Appendix:Toki Pona/apeja

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

sitelen pona
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• sitelen pona: From turned kulupu (“group”) + an angle-shaped barrier from ante (“other”) to separate the bottom circle.

Etymology

From Finnish häpeä (“shame, disgrace, dishonor”). Coined by Sonja Lang circa late 2009.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapeja/

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• Hyphenation: a‧pe‧ja

Verb

apeja

1. (uncommon, transitive, intransitive) to shame, to embarrass, to dishonor, to single out
   • 2021 October 31, jan Sose L-S, “tenpo Kalan Kaja [Calan Gaeaf]”, in lipu tenpo‎^[1], nanpa moli, page 8:

     taso, jan ante li toki e ni: ona li apeja li moli e jan tawa.

     However, other people say that it curses and kills the dancer.

   • 2023 July 1, jan Kapesi Pake, “jan pali li ken ala ken kama lawa e nasin pali?”, in lipu tenpo‎^[2], number (nanpa) nasin, page 5:

     nasin mani li toki powe kin tawa jan. ona li toki e ni: “sina pali ala la, sina ike taso. sina jo e tenpo mute pi pali ala la, sina o apeja. …”

     The economic system also lies to people. It says, “If you don’t work, you're a burden. If you have a lot of time outside of work, you should feel ashamed. …”

Noun

apeja

1. (uncommon) shame, guilt, stigma, isolation
   • 2022, Hermann Hesse, trans. jan Kala, jan Sitata:

     ni li wile ona li apeja ona

     This was his desire and his shame.

   • 2022 December 9, jan Kapesi Pake, “lipu ‘mun monsuta’”, in lipu tenpo‎^[3], number (nanpa) musi, page 10:

     a, monsuta li ken wawa e apeja e ike.

     Ah, fear can enhance [feelings of] isolation and negativity.

Adjective

apeja

1. (uncommon) shameful, guilty, embarrassed

Usage notes

In lipu Linku this word is classified as "obscure", being used by 23% of respondents in a poll from 2023.