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'''{{tp|sipi}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] and {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}} functioning as a {{w|reflexive pronoun}}, as well as relating to the concept of self. It is |
'''{{tp|sipi}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] and {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}} functioning as a {{w|reflexive pronoun}}, as well as relating to the concept of self. It is notably an early example of a word coined by a member of the [[Toki Pona community]] despite being virtually unused. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The word {{tp|sipi}} is derived from {{w|Latin language|Latin}} ''{{lang|la|sibi}}'', |
The word {{tp|sipi}} is derived from {{w|Latin language|Latin}} ''{{lang|la|sibi}}'', the {{w|dative case}} of the reflexive pronoun. It was coined by [[Toki Pona Forums]] user spad0103 in 2007.<ref name="forum">{{cite web|url=http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?p=2368#p2368|title=Re: Word requests / {{lang|eo|Petoj pri vortoj}}|website=Toki Pona Forums|author=spad0103|date=2007-01-20|access-date=2024-02-05|archive-url=https://archive.is/ShZym|archive-date=2024-02-05}}</ref> |
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==Semantic space== |
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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|sipi}} includes "ego", "self", or "(one's) own". Aside from a regular content word meaning (evidenced in the example compounds {{tp|nasin sipi |
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|sipi}} includes "ego", "self", or "(one's) own". Aside from a regular content word meaning (evidenced in the example compounds {{tp|nasin sipi}} and {{tp|pilin sipi}} for "egoism"), the main proposed use was as a reflexive pronoun: |
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In standard [[Toki Pona]], this is expressed by repeating the pronoun: {{tp|ona li lukin e ona.}} Optionally, {{tp|[[sama]]}} ("same") can be added as a [[modifier]] to clarify that the second pronoun has the same {{w|referent}} as the first: {{tp|ona li lukin e ona sama}}. |
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
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[[File:Sitelen seli kiwen - sipi.png|thumb|60px|{{tp|sipi}} in {{tp|[[sitelen seli kiwen]]}}]] |
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{{tp|sipi}} predated {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}; a glyph was later{{ |
The word {{tp|sipi}} predated {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}; a glyph was later{{when?|date=2024-04-09}} proposed{{wh|by whom?|date=2024-04-09}} so that it could be used in the writing system. The proposed glyph ({{sp|sipi}}) is a circle with an attached arrow pointing to itself, somewhat reminiscent of the other pronoun glyphs. In practice, it is unknown whether the glyph sees significant use. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 21:19, 11 June 2024
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| Pronunciation | /ˈsi |
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| Usage | 2023: Not notable (1% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (0%)
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| Book and era | No book (pre-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
sipi is a marginal content word and nimi sin functioning as a reflexive pronoun, as well as relating to the concept of self. It is notably an early example of a word coined by a member of the Toki Pona community despite being virtually unused.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word sipi is derived from Latin sibi, the dative case of the reflexive pronoun. It was coined by Toki Pona Forums user spad0103 in 2007.[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of sipi includes "ego", "self", or "(one's) own". Aside from a regular content word meaning (evidenced in the example compounds nasin sipi and pilin sipi for "egoism"), the main proposed use was as a reflexive pronoun:
ona li lukin e sipi.[1]
They look at themself.
In standard Toki Pona, this is expressed by repeating the pronoun: ona li lukin e ona. Optionally, sama ("same") can be added as a modifier to clarify that the second pronoun has the same referent as the first: ona li lukin e ona sama.
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The word sipi predated sitelen pona; a glyph was later[when?] proposed[by whom?] so that it could be used in the writing system. The proposed glyph (sipi) is a circle with an attached arrow pointing to itself, somewhat reminiscent of the other pronoun glyphs. In practice, it is unknown whether the glyph sees significant use.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 spad0103. (20 January 2007). "Re: Word requests / Petoj pri vortoj". Toki Pona Forums. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "sipi" on lipu Linku