linja

linja is a core content word relating to long and flexible objects.

linja
Coils of rope
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

Etymology

The word linja is derived from Finnish linja, meaning "line", ultimately from Latin līnea.

Semantic space

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

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.

mi pali e len tan linja　

mi pali e len tan linja.

I am making cloth from yarn.

linja lawa mi li suli

linja 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:

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.

sitelen sitelen

The sitelen sitelen glyph for linja (linjalinja) depicts a piece of string rolled up into itself.

Further reading

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