Asa'pili
Asa'pili is a planned language developed by Hans Widmer under the pseudonym p. m. was invented in his work bolo'bolo . On the one hand, it serves as an artistic language to denote his concepts. On the other hand, he sees it as a possible neutral universal language in the utopian society that he proposes.
Asa'pili consists of a few basic words, each represented by a symbol like this.
| symbol | pronunciation | meaning |
|---|---|---|
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ibu | I, you, he, she, it, man, person, individual, child, woman, man, citizen, someone, nobody |
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bolo | Basic community, neighborhood, village, tribe, community, commune |
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sila | Hospitality, guarantee of existence, commitment to help, tolerance, security |
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taku | Ownership container, private property, secret |
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kana | House community, large household, hunting group, clan, extended family, circle of friends, gang |
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nima | Way of life, tradition, culture, religion, philosophy, style, ideology, trip |
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kodu | Agriculture, nature, food self-sufficiency, nutritional basis |
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yalu | Groceries, nourishment, culinary arts, gastronomy |
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sibi | Craft, art, industry, tools, production, creativity, activity |
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pali | Energy, fuel supply, heating, cooling, energy cycle |
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sufu | Water, water supply, baths, wells |
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gano | Buildings, apartments, architecture, cells, caves, space |
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pray | Medicine, health, healing art, prevention |
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nugo | Suicide pill, death |
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pili | Understanding, science, magic, language, media, learning and teaching |
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kene | Compulsory work, away work, compulsory work, joint venture |
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tega | District, small town, valley community |
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dala | Committee, committee, commission, council, assembly, meeting, statute |
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dudi | Foreign agents, troublemakers, spies, observers |
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fudo | City, district, catchment area, organic region, landscape, valley |
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sumi | Region, area, language area, island, self-sufficiency area |
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asa | Earth, humanity |
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buni | Gift, gift |
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mafa | Community warehouse, reserve depot, free department store, vehicle and tool pool, emergency supply |
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feno | Exchange agreement, cooperation agreement, delivery agreement, exchange in kind |
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sadi | Market, fair, fair, exchange center, stock exchange |
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fasi | Travel, transportation, traffic, nomadic life, waltzing, vagrancy |
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yaka | Dispute, war, duel, code of struggle, violence |
The words are preferably represented by their symbols. A specific alphabet is not necessary. Few sounds were selected for the articulation, which are available in many languages. The debate is free.
Words can be put together, for example:
- asa'pili means world language.
- bolo'bolo means set of bolos.
The origin of the words is purely coincidental. However, PM was inspired by the phonetic system of the Polynesian languages . There bolo'bolo meant communism .
Web links
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- [PM 1995] PM: Bolo'bolo . 6th edition. Paranoia City, Zurich 1995, ISBN 3-907522-01-X ( online ).
- [PM 2004] PM: (via) bolo'bolo. European Institute for Progressive Cultural Policies, 2004, accessed on October 5, 2011 (German): "Speech by PM transcription of a video by Oliver Ressler , recorded in Zurich ."