walo

	walo
Pronunciation	/ˈwa.lo/;
Usage	2023: Core (100% ↗︎ )2022: Core (98%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱥲 U+F1972

walo is a core content word used for any pale or light color, especially those approaching white.

Etymology Edit

The word walo is derived from Finnish valko-, the combining form of valkoinen, meaning "white".^[1]

Semantic space Edit

The semantic space of walo includes pale or light colors. While walo and suno can both be translated as "light", they mean different things. suno refers to light itself, and may modify and describe objects that emit light. On the other hand, walo refers to the lightness of a color alone.

pu Edit

In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines walo as:

ADJECTIVE white, whitish; light-coloured, pale

ku Edit

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as walo:^[2]

white⁵, pale⁴

sitelen pona Edit

The sitelen pona glyph for walo (󱥲) is derived from the triangle radical, with short lines extended perpendicular from the diagonals. It resembles the glyph for kule (kule), but with the interior of the triangle left completely blank, or, typographically, white.

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References Edit

↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 283.