kọ́ not

Language
html
Surface
keywords
Locale
yo
Brain ID
html/keywords/not
Upstream reference
MDN · deep
Brain version
1.1.0-alpha.13 · generated Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:26:24 GMT · hash 4914b8003cdd29d0…

Provenance

No council migration covers this term — it comes from the dictionary / base layer.

Full per-leaf change history across brain builds is not yet recorded; shown is the current build's layer stack.

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AI council review

Reviewed by 1 model · @cf/aisingapore/gemma-sea-lion-v4-27b-it · 2026-07-17

Cluster bool-operators · locale yo · member not

improve
verdict
ki
existing translation
ko
improved translation
Explanation

‘Ko’ is a more general and widely understood negative particle in Yoruba that can be used to negate statements and aligns better with the logical ‘not’ operator. It's less tied to specific prohibitions than 'ki'.

Issue breakdown

  • accuracy While 'ki' can indicate negation, it's more commonly used for prohibitions or wishes. It doesn't fully capture the logical negation sense of 'not'.
  • specificity Lacks specificity for logical negation.