Contionary:Toki Pona/nimi

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

• tok ("sitelen pona") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"): A small cartouche.
• tok ("sitelen sitelen") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"): A cartouche with a symbol inside.

Noun

Toki Pona/nimi

1. a name; a word
   • 2014 May 25, Sonja Lang, “Preface”, in Toki Pona: The Language of Good, page 7:

     mi open lon nimi sewi.

     I begin with the name of the Divine.

   • 2025 February 28, jan Ke Tami, “kala li ken ala ken waso?”, in lipu tenpo‎^[1], number (nanpa) tenpo, page 4:

     pini la, kulupu li ken toki e nasin ona pi nimi ni.

     After all, the group can discuss its approach to this word.

Communication

Adjective

Toki Pona/nimi

1. nominal; lexical

Verb

Toki Pona/nimi

1. (transitive, intransitive) to be or turn into a name or word
2. (transitive) to name, or to coin a word for

   sina nimi e soweli sina anu seme?

   Have you named your pet?

References

• Template:R:Toki Pona: The Language of Good