Appendix:Toki Pona/nasa

Etymology
From, a word only known to exist in the book "Pidgin-English für Papua-Neuguinea: Wort für Wort".

Adjective

 * 1) weird, unusual, strange
 * 2) eccentric
 * 3) unexpected, random
 * 4) silly
 * 5)  foolish, crazy, stupid
 * 6) intoxicated, drunk, high
 * 7) psychoactive, causing intoxication

Noun

 * 1) strangeness
 * 2) silliness
 * 3) randomness
 * 4) intoxication

Verb

 * 1)  to be or turn strange
 * 2)  to be or turn intoxicated
 * 3)  to become or drive crazy

Usage notes

 * Nasa, by default, has a neutral connotation.
 * In the English edition of Toki Pona: The Language of Good, nasa is partially defined as “foolish, crazy”. Many speakers do not recognize this sense. It was deprecated in Toki Pona Dictionary in light of a commitment to non-ableist language.