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This is a list of '''nonstandard [[animal]] words'''. Many of these are only [[Joke words|for fun]] and not meant for serious use.
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=={{tp|api}}==
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{{nimi|api
| image = Apis mellifera - Honeybee 02.jpg
| alt = Bee nectaring on a honeysuckle flower
| PoS  = content word
}}
'''{{tp|api}}''' is {{a category|api}} [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] word for bees.

The word {{tp|api}} is derived from {{w|Latin}} ''{{lang|la|{{wikt|apis#Latin|apis}}}}'', meaning "bee", and whence English ''{{wikt|apian}}''. {{tp|api}} was coined by heav "immediately upon joining [{{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}}] and learning about toki pona",<ref>{{cite Discord|url=//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301378960468738050/830049700002005022|channel={{tok|pana-sona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|author=|username=heav_|access-date=2024-02-07|quote=i created it almost immediately upon joining this server and learning about toki pona}}</ref> presumably on 17 March 2021.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/821670864046915626|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|author=|username=heav_|access-date=2024-02-07|quote=}}</ref>

{{tp|api}} has several variant {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyphs, all depicting a bee. They were designed by {{tok|waso Keli}}, with help from {{tok|jan Juwan}} and {{tok|nanpa Tonpite}}, in 2024.

: {{sp|api}} {{sp|api2}} {{sp|api3}} {{sp|api4}}
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=={{tp|kisa}}==
{{Hatnote|"{{tp|kisa}}" redirects here. For the creator of the language formerly with this surname, see {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}.}}
{{nimi
| kisa
| PoS = content word
}}
{{tp|kisa}} ([[sitelen pona]]: {{sp|kisa}}) is {{a category|kisa}} [[joke word]] relating to cats. It was coined by {{tok|kala Asi}} in 2021 and is derived from {{w|Russian language|Russian}} {{lang|ru|киса}} (''{{lang|ru-Latn|kisa}}'').<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|kala Asi}}|username=kala_asi|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/599425762990358528/835188367871311902|channel={{tok|ijo-ante}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|quote='''''kisa''''' - cat <- {{lang|ru|киса}}}}</ref>
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=={{tp|misa}}==
{{nimi
| misa
| PoS = content word
}}
{{tp|misa}} is {{a category|misa}} word and {{tp|[[nimi ku lili]]}} relating to the families {{w|Glires}}, which include rodents, squirrels, and rabbits; and {{w|Eulipotyphla}}, which includes moles, hedgehogs, and shrews. Capybaras may described as {{tp|misa [[suli]]}} ("large rodent"). It was coined by misa Ewis in 2021 and is derived from {{bor|uk|мишка|mousy|tr=myška}}, diminutive of {{bor|uk|миша|mouse|tr=myša|nolang=-}}.<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|misa Ewis}}|username=eris, back for a bit#9685|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/316066233755631616/814434714617511967|channel={{tok|jaki}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}}}</ref>

The {{tp|sitelen pona}} glyph for {{tp|misa}} ({{spt|misa}}) represents a mouse facing towards the right. There are many variations of the glyph, optionally adding ears (rounded or pointed) and legs. It was designed by {{tok|kulupu kasi}} in 2021, with workshopping from {{tok|misa Ewis}}, {{tok|ilo Sasi}}.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/599425762990358528/814438418427805716|name={{tok|misa Ewis}}|username=|channel={{tok|ijo-ante}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-21}}</ref>

: {{spt|misa misa2 misa3 misa4 misa5 misa6}}
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=={{tp|molusa}}==
{{nimi
| molusa
| sp = molusa.png
| PoS = content word
| deprecated = yes
}}
{{tp|molusa}}  is {{a category|molusa}} word relating to {{w|Mollusca|molluscs}}, such as snails, slugs, squids, octopuses, and cuttlefish. It was coined by {{tok|soweli Mokapen}} in 2021 and is derived from {{w|English language|English}} ''mollusc'', itself from {{w|Latin}} ''{{lang|la|mollusca}}''.<ref>{{cite Discord|name=soweli Mokapen|username=thegreatestaspen|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/861476478021533696|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|quote=hm i am considering making a {{tok|nimisin}} for mollusks, if that isn’t already a thing[.] i was thinking “{{tok|molu}}” at first but that could really easily be mistaken for moli or moku, so maybe smth like “{{tok|molusu}}” or “{{tok|molu}}”}}</ref>

