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|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;width:240px;"|<div style="font-size:larger;font-weight:bold;">[[sitelen Lasina|<span style="color:#202122;"><span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">wi</bdi></span></span>]]</div><span class="mw-no-invert" style="mix-blend-mode:multiply;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:50%;">[[File:Sitelen seli kiwen - wi.png|60x60px|link=sitelen pona|alt=wi in sitelen pona|<span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">wi</bdi></span> in <span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">[[sitelen pona]]</bdi></span>]][[Category:Words with sitelen pona glyphs]]</div></span> |
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'''{{tp|wi}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]], and an alternative first-person [[pronoun]] to {{tp|mi}}, specifically for the {{w|Clusivity|exclusive "we"}}. |
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!style="font-size:smaller;text-align:start;width:80px;"|[[Phonology|Pronunciation]] |
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|[[w:International Phonetic Alphabet|<span title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet" class="IPA" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" style="cursor:help;font-family:Gentium,'Gentium Plus',GentiumAlt,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI','Lucida Grande','Charis SIL','Doulos SIL','TITUS Cyberbit Basic','Code2000','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;">/wi/</span>]]<nowiki /> [[Media:Toki Pona - kala Asi - wi.ogg|<span alt="Listen to kala Asi pronounce this word" title="Listen to kala Asi" style="cursor:help;">🔊</span>]] |
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!style="font-size:smaller;text-align:start;width:80px;"|[[Usage categories|Usage]] |
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|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-collapsetext="−" data-expandtext="+"|<small class="mw-collapsible-content">'''2023:'''</small> Not notable <small>(1% <span style="color: green">↗︎</span> )</small><span style="background:#fef6e7;border:1px solid #fc3;color:#000;display:block;font-size:smaller;margin:0.2em -0.2em;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">[[File:Ambox warning pn.svg|12x12px|baseline|Caution:]] Most speakers <span style="color:#d33;">'''don't understand'''</span> this word.</span><span class="mw-collapsible-content"><small>'''2022:'''</small> Obscure <small>(0%)</small><br /></span> |
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!style="font-size:smaller;text-align:start;"|[[Book presence|Book]] and [[Eras|era]] |
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|[[nimi sin|No book]] <small>([[post-pu|post-<span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">pu</bdi></span>]])</small>[[Category:nimi sin]][[Category:post-pu]] |
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!style="font-size:smaller;text-align:start;"|[[Parts of speech|Part of speech]] |
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|[[Content words|Content word]][[Category:Content words]] |
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wi is a marginal [[content word]] and an alternate first person pronoun to [[mi]]. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The word wi is derived from |
The word {{tp|wi}} is derived from {{w|English language|English}} ''we''. It was coined by {{tok|jan inwin}} in 2017. |
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==Semantic space== |
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The word {{tp|wi}} is an {{w|Clusivity|exclusive}} first-person [[pronoun]]. That is, it can mean "we", "us", and "our" when this group excludes the audience, "you". |
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Despite its etymology, {{tp|wi}} does not mark number.{{citation needed|date=2024-03-04}} |
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{{Example|wi li lon insa kulupu|We are in the group}}{{Example|soweli ni li soweli wi|That animal is our pet (not yours)}} |
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==<span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">sitelen pona</bdi></span>== |
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|<mark>wi</mark> li lon insa kulupu.{{citation needed|date=2024-03-04|reason=Proof of whether {{tp|wi}} is used with {{tp|li}}}} |
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The <span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">[[sitelen pona]]</bdi></span> glyph for wi ({{sp|wi}}) is composed of the ''sitelen pona'' glyph mi ({{sp|mi}}) repeated twice, then reflected horizontally to not be confused with "mi mi" ({{sp|mi mi}}). It may represent two right hands pointing inwards (see ''sitelen pona'' of [[mi]]). |
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|<mark>We</mark> are in the group <mark>(but you are not)</mark>. |
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|<mark>wi </mark>li lon insa kulupu |
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|ni li soweli <mark>wi</mark>. |
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|That is <mark>our</mark> pet <mark>(not yours)</mark>. |
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|ni li soweli <mark>wi</mark> |
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
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The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|wi}} ({{sp|wi}}) is composed of two horizontally flipped glyphs for {{tp|[[mi]]}} ({{sp|mi}}). The reflection may be to avoid confusion with the phrase {{tp|mi mi}} outside of {{w|monospaced font}}s. |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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* {{R:Linku}} |
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* "[https://linku.la/?q=wi <bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">wi</bdi>]" on <span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">[[lipu Linku]]</bdi></span> |
