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{{tp|teken}} is an alternate form for {{tp|[[sitelen]]}}, derived from Dutch ''{{wt|teken#Dutch|{{lang|nl|teken}}}}'' ("sign, symbol, character") instead of ''{{wt|schilderen#Dutch|{{lang|nl|schilderen}}}}'' ("to paint").<ref name="asiku-teken">{{cite Discord|username=asiku|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|channel={{tok|toki-suli}}|thread={{tok|linja lipamanka}}|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/1053850152932233266/1070995609349271623|quote=this {{tok|nimisin}} exists because the word "{{lang|nl|schilderen}}" in dutch does not actually mean what {{tok|sitelen}} means, but the word "{{lang|nl|teken}}" does|author={{tok|jan Asiku}}|access-date=2024-01-17}}</ref> It was first mentioned on {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} by {{tok|jan Kasape}},<ref>{{cite Discord|username=casperdewith|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|channel={{tok|musi-ako}}|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/786041291707777034/998713553034944632|quote={{tok|lon. mi la, ‘tekenen’ / ‘teken’ li pona mute.}}|author={{tok|jan Kasape}}|access-date=2024-01-17}}</ref> with {{tok|jan Asiku}} being another vocal supporter. The proposed {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for it is similar to that of {{tp|sitelen}}, but with the three dots replaced by a horizontal line.<ref>{{cite Discord|username=asiku|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|channel={{tok|toki-suli}}|thread={{tok|linja lipamanka}}|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/1053850152932233266/1070995609349271623|quote={{tok|nimi sin}} request: "{{tok|teken}}" [Image]|author={{tok|jan Asiku}}|access-date=2024-01-17}}</ref>