024

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Pronunciation /ˈka.na/
Usage 2023: Not notable (1%)Caution: Most speakers don't understand this word.
Book and era No book
Part of speech Content word

kana is a marginal content word relating to unreal imagery.

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The word kana is derived from Tulu ಕನ (kana), meaning "dream". It was coined by ilo Powa in 2022.

Semantic space[edit | edit source]

The semantic space of kana includes dreams; altered states of consciousness, such as trance, hypnosis, and hallucination; illusions; and fiction, such as stories and myth.[1] The common theme is things that may appear to be real, including mental states that cause them.

According to Linku, kana "[s]erves as a non-deprecated, neutral-connotation, and polysemous variant of words like oni, powe, or jume." kana's semantic space most likely encompasses all of theirs.

nasin ni o kama sijelo e kana

nasin ni o kama sijelo e kana.[2]

This is how I will (lit. this method will) make my dreams physical.

sitelen pona[edit | edit source]

The sitelen pona glyph for kana (kana)[by whom? when?] may depict a cloud or plume, such as of smoke.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ilo Powa [@flora_key]. (30 July 2023). [Message posted in the #the nasa renaissance and its results thread in the #toki-suli channel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. lassc [l4ssc]. (21 August 2023). "mi ken tawa pona kepeken seme? (prod. plantcham)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

Further reading[edit | edit source]