Appendix:Toki Pona/nimi

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

sitelen pona
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sitelen sitelen

• sitelen pona: A small cartouche.

Etymology

From Finnish nimi (“name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnimi/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ni‧mi

Noun

nimi

1. a name; a word
   • 2014 May 25, Sonja Lang, “Preface”, in Toki Pona: The Language of Good, page 7:

     mi open lon nimi sewi.

     I begin with the name of the Divine.

Adjective

nimi

1. nominal; lexical

Verb

nimi

1. (transitive, intransitive) to be or turn into a name or word
2. (transitive) to name, or to coin a word for

   sina nimi e soweli sina anu seme?

   Have you named your pet?