meaning
motion, e.g. walking, shaking, flight, travel; (preposition) to, for, going to, from the perspective of
see also
semantic space · lipamanka
tawa is motion. tawa frequently has a destination, and when used as a preposition, it marks the word after it as this destination. a destination isn't critical to tawa though; speakers will use tawa for vibrating or shaking in place, or wandering. When tawa is used as a preposition, it marks that which the motion approaches. This can be physical, but metaphysically tawa can mark a recipient, beneficiary, point of perspective, etc.
pu verbatim
- PREPOSITION going to, toward; for; from the perspective of
- ADJECTIVE moving
ku translations
go100 motion100 move100 toward100 movement94 to93 towards93 for81 transit80 travel69 transportation60 trip60 walk58 advance56 onto55 pass50 transport50 walking47 migration46 departure45 from the perspective of44 push43 march38 forth36 proceed36 slide36 drift35 according to33 mobile30 until30 cross29 transfer29 approach27 till27 forward26 attend25 momentum25 progress25
usage
core · 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
English · toward
coined by jan Sonja
listen
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tawamotion radical; legs facing to the right. compare kama and blissymbol “walk”
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