Appendix:Toki Pona/kipisi

Glyph origin

 * ': From the obelus (÷) as representing division; rotated to better distinguish it from ', causing a resemblance to the percent sign (%).

Etymology
Multiple possiblilities. Either from or

Verb

 * 1)  to split or sever
 * 2)  to cut, to slice

Noun

 * 1) part, piece, portion, cut
 * 2) separation, division

Usage notes

 * This word was created by Sonja Lang before the publication of her book Toki Pona: The Language of Good (2014) and not included in it. It has since been recognized as essential vocabulary (nimi ku suli) by Lang in her 2021 publication The Toki Pona Dictionary.


 * According to Linku, this word is classified as "common", being used by 67% of respondents in a poll from August 2023.