wan
wan is a core number and content word relating to the number one.
Pronunciation | /wan/ |
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Usage | 2023: Core (100% → )2022: Core (100%) |
Book and era | nimi pu |
Part of speech | Number, content word |
Codepoint | U+F1973 |
Etymology
Semantic space
The semantic space of wan includes the number one. By extension, it refers to unity, either as physical or emotional proximity. As a transitive verb, it can describe becoming one; uniting.
mi tu li awen wanmi tu li awen wan.[2]
We [the both of us] will stay together.
pu
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines wan as:
ADJECTIVE unique, united
NUMBER one
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as wan:[3]
one5, bind2 , solo2 , whole2 , integration2 , integrate2 , component2 , alone2 , together2 , segment2 , mix2 , particular2 , independent2 , portion2 , slice2 , primary2 , combination2 , part2, united5 , unity5 , combined4 , unite4 , single4 , unit3 , blend3 , combine3 , union3
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for wan () is derived from the Western Arabic numeral "1".
sitelen sitelen
The sitelen sitelen word glyph for wan (wan) is composed of a three-knobbed shape with a single knob inside. Compare the word glyph for tu (tu). The origin of the glyph is unknown, but the knob shape inside might represent a kind of tally mark.
It can be rotated to face any direction, but it is usually written with the knobs facing away from the word(s) it modifies (facing right in left to right direction, and facing down in top to bottom direction).
Like with any monosyllabic word, it may also optionally be written with a syllable glyph (WAN)
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ kala Asi. (12 August 2023). "tawa pi pakala wile". kala Asi [@kala_asi]. YouTube. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 384.
Further reading
- "wan" on lipu Linku
- "wan" on lipu Wikipesija
- "wan" on English Wiktionary