kalama
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| Pronunciation | /ˈka.la.ma/ (listen) |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (100% ↗ ) 2022: Core (99%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1915 |
kalama is a core content word relating to sounds.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word kalama is derived from Croatian galama, meaning "noise".[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of kalama includes noises and sounds.[2]
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines kalama as:
VERB to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as kalama:
sound5, noise4, tone3, bang2
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for kalama () is the open mouth radical, from uta, with emitters.
Related words[edit | edit source]
kalamARR[edit | edit source]
| Pronunciation | /ˌka.la.ˈmarː/ |
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| Usage | 2023: Obscure (4% → ) 2022: Obscure (4%) |
| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu, marginal phonology) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
kalamARR is a joke word and nimi ku lili relating to a pirate sound, which breaks Toki Pona's phonology and phonotactics. It is derived from the word kalama and the English onomatopeia arr for an imitation of pirates and it was coined by an unknown surveyee for the Toki Pona Dictionary in 2021.
kuntu[edit | edit source]
| Pronunciation | /ˈkun.tu/ |
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| Usage | 2023: Obscure (3% ↘ ) 2022: Obscure (7%) |
| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
- ↑ lipamanka. "toki pona dictionary". lipamanka.gay.