The {{tp|sitelen pona}} glyph for {{tp|molusa}} ({{sp|molusa}}) is drawn like a curl with two dots for eyes, representing a snail. It was created by {{tok|soweli Mokapen}}, {{tok|[[jan Pensa]]}} and {{tok|jan Likipi}} during {{tp|[[suno pi toki pona]]}} 2021.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/340307145373253642/873731647504281620|channel=pali-musi|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|message type=Conversation|access-date=2024-04-26}}</ref>
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=={{tp|sutopatikuna}}==
{{Main|sutopatikuna}}
{{nimi
| sutopatikuna
| collapsed = yes
| image = Ornithorhynchus.jpg
| alt = Platypus
| PoS = content word
}}
{{tp|sutopatikuna}} is {{a category|sutopatikuna}} [[joke word]] with marginal phonology relating to {{w|Platypus|platypuses}} (''Ornithorhynchus anatinus''). It is derived from {{w|Croatian language|Croatian}} ''{{lang|hr|čudnovati kljunaš}}'', {{lit|strange beak}}. It was coined by Alexandre Baudry as an April Fools' joke in 2009.<ref>Baudry, Alexandre (1 April 2009). [http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?p=4927#p4927 "RE: New official word / Nova oficiala vorto"]. "Dear Sonja, That's a great idea, but if you do so, you need also to add a special word for the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). I would suggest the word "{{tok|sutopatikuna}}" from the croatian word {{lang|hr|[č]udnovati kljuna}}¹. […]". ''Toki Pona Forums''. Retrieved 19 October 2023.</ref> It breaks Toki Pona [[phonotactics]] due to the syllable [[wuwojiti|{{tp|ti}}]].
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=={{tp|wasoweli}}==
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{{nimi
| wasoweli
| PoS = content word
}}
{{tp|wasoweli}} ([[sitelen pona]]: {{sp|wasoweli}}) is {{a category|wasoweli}} word and {{tp|[[nimi ku lili]]}} relating to animals with characteristics similar to both birds ({{tp|waso}}) and land creatures ({{tp|soweli}}). Some examples include {{w|bat}}s, {{w|emu}}s, {{w|ostrich}}es, and {{w|penguins}}.<ref>{{cite ku|385}} "'''{{tok|wasoweli pimeja walo}}''' penguin".</ref>
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=={{tp|-isa}} family==
The {{tp|-isa}} family is a group of words with the ending {{tp|-isa}} or similar endings, derived in a similar fashion to the word [[#misa|{{tp|misa}}]]. It consists of mostly joke words (with the exception of {{tp|misa}} itself). The list of words is as follows:

* {{tp|kisa}} — cat (coined by {{tok|kala Asi}}{{citation needed}})
* {{tp|isa}} – holdable fluffy animal (coined by {{tok|jan Kita}}{{citation needed}})
* {{tp|kamosa}} – duck (coined by {{tok|jan kijeto}}{{citation needed}})
* {{tp|kosa}} – goat (coined by {{tok|jan Kita}}{{citation needed}})
* {{tp|lisa}} — fox (coined by {{tok|jan Kita}}{{citation needed}})
* {{tp|pelusa}} – plushie (coined by {{tok|jan Kita}}{{citation needed}})
* {{tp|usa}} — rabbit (coined by {{tok|jan Alu}}{{citation needed}})
* {{tp|wisa}} — dog (coined by {{tok|kapesi Pake}}{{citation needed}})

==See also==
* {{tp|[[kokoliko]]}}
* {{tp|[[jonke]]}}
* {{tp|[[nja]]}}
* {{tp|[[sikako]]}}

==References==
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