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meaning
head, mind, brain; control, lead, guide; government, leader; rule, law
resources
sona pona wiki
lipamanka semantic space dictionary
ku translations
administer44 administration33 administrative64 authority79 brain45 cognitive36 command30 conduct47 control77 dominate29 drive36 enforce50 executive36 govern100 government30 guide36 head100 institutional27 judicial50 jurisdiction25 law60 lead57 leadership63 leading70 legal50 legislation27 main25 manage65 management54 mandate36 mind50 official47 oversee50 ownership33 policy44 psychological29 regime25 regulate45 regulation36 regulatory70 rule60 ruling75
pu verbatim
NOUN head, mind
VERB to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule
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kala Asi
jan Lakuse
usage
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origin
Serbo-Croatian · glava глава ‘head’
coined by jan Sonja
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lawa
head radical; perhaps the horizontal line for the same reason as in kule. alternatively, perhaps a pictogram of a person wearing a cap
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LAWA
one-handed
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using the head for a purpose, being strong and in control
origin
BSL · CONTROL, WISE, KNOW
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LPSL · KEPEKEN
handshape
OpenA
placement
placed beside head