Compound Word Dictionary suggestion?
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:31 am
(If I've miss placed this topic I genuinely didn't mean to.)
Hi guys. I'm new to the forums. My name is Ursidae.
I've written out a segment of a possible toki pona compound word dictionary. This segment is combining all the words in the standard dictionary with the first word "a" or "kin", in order to infer new meanings. My hope is to develop a dictionary matching all the words together, and thus help toki pona become much more precise and literative, without changing anything about the backbone. I made these words with the logography in mind, but I'm sure it can be understood quickly without it. Please tell me what you think. I would love to hear your thoughts.
One of the things I've tried to communicate is that "a" can have several meanings when connected. The attached word is especially notable, or exciting, or threatening. But there's a particular use that I'm particularly happy with. There are two exclamations in tp as I'm sure you know, "a" and "o". I think it can be practical to use those as distinctions in some cases, instead of "pona" and "ike". For instance if you're distinguishing your left and right hand, eye, foot, etc. There are almost no distinction words in the language beyond the "pona/ike" duality. Well you could distinguish your left and right hand by saying "luka-pona" for right and "luka-ike" for left, it'd historically accurate, but only by relying on sinistrality, the idea that being left handed is evil. Thinking of your left hand as bad or "ike" would hardly be healthy. But if you referred to your hands as "luka-kin" left and "luka-o" right, then the concept is communicated more clearly without an implication of moral objection to your hands. ^_^
Also, I've gone ahead and assumed the word "pu" as meaning educational literature, or more aptly, dictionary, so that it has more use than just to refer to the Toki Pona book.
toki-pona pu pi a.
a-a: Surprise.
akesi-a: screaming lizard.
ala-kin: NO! (excamative)
alasa-kin: expedition.
ala-e: eternity.
anpa-kin: devotion.
ante-kin: recognisable.
anu-kin: alternative.
awen-a: immortal.
e-kin: honorific (general, leutenant, principal)
en-a: addition.
esun-a: sale.
ijo-kin: notable object.
ike-a: anger.
ilo-a: murder weapon.
insa-kin: trapped.
jaki-a: poisonous.
jan-a: famous person, VIP.
jelo-a: saturated yellow.
jo-kin: theif.
kala-kin: shark.
kalama-kin: shout.
kama-kin: approaching.
kasi-a: large plant (tree).
ken-a: propability.
kepeken-a: attached to.
kili-a: crops.
kiwen-a: precious gem.
ko-kin: spices and seasoning.
kon-a: gaseous matter.
kule-a: rainbow.
kulupa-a: cult.
kute-a: left ear.
la-kin: however.
lape-a: comatose.
laso-a: saturated blue, green.
lawa-kin: criminal.
len-a: clothing.
lete-kin: frozen.
li-kin: honorific. (Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr.)
lili-a: microscopic.
linja-kin: construction cable.
lipu-a: "a good book".
loje-a: saturated red.
lon-a: capital (location).
luka-kin: left hand.
lukin-a: left eye.
lupa-kin: wound.
ma-kin: nation.
mama-kin: designer.
mani-a: wealthy.
meli-a: mother.
mi-a: myself.
mije-kin: father.
moku-a: choke.
moli-a: murder.
monsi-a: hidden.
mu-kin: animal call.
mun-a: satelite.
musi-a: beautiful.
mute-a: uncountable.
nampa-kin: numeric.
nasa-kin: clinicly insane.
nasin-a: bias.
nena-kin: mountain range.
ni-kin: these, them.
nimi-a: nick name.
naka-kin: left foot.
a-o: uh-oh!
olin-a: adore.
ona-kin: him, her.
open-a: distended.
pakala-kin: unrepairable.
pali-a: consequence.
palisa-kin: support beam.
pan-a: wheat crop.
pana-kin: to loose.
pi-kin: fraction.
pilin-a: emotional.
pimeja-kin: ink.
pini-a: stop.
pipi-a: poisonous insect.
poka-kin: far away from.
poki-a: trap.
pona-kin: joyous.
pu-kin: excited to Learn.
sama-kin: indistinguishable.
seli-a: uncontrolled fire.
selo-a: cage.
seme-a: denial.
sewi-a: magic.
sijelo-a: corpse.
sike-a: disc.
namako-a: unborn.
sina-kin: yourself.
sinpin-a: facial expression.
sitelen-a: painting.
sona-kin: genius.
soweli-a: pet.
suli-a: macroscopic.
suno-a: star.
supa-kin: chair.
suwi-a: adorable.
tan-a: consequently.
taso-a: isolated.
tawa-kin: running.
telo-a: drown.
tenpo-a: right now.
toki-a: linguistic.
tomo-a: home.
tu-kin: double.
unpa-kin: orgasm.
uta-kin: kiss.
utala-kin: game.
walo-a: white-out.
wan-a: single, solitary.
waso-a: fly.
wawa-a: invincible.
weka-kin: invisible.
wile-a: need.
