Appendix:Toki Pona/ku

Toki Pona

ku in sitelen pona

Etymology

A priori, coined to rhyme with pu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -u

Adjective

ku

1. interacting with the Toki Pona Dictionary, a descriptivist English–Toki Pona dictionary compiled by Sonja Lang and published in 2021
   • 2021, Sonja Lang, Toki Pona Dictionary, →ISBN, page 17:

     tenpo ku li lon a!

     It's time to consult the Toki Pona Dictionary!

   1. (of a word or manner of speech) included or first attested in the Toki Pona Dictionary

Verb

ku

1. (intransitive) to read, or otherwise interact with, the Toki Pona Dictionary

Noun

ku

1. interaction with the Toki Pona Dictionary

Proper noun

ku

1. (informal) the book Toki Pona Dictionary itself

   Synonym: lipu ku

Coordinate terms

• pu

Usage notes

• This word was created by Sonja Lang after the publication of her book Toki Pona: The Language of Good (2014), and published her 2021 publication The Toki Pona Dictionary.

• According to Linku, this word is classified as "widespread", being used by 70% of respondents in a poll from August 2023.