Nonstandard animal words

Caution: The subject of this article is nonstandard and will not be understood by most speakers.
If you are a learner, this information will not help you speak the language. It is recommended to familiarize yourself with the standard style, and to be informed and selective about which nonstandard styles you adopt.

This is a list of nonstandard animal words. Many of these are only for fun and not meant for serious use.

api edit

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Bee nectaring on a honeysuckle flower
Pronunciation /ˈa.pi/
Usage 2024: N/A  This word has not been surveyed for. Most speakers likely don't understand it.2023: Not notable (0% → )2022: Obscure (0%)
Book and era No book
Part of speech Content word

api is a marginal post-pu word for bees.

The word api is derived from Latin apis, meaning "bee", and whence English apian. api was coined by heav "immediately upon joining [ma pona pi toki pona] and learning about toki pona",[1] presumably on 17 March 2021.[2]

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

api api2 api3 api4

kisa edit

Pronunciation /ˈki.sa/
Usage 2024: Obscure (4% → )  Most speakers don't understand this word.2023: Obscure (4% ↗︎ )2022: Obscure (1%)
Book and era No book (post-pu)
Part of speech Content word

kisa (sitelen pona: kisa) is an obscure joke word relating to cats. It was coined by kala Asi in 2021 and is derived from Russian киса (kisa).[3]

misa edit

Pronunciation /ˈmi.sa/
Usage 2024: Obscure (7% ↘︎ )  Most speakers don't understand this word.2023: Obscure4, Rare6 (13% ↗︎ )2022: Rare (10%)
Book and era nimi ku lili (post-pu)
Part of speech Content word

misa is an obscure word and nimi ku lili relating to the families Glires, which include rodents, squirrels, and rabbits; and Eulipotyphla, which includes moles, hedgehogs, and shrews. Capybaras may described as misa suli ("large rodent"). It was coined by misa Ewis in 2021 and is derived from Ukrainian мишка (myška, "mousy"), diminutive of миша (myša, "mouse").[4]

The sitelen pona glyph for misa (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 kulupu kasi in 2021, with workshopping from misa Ewis, ilo Sasi.[5]

misa misa2 misa3 misa4 misa5 misa6

molusa edit

Pronunciation /ˈmo.lu.sa/
Usage 2024: N/A  This word has not been surveyed for. Most speakers likely don't understand it.2023: Obscure (4% ↗︎ )2022: Obscure (3%)This word is deprecated.
Book and era No book (post-ku)
Part of speech Content word

molusa is an obscure word relating to molluscs, such as snails, slugs, squids, octopuses, and cuttlefish. It was coined by soweli Mokapen in 2021 and is derived from English mollusc, itself from Latin mollusca.[6]

The sitelen pona glyph for molusa (molusa) is drawn like a curl with two dots for eyes, representing a snail. It was created by soweli Mokapen, jan Pensa and jan Likipi during suno pi toki pona 2021.[7]

sutopatikuna edit

 
Platypus
Pronunciation /ˈsu.to.pa.ti.ku.na/
Usage 2024: Obscure (7% ↘︎ )  Most speakers don't understand this word.2023: Obscure (8% ↗︎ )2022: Obscure (7%)
Book and era nimi ku lili (pre-pu, marginal phonology)
Part of speech Content word

sutopatikuna is an obscure joke word with marginal phonology relating to platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). It is derived from Croatian čudnovati kljunaš, lit. 'strange beak'. It was coined by Alexandre Baudry as an April Fools' joke in 2009.[8] It breaks Toki Pona phonotactics due to the syllable ti.

wasoweli edit

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Pronunciation /ˈwa.so.we.li/
Usage 2024: Obscure (7% ↗︎ )  Most speakers don't understand this word.2023: Obscure (6% ↗︎ )2022: Obscure (3%)
Book and era nimi ku lili (post-pu)
Part of speech Content word

wasoweli (sitelen pona: wasoweli) is an obscure word and nimi ku lili relating to animals with characteristics similar to both birds (waso) and land creatures (soweli). Some examples include bats, emus, ostriches, and penguins.[9]

-isa family edit

The -isa family is a group of words with the ending -isa or similar endings, derived in a similar fashion to the word misa. It consists of mostly joke words (with the exception of misa itself). The list of words is as follows:

  • kisa — cat (coined by kala Asi[citation needed])
  • isa – holdable fluffy animal (coined by jan Kita[citation needed])
  • kamosa – duck (coined by jan kijeto[citation needed])
  • kosa – goat (coined by jan Kita[citation needed])
  • lisa — fox (coined by jan Kita[citation needed])
  • pelusa – plushie (coined by jan Kita[citation needed])
  • usa — rabbit (coined by jan Alu[citation needed])
  • wisa — dog (coined by kapesi Pake[citation needed])

See also edit

References edit

  1. [@heav_]. (9 April 2021). Message in #pana-sona. ma pona pi toki pona. Discord. Retrieved 7 February 2024. "i created it almost immediately upon joining this server and learning about toki pona".
  2. [@heav_]. (17 March 2021). Message in #toki-pona. ma pona pi toki pona. Discord. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. kala Asi [@kala_asi]. (23 April 2021). Message in #ijo-ante. ma pona pi toki pona. Discord. "kisa - cat <- киса".
  4. misa Ewis [@eris, back for a bit#9685]. (25 February 2021). Message in #jaki. ma pona pi toki pona. Discord.
  5. misa Ewis. (25 February 2021). Message in #ijo-ante. ma pona pi toki pona. Discord. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. soweli Mokapen [@thegreatestaspen]. (5 July 2021). Message in #toki-pona. ma pona pi toki pona. Discord. "hm i am considering making a nimisin for mollusks, if that isn’t already a thing[.] i was thinking “molu” at first but that could really easily be mistaken for moli or moku, so maybe smth like “molusu” or “molu”".
  7. (8 August 2021). Conversation in #pali-musi. ma pona pi toki pona. Discord. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  8. Baudry, Alexandre (1 April 2009). "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 "sutopatikuna" from the croatian word [č]udnovati kljuna¹. […]". Toki Pona Forums. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  9. Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 385. "wasoweli pimeja walo penguin".