waleja
Obscure Toki Pona content word
waleja is an obscure content word and nimi ku lili relating to context and relevance.
Pronunciation | /ˈwa |
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Usage | 2023: Obscure (3% ↘︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (5%) |
Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
Part of speech | Content word |
Etymology Edit
The word waleja is derived from Quenya valdëa, meaning "of moment, important". It was coined by jan inwin in 2019.
Semantic space Edit
The semantic space of waleja includes context, topics and themes of discussion, and relevance and pertinence.
The phrase ijo poka, "things nearby", can be used to similar effect to refer to context.[1] Context and topics are also marked through grammar with the particle la.
waleja is rarely also used as a preposition meaning "about".[citation needed]
ku Edit
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as waleja:[2]
context1
, circumstance1 , attention½ , theme½ , situation½ , background½ , emphasize½ , emphasis½ , topic½ , case½ , subject½ , premise½
sitelen pona Edit
References Edit
- ↑ jan Minasa. (6 August 2022). "ijo poka en toki pona // kepeken TPT [Context and Toki Pona // using Toki Pona only] (in Toki Pona). astrodonunt [@astrodonunt]. YouTube. Retrieved 14 February 2024. "
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362.
Further reading Edit
- "waleja" on lipu Linku