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==Etymology==

 

The word {{tp|kokosila}} is derived from {{w|Esperanto}} ''{{lang|eo|krokodilas}}'', the {{w|Present tense|present}} form of ''{{lang|eo|{{wikt|krokodili}}}}'', meaning "to speak among {{w|Esperantist}}s in a language besides Esperanto".<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/545467374254555137/751258064920772821|author={{tok|jan Sonja}}|username=sonjalang|channel={{tok|tomo-toki-pini-ante}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-12|quote=from Esperanto "krokodilas"}}</ref> It was coined by {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} in the {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} {{w|Discord}} server in 2020.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/545467374254555137/751256780020908183|author={{tok|jan Sonja}}|username=sonjalang|channel={{tok|tomo-toki-pini-ante}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-12|quote={{tok|aaa mi kokosila}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/545467374254555137/751257123559833601|author={{tok|jan Sonja}}|username=sonjalang|channel={{tok|tomo-toki-pini-ante}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-12|quote={{tok|kokosila}} = to speak a non-Toki Pona language in an environment where Toki Pona is more appropriate (any better definition?)}}</ref>