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{{Words}} |
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!colspan="2"|<div style="left:2em;position:absolute;right:2em;">[[:List of words|Words]]</div> |
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!style="text-align:end;width:0;"|[[Parts of speech]] |
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|[[Content words]] ([[Prepositions]] ·  [[Preverbs]] ·  [[Names]] ·  [[Numbers]]) ·  [[Particles]] ([[Semiparticles]]) ·  [[Interjections]]<tr style="font-size:smaller;"> |
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!style="text-align:end;"|[[Word usage|Usage]] |
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|[[Book presence]] (<span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">[[nimi pu]]</bdi></span> ·  <span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">[[nimi ku]]</bdi></span>) ·  [[Eras]] ([[Pre-pu era|pre-<span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">pu</bdi></span>]] ·  [[Post-pu era|post-<span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">pu</bdi></span>]] ·  [[Post-ku era|post-<span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">ku</bdi></span>]]) ·  [[Usage categories]] ·  <span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">[[nimi sin]]</bdi></span> ·  [[Synonyms]] ·  [[Reserved words]] ·  [[Place and language names]] |
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!style="text-align:end;"|[[Linku#Word usage surveys|Core words]] |
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|<span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">[[a]] · [[akesi]] · [[ala]] · [[alasa]] · [[ale|ale / ali]] · [[anpa]] · [[ante]] · [[anu]] · [[awen]] · [[e]] · [[en]] · [[esun]] · [[ijo]] · [[ike]] · [[ilo]] · [[insa]] · [[jaki]] · [[jan]] · [[jelo]] · [[jo]] · [[kala]] · [[kalama]] · [[kama]] · [[kasi]] · [[ken]] · [[kepeken]] · [[kili]] · [[kiwen]] · [[ko]] · [[kon]] · [[kule]] · [[kulupu]] · [[kute]] · [[la]] · [[lape]] · [[laso]] · [[lawa]] · [[len]] · [[lete]] · [[li]] · [[lili]] · [[linja]] · [[lipu]] · [[loje]] · [[lon]] · [[luka]] · [[lukin]] · [[lupa]] · [[ma]] · [[mama]] · [[mani]] · [[mi]] · [[moku]] · [[moli]] · [[monsi]] · [[mu]] · [[mun]] · [[musi]] · [[mute]] · [[nanpa]] · [[nasa]] · [[nasin]] · [[nena]] · [[ni]] · [[nimi]] · [[noka]] · [[o]] · [[olin]] · [[ona]] · [[open]] · [[pakala]] · [[pali]] · [[palisa]] · [[pan]] · [[pana]] · [[pi]] · [[pilin]] · [[pimeja]] · [[pini]] · [[pipi]] · [[poka]] · [[poki]] · [[pona]] · [[pu]] · [[sama]] · [[seli]] · [[selo]] · [[seme]] · [[sewi]] · [[sijelo]] · [[sike]] · [[sin]] · [[sina]] · [[sinpin]] · [[sitelen]] · [[sona]] · [[soweli]] · [[suli]] · [[suno]] · [[supa]] · [[suwi]] · [[tan]] · [[taso]] · [[tawa]] · [[telo]] · [[tenpo]] · [[toki]] · [[tomo]] · [[tu]] · [[unpa]] · [[uta]] · [[utala]] · [[walo]] · [[wan]] · [[waso]] · [[wawa]] · [[weka]] · [[wile]]</bdi></span> |
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!style="text-align:end;"|[[Linku#Word usage surveys|Widespread words]] |
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|<span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">[[kijetesantakalu]] · [[kin]] · [[ku]] · [[leko]] · [[meli]] · [[mije]] · [[monsuta]] · [[n]] · [[namako]] · [[tonsi]]</bdi></span> |
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!style="text-align:end;"|[[Linku#Word usage surveys|Common words]] |
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|<span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">[[epiku]] · [[kipisi]]* · [[lanpan]] · [[meso]] · [[misikeke]] · [[oko]] · [[soko]]*</bdi></span><br /><small>* Formerly widespread</small> |
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!style="text-align:end;"|[[Linku#Word usage surveys|Uncommon words]] |
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|<span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">[[apeja]] · [[jasima]] · [[kiki]] · [[kokosila]] · [[linluwi]] · [[majuna]] · [[nimisin]] · [[oke]] · [[omekapo]] · [[powe]] · [[usawi]] · [[wuwojiti]] · [[yupekosi]]</bdi></span> |
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!style="text-align:end;"|[[Linku#Word usage surveys|Rare words]] |
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|<span class="toki-pona"><bdi lang="tok" title="Toki Pona">[[isipin]] · [[kamalawala]] · [[kapesi]] · [[misa]] · [[pake]] · [[puwa]] · [[taki]] · [[te]] · [[to]] · [[unu]] · [[wa]]</bdi></span> |
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!style="text-align:end;"|[[Recommended learning resources|Resources]] |
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|[[Dictionaries]] ·  [[Glossary]] ·  [[Cognates]] ·  [[Glosses]] ·  [[Minimal pairs]] |
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Revision as of 05:26, 5 March 2024
| Pronunciation | /wi/ |
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| Usage | 2023: Not notable (1% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (0%)
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| Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
wi is a marginal content word, and an alternative first-person pronoun to mi, specifically for the exclusive "we".
Etymology
The word wi is derived from English we. It was coined by jan inwin in 2017.
Semantic space
The word wi is an exclusive first-person pronoun. That is, it can mean "we", "us", and "our" when this group excludes the audience, "you".
Despite its etymology, wi does not mark number.[citation needed]
wi li lon insa kulupuwi li lon insa kulupu.[citation needed…]
We are in the group (but you are not).
ni li soweli wini li soweli wi.
That is our pet (not yours).
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for wi (wi) is composed of two horizontally flipped glyphs for mi (mi). The reflection may be to avoid confusion with the phrase mi mi outside of monospaced fonts.
Further reading
- "wi" on lipu Linku