Appendix:Toki Pona/kulupu

Toki Pona

kulupu in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph represents a group of three members, drawn as three circles.

Etymology

From Tongan kulupu (“group”), from English group.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkulupu/

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Noun

kulupu

1. group, collection, set
   1. community, nation, society, tribe
      • 2014 May 25, Sonja Lang, “Preface”, in Toki Pona: The Language of Good, page 7:

        kulupu lili li kama. ona li olin e toki pona.

        A small community of Toki Pona fans emerged.

   2. company, organization
   3. (psychiatry) system, set of alters

Adjective

kulupu

1. grouped; in a group
   1. (relational) community; communal

Verb

kulupu

1. (intransitive, transitive) to be, to become, or to make a group; to group