weka

weka
Pronunciation	/ˈwe.ka/ 🔊 🔊
Usage	2023: Core (99% → )2022: Core (99%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱥶 U+F1976

weka is a core content word relating to absence or distance.

Etymology

The word weka is derived from Dutch language weg, meaning "away, gone". It is cognate with English "(a)way".

Semantic space

The semantic space of weka includes things that are absent or distant. It is an antonym of poka in the sense of "nearby". It can sometimes refer to the amount of distance between things.

a pan li weka

a! pan li weka.

Oh no, the bread is gone!

mi weka tan tomo mi

mi weka tan tomo mi.

I am away / far from home.

As a transitive verb, weka means to cause to be absent, which can usually be translated as "to remove, to get rid of".

According to Toki Pona: The Language of Good, weka can mean "ignored". Many speakers use it with sona ("knowledge") to mean "forget".

pu

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

ADJECTIVE  absent, away, ignored

ku

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as weka:

rid⁵81–100% of respondents, removal⁵81–100% of respondents, remove⁵81–100% of respondents, eliminate⁴61–80% of respondents, apart⁴61–80% of respondents, omit⁴61–80% of respondents, missing⁴61–80% of respondents, away⁴61–80% of respondents, absence⁴61–80% of respondents, loss⁴61–80% of respondents, dismiss⁴61–80% of respondents, delete⁴61–80% of respondents, distant⁴61–80% of respondents, leave⁴61–80% of respondents, abandon⁴61–80% of respondents, vanish³41–60% of respondents, far³41–60% of respondents, disappear³41–60% of respondents, avoid³41–60% of respondents, exclude³41–60% of respondents, out³41–60% of respondents, escape³41–60% of respondents, distance³41–60% of respondents, drain²21–40% of respondents, flee²21–40% of respondents, withdraw²21–40% of respondents, reject²21–40% of respondents, ban²21–40% of respondents, sweep²21–40% of respondents, exit²21–40% of respondents, resign²21–40% of respondents, separation²21–40% of respondents, skip²21–40% of respondents, strip²21–40% of respondents, wipe²21–40% of respondents, fade²21–40% of respondents, lack²21–40% of respondents, remote²21–40% of respondents, lose²21–40% of respondents, separate²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for weka (󱥶) is four short lines in a diagonal cross, similar to ala or ante, but with a full gap in the middle. It may be based on ala with dashed lines, to indicate something missing, not fully nonexistent. It may also represent something popping away like a bubble, to the opposite effect of sin.

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Further reading

• "weka" on lipu Linku
• "weka" on lipu Wikipesija
• "weka" on English Wiktionary