Appendix:Toki Pona/nasa

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Toki Pona

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nasa in sitelen pona

Etymology

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From Tok Pisin nasau, a word only known to exist in the book "Pidgin-English für Papua-Neuguinea: Wort für Wort".[1]

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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nasa

  1. weird, unusual, strange
    1. eccentric
    2. unexpected, random
    3. silly
    4. (dated) foolish, crazy, stupid
  2. intoxicated, drunk, high
    1. psychoactive, causing intoxication

Noun

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nasa

  1. strangeness
    1. silliness
    2. randomness
    3. intoxication

Verb

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nasa

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to be or turn strange
    1. (intransitive, transitive) to be or turn intoxicated
    2. (dated, transitive) to become or drive crazy

Usage notes

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  • Nasa, by default, has a neutral connotation.
  • In the English edition of Toki Pona: The Language of Good, nasa is partially defined as “foolish, crazy”. Many speakers do not recognize this sense. It was deprecated in Toki Pona Dictionary in light of a commitment to non-ableist language.

References

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  1. ^ Albrecht G. Schaefer (2001) Pidgin-English für Papua-Neuguinea: Wort für Wort (in German), →ISBN, page 164:nasau: blöde, verrücktnasau: stupid, crazy