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 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 all kinds of groups, collections, and sets, especially those whose elements have something in common.
It can refer to groups of people such as societies, communities, nations, and organizations. This sense can also be specified with kulupu jan, if all of the members of the group are jan.
kulupu is also widely used to describe plural systems,[2][a] and many systems use it as a headnoun instead of jan.
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 is a group of three circle radicals (compare ijo) arranged in a triangle. Sometimes the word kulupu is modified by arranging three copies of the modifier's glyph into the triangular layout.
Notes
- ↑ Plurality refers to multiple consciousnesses (often called headmates or alters) sharing a body. While it includes dissociative identity disorder, not all plural systems are disordered. For more information, see morethanone.info.
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ lipamanka. toki pona dictionary. lipamanka's website.