weka

weka describes both distance and absence. If something is weka, it’s far away or removed.

tomo ona li weka seme?

How far is their apartment?

mi weka e nimi ni tan lipu.

I’m removing this name from the document.

weka may refer to temporal distance in additional to physical distance.

tenpo weka la kiwen ni li lon ala ma.

A long time ago (lit. at a distant time), these metals didn’t exist on earth.