Appendix:Toki Pona/kiki
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Toki Pona
Glyph origin
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The main glyph represents a pointy shape derived from the image used on the bouba/kiki effect study. The alternative is derived analogously with the words sike and leko.
Etymology
From the nonce word kiki, from the 2001 study which coined the bouba/kiki effect conducted by V. S. Ramachandran and Edward Hubbard.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kiki
- sharp or pointy
- Antonym: puwa
- 2022 October 6, kulupu lintukamakaki, “kasi kiki”, in mun monsuta, archived from the original on 7 October 2022, page 30:
- kasi kiki mute li lon poka nasin ale lon ma kasi.
- There are many thorny bushes next to the paths in the forest.
Noun
kiki
Verb
kiki
- (intransitive, transitive) to be or make sharp or pointy
- 2021 August 2, kili Melon, “ma li tawa la jan o seme”, in lipu tenpo, number 6, →ISSN, page 7:
- o weka tan kiwen pi kule ala. ona li pakala la ona li kiki li ken pakala e sina.
- Stay away from glass. If it breaks, it is sharp and can hurt you.
Usage notes
- In the sona Linku dataset, this word is classified as "obscure", being used by 21% of respondents in a poll from 2024.