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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The word {{tp|tokana}} is derived from {{w|Tongan}} ''{{lang|to|tokanga}}'', meaning "attention, focus". It was coined by jan Sojapoja in 2020.<ref name="hist">jan Lakuse |
The word {{tp|tokana}} is derived from {{w|Tongan}} ''{{lang|to|tokanga}}'', meaning "attention, focus". It was coined by jan Sojapoja in 2020.<ref name="hist">{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301378960468738050/1030342544397180958|channel=pana-sona|server=ma pona pi toki pona|author=jan Lakuse|username=raacz106|access-date=2024-01-16}}<blockquote>it was actually made exclusively by sojapoja to mean 'concentrate' by every sense of the word<br/>you could technically use tokana to describe a television's pixel resolution. that was the idea i think<br/>but it also means to focus<br/>it's only ever really been used in this space in jest. it's also a preverb</blockquote></ref> |
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==Semantic space== |
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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|tokana}} includes focus, detail, and attention.<ref>jan Tepo |
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|tokana}} includes focus, detail, and attention.<ref>{{cite Discord|author=jan Tepo|username=tbodt|quote=tawa mi la nimi tokana li ni: [ijo] li wile pali e ijo la ona li mu e ni lon open pi nimi pali|date=2022-05-04|server=ma pona pi toki pona|channel=tomo-toki|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/851665652452556840/971544488738709584|access-date=2024-01-16}}</ref> It describes "any kind of concentrated matter."<ref>{{cite Discord|author=jan Lakuse|username=raacz106|quote=it's for any kind of concentrated matter|date=2021-09-02|server=ma pona pi toki pona|channel=sona-musi|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/883051283911700480|access-date=2024-01-16}}</ref> It can also be a preverb.<ref name="hist" /><ref>{{cite Discord|author=jan Lakuse|username=raacz106|date=2020-09-05|quote=the word 'tokana' has been proposed as a potentially preverb for 'to focus on'|server=ma pona pi toki pona|channel=#sona-musi|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/751939362304032819|access-date=2024-01-16}}</ref> |
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|mi kama kute e toki uta tan insa, li ken ala tokana. |
|mi kama kute e toki uta tan insa, li ken ala tokana.<ref>{{cite Discord|author=jan Lakuse|date=2020-10-21|username=raacz106|server=ma pona pi toki pona|channel=jaki|url= |
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https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/316066233755631616/768461982969626625|access-date=2024-01-16}}</ref> |
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|I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate. |
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|o tokana<br>aaa<ref>jan Lakuse |
|o tokana<br>aaa<ref>{{cite Discord|author=jan Lakuse|username=raacz106|date=2022-04-23|server=ma pona pi toki pona|channel=tomo-toki|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/851665652452556840/967573136579104798|access-date=2024-01-16}}</ref> |
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|Focus! Ahhhhh (scream)! |
|Focus! Ahhhhh (scream)! |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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Latest revision as of 16:11, 17 January 2024
| Pronunciation | /ˈto |
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| Usage | 2023: Obscure (2% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (1%)
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| Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
tokana is an obscure content word relating to focus, attention, and concentration.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word tokana is derived from Tongan tokanga, meaning "attention, focus". It was coined by jan Sojapoja in 2020.[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of tokana includes focus, detail, and attention.[2] It describes "any kind of concentrated matter."[3] It can also be a preverb.[1][4]
mi kama kute e toki uta tan insa li ken ala tokanami kama kute e toki uta tan insa, li ken ala tokana.[5]
I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate.
o tokana
aaao tokana
aaa[6]Focus! Ahhhhh (scream)!
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for tokana (tokana) depicts a magnifying glass.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 jan Lakuse [@raacz106]. (14 October 2022). [Message posted in the
#pana-sonachannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 16 January 2024.it was actually made exclusively by sojapoja to mean 'concentrate' by every sense of the word
you could technically use tokana to describe a television's pixel resolution. that was the idea i think
but it also means to focus
it's only ever really been used in this space in jest. it's also a preverb - ↑ jan Tepo [@tbodt]. (4 May 2022). [Message posted in the
#tomo-tokichannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 16 January 2024. "tawa mi la nimi tokana li ni: [ijo] li wile pali e ijo la ona li mu e ni lon open pi nimi pali". - ↑ jan Lakuse [@raacz106]. (2 September 2021). [Message posted in the
#sona-musichannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 16 January 2024. "it's for any kind of concentrated matter". - ↑ jan Lakuse [@raacz106]. (5 September 2020). [Message posted in the
#sona-musichannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 16 January 2024. "the word 'tokana' has been proposed as a potentially preverb for 'to focus on'". - ↑ jan Lakuse [@raacz106]. (21 October 2020). [Message posted in the
#jakichannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 16 January 2024. - ↑ jan Lakuse [@raacz106]. (23 April 2022). [Message posted in the
#tomo-tokichannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "tokana" on lipu Linku