linja

linja
Pronunciation	/ˈlin.ja//j/ sounds like English Y, as in "fjord" or "hallelujah".
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.

Semantic space

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Object words, such as linja, lipu, palisa, supa, and sinpin

The semantic space of linja includes long and flexible objects, resembling a line, such as string, rope, hair, and fiber. It 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:

line⁵81–100% of respondents, string⁵81–100% of respondents, cord⁵81–100% of respondents, rope⁵81–100% of respondents, thread⁴61–80% of respondents, fibre³41–60% of respondents, cable³41–60% of respondents, link³41–60% of respondents, connection²21–40% of respondents, ray²21–40% of respondents, streak²21–40% of respondents, row²21–40% of respondents, wire²21–40% of respondents, hair²21–40% of respondents, sequence²21–40% of respondents, chain²21–40% of respondents, connect²21–40% of respondents, straight²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for linja (󱤩) is a wavy line, similar to the tilde or swung dash.

Further reading

• "linja" on lipu Linku
• "linja" on lipu Wikipesija
• "linja" on English Wiktionary