wuwojiti

Meaning

Common Definition

to use one or more of the "banned" syllables wu, wo, ji, or ti; to break toki pona phonotactics

Usage

sitelen pona

wuwojiti

More Info

Commentary

May be seen not as a word in toki pona, but as a kind of memorisation tool in English to refer to the "banned" syllables. Occasionally extended to wuwojitinmanna to include the illegal consecutive nasal consonants.

Origin

  • toki pona: wu; (sound)
  • toki pona: wo; (sound)
  • toki pona: ji; (sound)
  • toki pona: ti; (sound)
  • Created by: unknown
  • Coined in: 2018, post-pu

Usage Data

  • Category: obscure
  • Usage: 22%
  • Book: none
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