sina
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| Pronunciation | /ˈsi |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2024: Core (100% → )2023: Core (100% → )2022: Core (100%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F195E |
sina is a core content word and the standard second-person pronoun.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word sina is derived from Finnish sinä (/ˈsinæ/, "you").[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The word sina is a second-person pronoun, which is not marked for number. It can mean both singular and plural you, as well as y'all. As a modifier, it usually implies possession, as in your and "y'all's".
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines sina as:
NOUN you
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as sina:[2]
you5, your5, yours5, yourself4
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for sina (sina) depicts a hand pointing across from the speaker, viewed from above from their perspective; implicitly, in the direction of the person or audience they are speaking to.[3] It may either be drawn straight or curved (sina2). It is a homoglyph of the Arabic numeral 6, although the "finger" of sina generally never curls past the horizontal.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
The 2 "bubbles" in the sitelen sitelen glyph for sina (sina) could represent that sina is the 2nd person pronoun. Compare mi (mi) and ona (ona).
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 342.
- ↑ ilo Eko. (14 November 2020). "sitelen pona etymology rough draft i guess". Google Docs. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "sina" on lipu Linku
- "sina" on lipu Wikipesija
- "sina" on English Wiktionary