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| toki Inli la nimi "kala" li "fish". |
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| In English, the word "{{tp|kala}}" is "fish". |
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| toki [ijo ni li ike] la nimi te kala to li te |
| toki [ijo ni li ike] la nimi te kala to li te FISH to |
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Pronunciation | /ˈni |
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Usage | 2023: Core (100% ↗︎ )2022: Core (99%) |
Book and era | nimi pu |
Part of speech | Content word |
Codepoint | U+F1942 |
nimi is a content word relating to words and names.
Etymology
The word nimi is derived from Finnish nimi, meaning "name".[1]
Semantic space
The semantic space of nimi includes any form of a words, be it spoken, signed, or written. It also refers to names and titles, a word used to indicate a particular person, place, class, or thing.
toki [ijo ni li ike] la nimi te kala to li te FISH totoki Inli la nimi "kala" li "fish".
In English, the word "kala" is "fish".
nimi mi li [ale luka uta]nimi mi li Alu.
My name is Alu.
pu
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines nimi as:
NOUN name, word
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as nimi:
word5, lyrics2 , label2 , brand2 , so-called2, name5 , term3 , title3
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for nimi () is similar to the proper name cartouche.
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.