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This is a '''list of marginal words in the <code>[[... usefulquotes]]</code> document'''<ref>{{cite web|url=//docs.google.com/document/d/1vCCNs3h2Tyv2-rcM0xl1hS_qKS9lKF3vPAWRJk44zQI|title=... usefulquotes|author={{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} community, {{tok|jan Pensa}} (compiler)|username=|date=Sep 22, 2021|website={{w|Google Docs}}|publisher=|access-date=2023-11-08|quote=}}</ref> that are not discussed elsewhere on this wiki.

The original definitions of these words, as copied onto <code>... usefulquotes</code>, are notes saved to a bot on the {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} Discord server. For the definitions section of the document, {{tok|[[jan Pensa]]}} only copied notes for words not present in the {{tp|[[nimi ale pona]]}} dictionary, which, at the time, could be accessed through a bot command named <code>,{{tok|pu}}</code> on {{tp|ma pona}}.

The words not listed on this article ({{tp|[[awase]]}}, {{tp|[[eki]]}}, {{tp|[[jonke]]}}, {{tp|[[kijete]]}}, {{tp|[[kosan]]}}, {{tp|[[molusa]]}}, {{tp|[[natu]]}}, {{tp|[[oni]]}}, {{tp|[[pika]]}}, {{tp|[[suke]]}}, {{tp|[[tokiponito]]}}, {{tp|[[toma]]}}, {{tp|[[yutu]]}}) are present in other notable resources such as {{tok|[[Linku]]}}. Thus, some of them may be more recognizable, although they vary in usage and recognition.

=={{tp|asu}}==
{{nimi|asu
|sp=asu.png
|PoS=content word
}}
'''{{tp|asu}}''' is a marginal [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] word for moths. It is derived from {{bor|ha|asu|moth}}, and was coined by motan on 20 August 2021.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/316066233755631616/878426521239433266|channel={{tok|jaki}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|author=|username=motan.|access-date=2024-02-06|quote=}}</ref>

The {{tp|sitelen pona}} glyph for {{tp|asu}} is a narrow turned heart shape, representing the folded wings of a moth, with the ends continuing slightly past the convex corner, representing antennae.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/878550366474608661|channel={{tok|toki-ale}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|author=|username=motan.|access-date=2024-03-25|quote=i shall now further propagate {{tok|asu}}, with hopes of getting it into {{tok|linja sike}}}}</ref>
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=={{tp|jete}}==
{{nimi|jete
|PoS=content word
}}
'''{{tp|jete}}''' is a [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] [[content word]] relating to projectiles and {{wikt|yeet#Verb|yeeting}} (throwing). It is derived from {{bor|fr|jeter|to throw|ts=ʒəte}}.
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=={{tp|kani}}==
{{nimi|kani
|PoS=content word
}}
'''{{tp|kani}}''' is a [[post-ku|post-{{tp|ku}}]] [[content word]] relating to types, kinds, categories, and sorting. It is derived from {{bor|tpi|kain|kind, type}}, from {{bor|en|kind}}. It was coined on 27 August 2021.
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=={{tp|kitu}}==
{{nimi|kitu
|PoS=content word
}}
'''{{tp|kitu}}''' is a word that "means whatever you want it to mean," and is "basically a wild card in word form". It is derived from {{bor|sw|kitu|anything}}, and was coined by lekoicy in 2020.<ref>{{cite Discord|username=lekoicy|server=[[ma pona pi toki pona]]|channel={{tok|ijo-ante}}|url=//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/599425762990358528/785754701592920075}}</ref>
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=={{tp|kolo}}==
{{nimi|kolo
| image = Pigs in the Altai Mountains. Village Ortolyk.jpg
| alt = Pigs
| sp  = kolo.png
| PoS = content word
}}
'''{{tp|kolo}}''' is a marginal [[post-ku|post-{{tp|ku}}]] word for pigs.

===Etymology===
The word {{tp|kolo}} is derived from several languages, including {{bor|sw|guruwe}}, {{bor|zu|ingulube|alt=ingulûbe|pig|ts=inɡulûːɓe}}, {{bor|kg|ngulu|pig}}, {{bor|es|guarro|pig}} and {{bor|es|gorrino|piglet|nolang=-}}, {{bor|ja|ごろごろ|alt=ゴロゴロ|rumbling|tr=gorogoro}}, and {{bor|en|grunt}}. {{tp|kolo}} was coined by {{tok|soweli pi loje walo}} on 1 October 2021, originally as '''{{tp|koro}}'''<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/316066233755631616/893576446872784927|channel={{tok|jaki}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|author={{tok|soweli pi loje walo}}|username=Fureddji#2817|access-date=2024-02-04|quote=}}<blockquote>.. {{tok|koro}} A nimisin that means "pig" taken from: Swahili:{{lang|sw|guruwe}} Zulu:{{lang|zu|ingulube}}, Kongo:{{lang|kg|ngulu}} Spanish:{{lang|es|guarro}},{{lang|es|gorrino}}, Japanese:({{lang|ja|gorogoro}}) English:grunt</blockquote></ref> but changed to fit Toki Pona [[phonology]] shortly after.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/316066233755631616/893593230732591154|channel={{tok|jaki}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|author={{tok|soweli pi loje walo}}|username=Fureddji#2817|access-date=2024-02-04|quote=.. kolo}}</ref>

