This word is obscure, so most speakers will not understand it.
meaning
to speak a non-Toki Pona language in an environment where Toki Pona is more appropriate
ku translations
speak another language in a Toki Pona only environment50
usage
obscure · 26% usage
found in ku suli
coined post-pu · 2020
origin
suf(t)mef(t)fik(p)cub(b)lov(f)veb(t)san(t)ap(t)vlir(t)sang(b)es(p)u(t)vom(b)ngo(p)da(t)grog(f)kay(f)vlim(p)ga(f)vlim(p)ga(f) · krokodilas ‘to speak among Esperantists in a language other than Esperanto’
suf(t)mef(t)fik(p)cub(b)lov(f)veb(t)san(t)ap(t)vlir(t)sang(b)es(p)u(t)vom(b)ngo(p)da(t)grog(f)kay(f)vlim(p)ga(f)vlim(p)ga(f) · krokodilo ‘crocodile’
coined by jan Sonja
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jan Lakuse
commentary
In Esperanto, "krokodili" means "to speak among Esperantists in a language besides Esperanto," and is an established bit of Esperanto culture.
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