lesson 19 - and...

open describes activation. If I activate a light switch, that can be open. If I open a door, that can be open as well. open often describes something's function being activated, but it can also describe a beginning of an event, like the start of a concert or the start of a year. Perhaps childhood could be open. The throughline here is cause and effect. the act of open is always a cause, but open can also be the event around that activation. This activation usually isn't a type of creation and serves to exist within the function of the activated thing.

The semantic space of palisa contains things all things that are longer than they are wide that are not flexible enough to be bended significantly. any palisa will resist bending and either break or only bend slightly under significant pressure. If a palisa is looked at from a different perspective where there is enough power to bend it, it might not firmly sit within palisa's semantic space. A good test that works most of the time is to check to see if it’s flexable enough to be bent into a 0 degree angle or if it’s flexable enough to be tied in a knot, if it is, then it’s probably not a palisa.

(note: this one was written by jan Kekan San and jan Deni, not lipamanka)

unpa's semantic space has to do with sex and sexual activity. The number of participants doesn't matter; solo masturbation is equally as valid to describe as unpa as an orgy, as is anything between. Kink can be a part of unpa, but it is specifically framed as a part of sex, whether in the lead-up as in foreplay, in the act, or any other part of sex. For comparison, horniness and other feelings or concepts related to sex are generally not called unpa, but they are often considered in their relationship to sex. Additionally, sexual positions and sexual preferences are generally not unpa, as they are not the act. However, they may be framed in their relationship to sex, such as by use of the word unpa as a modifier.

Gender and biological sex do not play a role in unpa's semantic space; put another way, unpa doesn't change when the identities of those involved change. It is still unpa.

Reproduction also generally does not play a role in unpa's semantic space, a feature it shares with the word "sex" describing the act but not reproduction. Reproduction may be referenced in relation to unpa, such as when discussing breeding animals, but unpa generally does not imply or refer to reproduction on its own. There are caveats to this however; some speakers will use unpa to refer to pollination, one of the means by which plants reproduce. By the use of unpa, this is being framed as a sexual act at the same time as an act of reproduction; this is by analogy to sex, as pollination is the closest similar thing that applies to plants.

The semantic space of noka contains the bottom parts of things meant for touching the ground. Some basic examples of noka might be feet or legs. noka can refer to the bottom part of a piece of furniture or the wheels of a car. The lowest floor of a building is noka. The roots of a tree are noka. noka can also refer to the action of applying a noka to something, such as kicking, stepping on, walking on. If you use noka for this, you'll be framing the relationship as some sort of application of a noka onto the direct object.

kili are fruits and vegetables, i.e. any part of the plant that is edible. These could be fresh. An apple is kili. These could be fermented. Kimchi and pickled onions are kili. These could be preserved. Strawberry jam and dried mango are kili. kili can refer to wheat seeds or other grains that haven't been ground up yet, but flour and bread don't fit well into kili's semantic space.