meaning
kommunizieren, sagen, sprechen, reden, Sprache benutzen, denken; hallo
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
pu verbatim
VERB kommunizieren, sagen, sprechen, reden, Sprache nutzen, denken
usage
core · 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
Tok Pisin · tok ‘talk’
English · talk
coined by jan Sonja
listen
kala Asi
jan Lakuse
sitelen pona
tokiemission modifier + ijo or a general circle
sitelen sitelen
sitelen jelo
💬
sitelen Emosi
🗣️
ucsur
U+F196C