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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|linja}} includes long, linelike, flexible objects such as {{w|String (structure)|string}}, {{w|rope}}, {{w|hair}}, and {{w|fiber}}. {{tok|[[lipamanka]]}}'s dictionary presents {{wikt|knottable|knottability}} as a test of whether something is {{tp|linja}}.<ref>{{cite lipamanka}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:44, 25 March 2024
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| Pronunciation | /ˈlin |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (99% → )2022: Core (99%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1929 |
linja is a core content word relating to long and flexible objects.
Etymology
The word linja is derived from Finnish linja, meaning "line", ultimately from Latin līnea.[1]
Semantic space
The semantic space of linja includes long, linelike, flexible objects such as string, rope, hair, and fiber. lipamanka's dictionary presents knottability as a test of whether something is linja.[2]
mi pali e len tan linjami pali e len tan linja.
I am making cloth from yarn.
linja lawa mi li sulilinja lawa mi li suli.
My hair on my head is long.
By analogy, linja may also refer to a sequence or chain of objects. In common usage, it is also used to describe sitelen pona typefaces.
pu
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines linja as:
NOUN long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as linja:[3]
line5, string5, cord5, rope5, thread4, fibre3, cable3, link3, connection2, ray2, streak2, row2, wire2, hair2, sequence2, chain2, connect2, straight2
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for linja () is a wavy line, similar to the tilde or swung dash.
sitelen sitelen
The sitelen sitelen glyph for linja (linja) depicts a piece of string rolled up into itself.
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ lipamanka. "toki pona dictionary". lipamanka.gay.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 266.
Further reading
- "linja" on lipu Linku
- "linja" on lipu Wikipesija
- "linja" on English Wiktionary