kulupu
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| Pronunciation | /ˈku |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Core (100% ↗︎ )2022: Core (99%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F191F |
kulupu is a core content word relating to groups, collections, and sets.
Etymology
The word kulupu is derived from Tongan kulupu meaning "group", itself from English group.[1]
Semantic space
The semantic space of kulupu includes any types of groups, collections, and sets. Examples of groups of people include society, communities, nations, organization.
The word kulupu is used by the community with dissociative identity disorder (DID) for a plural system or a set of alters, that is, multiple people in one body.[2]
pu
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines kulupu as:
NOUN community, company, group, nation, society, tribe
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for kulupu represents three circles which form a group.
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ lipamanka. toki pona dictionary. lipamanka's website.