meaning
thing, object, entity, being, matter, phenomenon
semantic space · lipamanka
Everything is within the semantic space of ijo. If a thing is a thing, it is an ijo. This could be anything or something. This could be a physical object, an idea, an action, a place, a sentient being, or any other thing. You are in the semantic space of ijo.
Some people refuse to use ijo for sentient things. They claim it has inanimate connotations. I don't see why this would happen unless toki pona speakers assumed it was the same as english "thing" or portuguese "coisa" etc. In reality, toki pona words don't have the history of dehumanization that words like "thing" in english have. In toki pona, humans are as ijo as a dog or a book or a galaxy.
ku translations
item100 object100 something100 stuff100 thing100 entity82 phenomenon67 material63 matter (n)62 substance53 anything50 element38 asset33 being33 chemical32 subject30 product29 stock27 example25
pu verbatim
- NOUN thing, phenomenon, object, matter
usage
core · 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
Esperanto · io ‘something’
Romance · i- ‘(relative pronoun root)’
coined by jan Sonja
listen
kala Asi
jan Lakuse
sitelen pona
ijoa circle, for a general object
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ucsur
U+F190C