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==2009==
==2009==
*{{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} coined {{tp|[[kijetesantakalu]]}} as a [[joke word]]. This also led to Alexandre Baudry coining {{tp|[[sutopatikuna]]}} in response, and to {{tp|kijetesantakalu}} sometimes being associated with April Fools' Day in general, as is evident in later practical jokes.
*{{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} coined {{tp|[[kijetesantakalu]]}} as a [[joke word]]. This also led to Alexandre Baudry coining {{tp|[[sutopatikuna]]}} in response, and to April Fools' Day sometimes being associated with {{tp|kijetesantakalu}}, as is evident in later practical jokes.


==2021==
==2021==
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*{{tp|[[sona pona]]}} ran a banner on the [[main page]] claiming that the policy for [[Project:Word articles|word articles]] would become more limiting and that "Big Otter is watching", referencing the novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''.<ref>(1 April 2024). Main Page. {{tp|sona pona}}. <span class="plainlinks">Revisions [https://sona.pona.la/wiki/Main_Page?oldid=14997 14997] through [https://sona.pona.la/wiki/Main_Page?oldid=15009 15009].</span></ref>
*{{tp|[[sona pona]]}} ran a banner on the [[main page]] claiming that the policy for [[Project:Word articles|word articles]] would become more limiting and that "Big Otter is watching", referencing the novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''.<ref>(1 April 2024). Main Page. {{tp|sona pona}}. <span class="plainlinks">Revisions [https://sona.pona.la/wiki/Main_Page?oldid=14997 14997] through [https://sona.pona.la/wiki/Main_Page?oldid=15009 15009].</span></ref>
*The horror anthology zine {{tp|[[lipu monsuta]]}} released {{tp|kijetesantakalu monsuta}}, a special issue with humorous and absurd horror stories.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lipumonsuta.neocities.org/kijetesantakalu-monsuta/|title={{tp|kijetesantakalu monsuta}}|author=|username=|date=2024-04-01|website={{tok|lipu monsuta}}|access-date=2024-04-02}}</ref>
*The horror anthology zine {{tp|[[lipu monsuta]]}} released {{tp|kijetesantakalu monsuta}}, a special issue with humorous and absurd horror stories.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lipumonsuta.neocities.org/kijetesantakalu-monsuta/|title={{tp|kijetesantakalu monsuta}}|author=|username=|date=2024-04-01|website={{tok|lipu monsuta}}|access-date=2024-04-02}}</ref>
*{{tok|[[jan Ke Tami]]}} published the [[video]] "{{tp|yupekosi}}: No one knows how to pronounce the y", a compilation of different speakers finding different and creative ways to pronounce the "y" in {{tp|[[yupekosi]]}}.<ref>{{cite YouTube|id=29ukNRx1Tzk|title= yupekosi: No one knows how to pronounce the y |author={{tok|[[jan Ke Tami]]}}|channel={{tok|jan Ke Tami}}|handle=IAmSamys|date=Apr 1, 2024|access-date=2024-04-02|quote=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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This is a list of practical jokes and hoaxes by Tokiponists and Toki Pona communities that have occurred on April Fools' Day (1 April).

2009

  • jan Sonja coined kijetesantakalu as a joke word. This also led to Alexandre Baudry coining sutopatikuna in response, and to April Fools' Day sometimes being associated with kijetesantakalu, as is evident in later practical jokes.

2021

2022

  • Several Toki Pona communities participated in Reddit's r/place social experiment, collaborating to create pixel art on a large public canvas.
  • lipu tenpo published issue nanpa kijetesantakalu, mostly consisting of repetitions of the word kijetesantakalu.

2023

  • lipu tenpo published issue kati tiki tu lili, written in the hyperminimal tokiponido tuki tiki.

2024

"Big Otter"

References

English Wikipedia has an article on
April Fools' Day.
  1. jan Kekan San. (1 April 2024). "tomo pi walo loje" [The Pink House] (in Toki Pona). jan Kekan San [@gregdan3d]. YouTube. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. akesi Jan [@janetblackquill]. (31 March 2024). [Message posted in the #ijo-sin channel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  3. (1 April 2024). Main Page. sona pona. Revisions 14997 through 15009.
  4. (1 April 2024). "kijetesantakalu monsuta". lipu monsuta. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. jan Ke Tami. (1 April 2024). "yupekosi: No one knows how to pronounce the y". jan Ke Tami [@IAmSamys]. YouTube. Retrieved 2 April 2024.