wawajete
Pronunciation | /ˈwa |
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Usage | 2023: Obscure (4% ↗︎ ) |
Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
Part of speech | Content word |
wawajete is an obscure content word relating to seeming rulebreaking.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word wawajete is derived from an alteration of wuwojiti, a mnemonic for the disallowed syllables in Toki Pona phonotactics. It was coined by jan Tolin in 2019.
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of wawajete includes things that appear to break rules but do not, as well as provocation.
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Sitelen_seli_kiwen_-_wawajete.png/60px-Sitelen_seli_kiwen_-_wawajete.png)
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "wawajete" on lipu Linku