pipi

	pipi
Pronunciation	/ˈpi.pi/;
Usage	2023: Core (99% ↗︎ )2022: Core (98%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱥑 U+F1951

pipi is a core content word relating to insects.

Etymology Edit

The word pipi is derived from Acadian French bibitte, meaning "bug, critter".^[1]

Semantic space Edit

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The semantic space of pipi includes bugs and similar critters. Like other animal words, the exact details of what are and are not pipi is based more on vibes than technical categories such as insects. Some Tokiponists such as lipamanka have attempted to define pipi in terms of physical characteristics such as size, number of legs, and texture.^[2]

pu Edit

In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines pipi as:

NOUN bug, insect, ant, spider

ku Edit

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as pipi:^[3]

bug⁵, insect⁵, spider³

sitelen pona Edit

The sitelen pona glyph for pipi (󱥑) represents an insect with two eyes and six legs, drawn with a thinner body to distinguish it from akesi.

sitelen sitelen Edit

The sitelen sitelen word glyph for pipi (pipi) represents a stylized head of an insect, with three eyes and mandibles similar to sharp teeth protruding from its mouth.

References Edit

↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
↑ lipamanka. "toki pona dictionary". lipamanka.gay.
↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 330.