==={{tp|sitelen pona}}===
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|kolo}} ({{sp|kolo}}) depicts a pig, viewed in profile.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/316066233755631616/893592234916728913|channel={{tok|jaki}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|author={{tok|soweli pi loje walo}}|username=Fureddji#2817|access-date=2024-02-04|quote=}}</ref> In the original glyph, the pig is seated, with the legs matching those of the glyph for {{tp|[[kijetesantakalu]]}}, and the outline is also broken at the tip of the ear. {{tp|kolo}} was added to the [[Fairfax]] and {{tp|[[sitelen seli kiwen]]}} [[font]]s in February 2024. There, it is redrawn in an upright position with a full outline, a mouth, and a curly tail. In both versions of the glyph, only one eye dot is drawn, unusually for animal words.
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=={{tp|me}}==
{{Hatnote|For the first-person pronoun, see {{tp|[[mi]]}}.}}
{{nimi|me
|PoS=particle
}}
'''{{tp|me}}''' is a [[post-ku|post-{{tp|ku}}]] [[Joke words|joke]] [[interjection]] of bewilderment, confusion, and "other things". It is derived from a sound {{IPA|[mɾeəʔ]}} spontaneously made by {{tok|ijo Kakuko pi pilin sona}}. It also has a non-humorous definition where it is reanalyzed as an [[abbreviation]] of {{tp|[[anu seme]]}}.
{{Example
|sina pali e ni me?
|Are you making this?
|sina pali e ni me
}}
{{Example
|sina me li pali e ni?
|Are you the one making this?
|sina me li pali e ni
}}
{{Example
|sina pali me e ni?
|Are you really making this (as opposed to some other action)?
|sina pali me e ni
}}

{{tp|me}} appears to have a {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph in the {{tp|[[sitelen seli kiwen]]}} font family, derived from the glyph for {{tp|seme}} ({{sp|seme}}) with a "greater-than" sign instead of the dot in the bottom.
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=={{tp|minsu}}==
{{nimi|minsu
|PoS=content word
}}
'''{{tp|minsu}}''' is a [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] [[content word]] relating to electricity and lightning, much like {{tp|[[pika]]}}, {{a category|pika}} word. {{tp|minsu}} is derived from {{bor|kn|ಮಿಂಚು|lightning|tr=miñcu|ts=miɲt͡ʃu}}.
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=={{tp|nan}}==
{{nimi|nan
|PoS=particle
}}
'''{{tp|nan}}''' is a [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] [[particle]] based on {{tp|[[nanpa]]}}, "but only ever used as a dereferencing particle and never a content word." It is derived from [[Toki Pona]] {{tp|nanpa}} and {{w|IEEE 754}} ''{{abbr|{{w|NaN}}|Not a Number}}''.
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=={{tp|paka}}==
{{nimi|paka
|PoS=particle
}}
'''{{tp|paka}}''' is a profane [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] [[interjection]] of exasperation and willful recklessness, roughly translatable as "ah, screw it". It is derived from [[Toki Pona]] {{tp|[[pakala]]}} with the removal of {{tp|[[la]]}}.
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=={{tp|panpan}}==
{{nimi|panpan
|PoS=content word
}}
'''{{tp|panpan}}''' is a [[content word]] relating to sandwiches. It is derived from [[Reduplication|reduplicating]] [[Toki Pona]] {{tp|[[pan]]}}, and was coined by {{tok|soweli pi loje walo}}.
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=={{tp|pe}}==
{{nimi|pe
|PoS=content word
}}
'''{{tp|pe}}''' is a word relating to the variable <var>b</var> in mathematics.
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=={{tp|santa}}==
{{Start section|Fun}}{{nimi|santa
|PoS=content word
}}
'''{{tp|santa}}''' is a [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] [[joke word]] relating to spreading joy, being generous, and deceiving children. It is derived from {{bor|en|Santa}}, and was coined by {{tok|nasin laso Sasalin}}.
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=={{tp|sokeli}}==
{{nimi|sokeli
|PoS=content word
}}
'''{{tp|sokeli}}''' is a [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] [[content word]] relating to {{tp|[[soweli]]}}&ndash;{{tp|[[soko]]}} hybrids, such as the {{w|Mooshroom}} in ''[[Minecraft]]''.
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==References==
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{{Words}}
[[Category:Words]]