Appendix:Toki Pona/kokosila

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Toki Pona

kokosila in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph represents the glyph for toki with a slash through the middle of it.

Etymology

From Esperanto krokodili (“to speak a non-Esperanto language among Esperanto speakers”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkokosila/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

kokosila

  1. (rare, sometimes humorous, transitive, intransitive) to speak a language other than Toki Pona in an environment where Toki Pona is more appropriate
    Synonym: toki pona ala
    Antonym: toki pona taso

Usage notes

  • This word was created by the Toki Pona community after the publication of Sonja Lang's book Toki Pona: The Language of Good (2014). It has since been recognized as essential vocabulary (nimi ku suli) by Lang in her 2021 publication The Toki Pona Dictionary.
  • According to Linku, this word is classified as "uncommon", being used by 31% of respondents in a poll from August 2023.
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