sipi
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| Pronunciation | /ˈsi |
|---|---|
| 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.
Etymology
The word sipi is derived from Latin sibi, which is the dative case of its reflexive pronoun. It was coined by spad0103 in 2007.[1]
Semantic space
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/pilin sipi for "egoism"), the main proposed use was as a reflexive pronoun:
ona li lukin e sipiona li lukin e sipi.[1]
They look at themself.
In common Toki Pona, this would be expressed by repeating the pronoun (ona li lukin e ona), optionally with a sama modifier to make clear that it refers to the same entity (ona li lukin e ona sama).
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for sipi (sipi) is a circle with an attached arrow pointing to itself, somewhat reminiscent of the other pronoun glyphs.
References
- ↑ 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
- "sipi" on lipu Linku