Contionary:Toki Pona/kipisi

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

• tok ("sitelen pona") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"): From the obelus (÷) as representing division; rotated to better distinguish it from tok ("lon") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), causing a resemblance to the percent sign (%).

Etymology

Multiple possiblilities. Either from

or 

Verb

Toki Pona/kipisi

1. (transitive, intransitive) to split or sever
2. (transitive) to cut, to slice

   Synonyms: tu, mute, pakala

Noun

Toki Pona/kipisi

1. part, piece, portion, cut
2. separation, division

Usage notes

• This word was created by Sonja Lang before the publication of her book Toki Pona: The Language of Good (2014) and not included in it. It has since been recognized as essential vocabulary (nimi ku suli) by Lang in her 2021 publication The Toki Pona Dictionary.

Further reading

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