Hi guys. I'm new to the forums. My name is Ursidae.
I've written out a segment of a possible toki pona compound word dictionary. This segment is combining all the words in the standard dictionary with the first word "a" or "kin", in order to infer new meanings. My hope is to develop a dictionary matching all the words together, and thus help toki pona become much more precise and literative, without changing anything about the backbone. I made these words with the logography in mind, but I'm sure it can be understood quickly without it. Please tell me what you think. I would love to hear your thoughts.
One of the things I've tried to communicate is that "a" can have several meanings when connected. The attached word is especially notable, or exciting, or threatening. But there's a particular use that I'm particularly happy with. There are two exclamations in tp as I'm sure you know, "a" and "o". I think it can be practical to use those as distinctions in some cases, instead of "pona" and "ike". For instance if you're distinguishing your left and right hand, eye, foot, etc. There are almost no distinction words in the language beyond the "pona/ike" duality. Well you could distinguish your left and right hand by saying "luka-pona" for right and "luka-ike" for left, it'd historically accurate, but only by relying on sinistrality, the idea that being left handed is evil. Thinking of your left hand as bad or "ike" would hardly be healthy. But if you referred to your hands as "luka-kin" left and "luka-o" right, then the concept is communicated more clearly without an implication of moral objection to your hands. ^_^
Also, I've gone ahead and assumed the word "pu" as meaning educational literature, or more aptly, dictionary, so that it has more use than just to refer to the Toki Pona book.
toki-pona pu pi a.
a-a: Surprise.
akesi-a: screaming lizard.
ala-kin: NO! (excamative)
alasa-kin: expedition.
ala-e: eternity.
anpa-kin: devotion.
ante-kin: recognisable.
anu-kin: alternative.
awen-a: immortal.
e-kin: honorific (general, leutenant, principal)
en-a: addition.
esun-a: sale.
ijo-kin: notable object.
ike-a: anger.
ilo-a: murder weapon.
insa-kin: trapped.
jaki-a: poisonous.
jan-a: famous person, VIP.
jelo-a: saturated yellow.
jo-kin: theif.
kala-kin: shark.
kalama-kin: shout.
kama-kin: approaching.
kasi-a: large plant (tree).
ken-a: propability.
kepeken-a: attached to.
kili-a: crops.
kiwen-a: precious gem.
ko-kin: spices and seasoning.
kon-a: gaseous matter.
kule-a: rainbow.
kulupa-a: cult.
kute-a: left ear.
la-kin: however.
lape-a: comatose.
laso-a: saturated blue, green.
lawa-kin: criminal.
len-a: clothing.
lete-kin: frozen.
li-kin: honorific. (Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr.)
lili-a: microscopic.
linja-kin: construction cable.
lipu-a: "a good book".
loje-a: saturated red.
lon-a: capital (location).
luka-kin: left hand.
lukin-a: left eye.
lupa-kin: wound.
ma-kin: nation.
mama-kin: designer.
mani-a: wealthy.
meli-a: mother.
mi-a: myself.
mije-kin: father.
moku-a: choke.
moli-a: murder.
monsi-a: hidden.
mu-kin: animal call.
mun-a: satelite.
musi-a: beautiful.
mute-a: uncountable.
nampa-kin: numeric.
nasa-kin: clinicly insane.
nasin-a: bias.
nena-kin: mountain range.
ni-kin: these, them.
nimi-a: nick name.
naka-kin: left foot.
a-o: uh-oh!
olin-a: adore.
ona-kin: him, her.
open-a: distended.
pakala-kin: unrepairable.
pali-a: consequence.
palisa-kin: support beam.
pan-a: wheat crop.
pana-kin: to loose.
pi-kin: fraction.
pilin-a: emotional.
pimeja-kin: ink.
pini-a: stop.
pipi-a: poisonous insect.
poka-kin: far away from.
poki-a: trap.
pona-kin: joyous.
pu-kin: excited to Learn.
sama-kin: indistinguishable.
seli-a: uncontrolled fire.
selo-a: cage.
seme-a: denial.
sewi-a: magic.
sijelo-a: corpse.
sike-a: disc.
namako-a: unborn.
sina-kin: yourself.
sinpin-a: facial expression.
sitelen-a: painting.
sona-kin: genius.
soweli-a: pet.
suli-a: macroscopic.
suno-a: star.
supa-kin: chair.
suwi-a: adorable.
tan-a: consequently.
taso-a: isolated.
tawa-kin: running.
telo-a: drown.
tenpo-a: right now.
toki-a: linguistic.
tomo-a: home.
tu-kin: double.
unpa-kin: orgasm.
uta-kin: kiss.
utala-kin: game.
walo-a: white-out.
wan-a: single, solitary.
waso-a: fly.
wawa-a: invincible.
weka-kin: invisible.
wile-a: need.