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#REDIRECT [[sitelen Ilakana and 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
|kana lape li ken ala ken toki e tenpo kama?
|Can dreams tell of the future?
|kana lape li ken ala ken toki e tenpo kama
}}

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

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

Revision as of 23:31, 3 April 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

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

Semantic space

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.

kana lape li ken ala ken toki e tenpo kama

kana lape li ken ala ken toki e tenpo kama?

Can dreams tell of the future?

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for kana (kana) may depict a cloud or plume, such as of smoke.

References

Further reading