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==Etymology== |
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[[File:Booba-Kiki.svg|thumb|250px|This picture is used to demonstrate the {{w|bouba/kiki effect}}. When |
[[File:Booba-Kiki.svg|thumb|250px|This picture is used to demonstrate the {{w|bouba/kiki effect}}. When asked to assign the names "kiki" and "bouba" to these shapes, many people tend to label the shape on the left "kiki".]] |
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The word {{tp|kiki}} is derived from a {{w|nonsense word}} created for the 2001 psychological study by {{w|V. S. Ramachandran}} and Edward Hubbard on {{w|sound symbolism}}, named the {{w|bouba/kiki effect}}.<ref>Ramachandran, V.S. & Hubbard, E.M. (2001). [https://web.archive.org/web/20110813064348/http://cbc.ucsd.edu/pdf/Synaesthesia%20-%20JCS.pdf "Synaesthesia: A window into perception, thought and language"] (PDF). ''Journal of Consciousness Studies''. '''8''' (12): 3–34. Archived from [http://cbc.ucsd.edu/pdf/Synaesthesia%20-%20JCS.pdf the original] (PDF) on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2023.</ref> The word in Toki Pona was coined by {{tok|akesi kon Nalasuni}} in 2020.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/754522055109771435|name={{tok|akesi kon Nalasuni}}|username=nalathnidragon|channel={{tok|sona-musi}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2024-01-28|quote=has anyone proposed "{{tok|kiki}}" to mean "a spiky shape" yet}}</ref><ref>{{cite ku|24}}</ref> |
The word {{tp|kiki}} is derived from a {{w|nonsense word}} created for the 2001 psychological study by {{w|V. S. Ramachandran}} and Edward Hubbard on {{w|sound symbolism}}, named the {{w|bouba/kiki effect}}.<ref>Ramachandran, V.S. & Hubbard, E.M. (2001). [https://web.archive.org/web/20110813064348/http://cbc.ucsd.edu/pdf/Synaesthesia%20-%20JCS.pdf "Synaesthesia: A window into perception, thought and language"] (PDF). ''Journal of Consciousness Studies''. '''8''' (12): 3–34. Archived from [http://cbc.ucsd.edu/pdf/Synaesthesia%20-%20JCS.pdf the original] (PDF) on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2023.</ref> The word in Toki Pona was coined by {{tok|akesi kon Nalasuni}} in 2020.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/754522055109771435|name={{tok|akesi kon Nalasuni}}|username=nalathnidragon|channel={{tok|sona-musi}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2024-01-28|quote=has anyone proposed "{{tok|kiki}}" to mean "a spiky shape" yet}}</ref><ref>{{cite ku|24}}</ref> |
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
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The most common {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} |
The most common {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|kiki}} ({{sp|kiki}}) is a closed, jagged starburst shape. Like the glyphs for {{tp|[[jaki]]}} and {{tp|[[ko]]}}, it can be drawn flexibly as any spiky, many-pointed-star-like shape. |
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Other glyphs for {{tp|kiki}} variations include a pentagon ({{sps|kiki2|font="sitelen seli kiwen asuki"}}) or triangle ({{sps|kiki3|font="sitelen seli kiwen asuki"}}) with pinched corners, and two concentric triangles ({{sps|kiki4|font="sitelen seli kiwen asuki"}}), inspired by the glyphs for {{tp|[[sike]]}} and {{tp|[[leko]]}}. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 10:58, 11 February 2024
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| Pronunciation | /ˈki |
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| Usage | 2023: Obscure4, Uncommon6 (29% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't use this word.2022: Uncommon (21%)
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| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
kiki is an obscure content word relating to sharp and pointy objects.
Etymology
The word kiki is derived from a nonsense word created for the 2001 psychological study by V. S. Ramachandran and Edward Hubbard on sound symbolism, named the bouba/kiki effect.[1] The word in Toki Pona was coined by akesi kon Nalasuni in 2020.[2][3]
Semantic space
The semantic space of kiki includes sharp and pointy objects.
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as kiki:[4]
spiky2, sharp1, angle½, point½
sitelen pona
The most common sitelen pona glyph for kiki (kiki) is a closed, jagged starburst shape. Like the glyphs for jaki and ko, it can be drawn flexibly as any spiky, many-pointed-star-like shape.
Other glyphs for kiki variations include a pentagon (kiki2) or triangle (kiki3) with pinched corners, and two concentric triangles (kiki4), inspired by the glyphs for sike and leko.
References
- ↑ Ramachandran, V.S. & Hubbard, E.M. (2001). "Synaesthesia: A window into perception, thought and language" (PDF). Journal of Consciousness Studies. 8 (12): 3–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ akesi kon Nalasuni [@nalathnidragon]. (13 September 2020). [Message posted in the
#sona-musichannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 28 January 2024. "has anyone proposed "kiki" to mean "a spiky shape" yet". - ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 24.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 248.
Further reading
- "kiki" on lipu Linku