toki

meaning

communicate, say, think; conversation, story; language

semantic space · lipamanka

The semantic space of toki contains any form or act of communication. This can be communication using the mouth, such as spoken language, or communication using the hands, such as signed languages. This could be communication using a written medium. toki doesn't have to just be for humans. Bee dances are toki. toki doesn't have to be between two parties either. Communication with one's self (such as someone thinking or talking to themselves) is toki. toki can get very abstract. If I can feel the atmospheric pressure change and I can detect that it's probably going to rain later because I'm old, I could say that the sky is toki-ing to me. If I read a sign, the action that sign is doing can be toki.

ku translations

communicate¹⁰⁰ communication¹⁰⁰ conversation¹⁰⁰ hello¹⁰⁰ say¹⁰⁰ speak¹⁰⁰ speech¹⁰⁰ talk¹⁰⁰ language⁹⁴ tell⁹³ statement⁹² hi⁸⁸ discuss⁸³ discussion⁸² discourse⁷⁵ mention⁷³ comment⁶⁷ refer⁶² message⁶¹ dialogue⁶⁰ express⁶⁰ remark⁶⁰ call⁵⁶ reporting⁵⁶ narrative⁵³ commentary⁵⁰ contact⁵⁰ disclose⁵⁰ respond⁵⁰ admit⁴⁷ proposal⁴⁷ verbal⁴⁷ tale⁴⁶ declare⁴⁴ interview⁴⁴ story⁴⁴ answer⁴³ testify⁴³ expression⁴² report⁴² phrase⁴¹ excuse⁴⁰ hey⁴⁰ reply³⁹ response³⁹ greet³⁶ confess³³ declaration³³ interaction³³ suggest³³ quote³² preach³¹ state³¹ describe³⁰ negotiate³⁰ claim²⁷ specify²⁷ feedback²⁶ accuse²⁵ consult²⁵ counsel²⁵ coverage²⁵ proposition²⁵ suggestion²⁵