linluwi

linluwi
Pronunciation	/ˈlin.lu.wi/ 🔊
Usage	2023: Uncommon (34% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't use this word.2022: Uncommon (29%)
Book and era	nimi ku lili (post-pu)
Part of speech	Content word

linluwi is an uncommon content word and nimi ku lili relating to the internet.

Etymology

The word linluwi was coined jan inwin in 2017 and is derived from Welsh rhyngrwyd, meaning "Internet", itself from rhyng- ("between") and rhwyd ("net"). The Welsh term is a calque of English Internet.

Semantic space

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The semantic space of linluwi includes the Internet and things relating to it. By analogy, it also includes the concepts of connectedness and weaving.

mi lukin e lipu linluwi　

mi lukin e lipu linluwi.

I am reading an Internet article.

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For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as linluwi:

network²21–40% of respondents, Internet¹11–20% of respondents, virtual¹11–20% of respondents, web^½1–10% of respondents, digital^½1–10% of respondents, connection^½1–10% of respondents, net^½1–10% of respondents

sitelen pona

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There are many sitelen pona glyphs for linluwi. The most popular one (linluwilinluwi), as determined in an ad hoc survey by Linku on January 2024, is derived from the glyphs for len, linja, and sitelen. Variations on this design include linluwi2 and linluwi3.

An alternative variant (linluwi4linluwi4) is derived from the glyph for kulupu interconnected with lines. This is most often used by proponents of the extended use for linluwi as in the sense of "interconnected".

See also

• ilo
• len
• linja

Further reading

Wikipesija has a Toki Pona article on
linluwi.

• "linluwi" on lipu Linku
• "linluwi" on lipu Wikipesija