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==Etymology==
The word {{tp|oke}} was borrowed from {{w|English language|English}} ''OK'' / ''okay''. It is unclear when or by whom it was first coined, as it is such as a common word.<ref name="ku24">{{cite ku|24}}</ref> and it might have been coined independently by multiple people. The oldest uses on {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} are by {{tok|janKala}} in June and July 2017,<ref>{{cite Discord|url=//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/327476800857047042|channel=toki-pona|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|author=janKala|username=janKala#8374|access-date=2023-12-27|quote={{tok|okee}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite Discord|url=//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/332925917586259969|channel=toki-pona|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|author=janKala|username=janKala#8374|access-date=2023-12-27|quote={{tok|oke/ke}}}}</ref> after which others began to use it.
==Definitions==
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
TheA proposed {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|oke}} ({{spt|oke}}) depicts a circle with a {{w|checkmark}} through the middle.
The proposed glyphs for {{tp|oke}} ({{spt|oke}}), {{tp|oki}} ({{spt|oki}}), and {{tp|ke}} ({{spt|ke}}) are sometimes used interchangeably for any of the three words.
==Related words==
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'''{{tp|ke}}''' is {{a category|ke}} [[interjection]] used as a variant of {{tp|oke}}.<ref>{{cite ku|243}}</ref> It was coined by {{tok|jan Maliku}} and {{tok|jan Kisinja}} around 2015 independently from {{tp|oke}} and brought it to {{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}} community in late 2017,<ref name="ku24"/><ref name="ke coining">{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/340307145373253642/529209907367510027|name={{tok|jan Kisinja}}|username=kisinja|channel={{tok|pali-musi}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-23}}</ref> derivedand frombrought ato shorterningthe of{{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}} community in late 2017. {{tok|jan Maliku}} and {{tok|jan Kisinja}} considered coining the word as {{tp|oke}}, but they shortened it to {{tp|ke}} to avoid it being too similar to {{tp|[[oko]]}}.<ref name="ke coining" /> It was likely borrowedinfluenced fromby English ''<nowiki/>'kay''.
TheA proposed {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|ke}} ({{spt|ke}}) is derived from the [[Radicals|punctuation stem]] and the uppercase Latin letter K. The punctuation stem can be drawn upright ({{sp|1=<span style="font-feature-settings:'ss16';">ke</span>|font="sitelen seli kiwen asuki"}}) or at a diagonal ({{sp|1=<span style="font-feature-settings:'ss17';">ke</span>|font="sitelen seli kiwen asuki"}}). Compare the glyphs for {{tp|[[a]]}}, {{tp|[[kin]]}}, {{tp|[[n]]}}, {{tp|[[o]]}}, and {{tp|[[wa]]}}.
==={{tp|oki}}===
'''{{tp|oki}}''' is {{a category|oki}} [[interjection]] used as a variant of {{tp|oke}}.
TheA proposed {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|oki}} ({{spt|oki}}) depicts a {{w|checkmark}}. {{tok|nimi Elemenopi}} used this design for {{tp|oke}} in July 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=//reddit.com/r/tokipona/comments/hxzvew/i_made_a_sitelen_pona_glyph_for_every_nonpu_word|title=I made a {{tok|sitelen pona}} glyph for every non-{{tok|pu}} word in the "{{tok|nimi ale pona}}" dictionary|author={{tok|nimi Elemenopi}}|username=u/ElemenopiTheSequel|date=2020-07-26|website=[[r/tokipona]]|publisher=Reddit|access-date=2023-12-28|quote=}}</ref> and extended it to {{tp|ke}} and {{tp|oki}} as of August of that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=//reddit.com/r/OffThePu/comments/iahhtc/here_are_the_official_glyphs_for_the_1b_words_in|title=Here are the official glyphs for the 1b words in the {{tok|{{abbr|NA|nimi ale (pona)}}}}|author={{tok|nimi Elemenopi}}|username=u/ElemenopiTheSequel|date=2020-08-15|website=[[r/OffThePu|r/OffThe{{tok|Pu}}]]|publisher=Reddit|access-date=2023-12-28|quote=[Key: black] = original, made by me}}</ref>
==See also==
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