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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|alente}} ({{sp|alente}}) first appeared with the inclusion of the word in the [[Fairfax]] and {{tp|[[sitelen seli kiwen]]}} fonts. It is derived from overlapping the glyphs for {{tp|nimi}} ({{sp|nimi}}) and {{tp|pini}} ({{sp|pini}}), referencing that {{tp|alente}} was first described as the "final {{tok|nimisin}}".<ref name="metanomial2022" />
A proposed {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|alente}} ({{sp|alente}}) first appeared with the inclusion of the word in the [[Fairfax]] and {{tp|[[sitelen seli kiwen]]}} fonts. It is derived from overlapping the glyphs for {{tp|nimi}} ({{sp|nimi}}) and {{tp|pini}} ({{sp|pini}}), referencing that {{tp|alente}} was first described as the "final {{tok|nimisin}}".<ref name="metanomial2022" />


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 04:03, 25 April 2024

Caution: The subject of this article is just for fun. It might not be meant or appropriate for serious use.
Pronunciation /ˈa.len.te/
Usage 2023: Obscure (2% ↗︎ )Caution: Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (1%)
Book and era No book (post-ku)
Part of speech Content word

alente is an obscure joke word meaning "the set of every possible human concept subtracted from the set of concepts already covered by established [T]oki [P]ona words weighted by their relative usage".[1]

A zine, lipu alente, is named after this word.

Etymology

The word alente is derived from ale ante, meaning "everything else".[1]

sitelen pona

A proposed sitelen pona glyph for alente (alente) first appeared with the inclusion of the word in the Fairfax and sitelen seli kiwen fonts. It is derived from overlapping the glyphs for nimi (nimi) and pini (pini), referencing that alente was first described as the "final nimisin".[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 [@metanomial]. (10 January 2022). [Message posted in the #sona-musi channel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. "a proposal for a final nimisin: "alente". Etymology "ale + ante". It means the set of every possible human concept subtracted from the set of concepts already covered by established toki pona words weighted by their relative usage. So then you can shoot down anyone proposing another nimisin with "that's just alente, but even nicher!" /j".