enko

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enko is an obscure post-pu content word relating to space as a dimensionality.

enko
Pronunciation	/ˈen.ko/
Usage	2023: Obscure (4% → ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (4%)This word is deprecated.
Book and era	No book (post-pu)
Part of speech	Content word

It was coined in 2021 by jan Seli (th3scribble), partly to use as an alternate thing for "e" in sitelen pona name cartouches. She later said she considers the word to be deprecated^{[citation needed]}This claim needs references to reliable sources., and not needed or worth using.

Etymology

The word enko is a corruption of tenpo.^{[citation needed]}This claim needs references to reliable sources. (Nov 2023)

Semantic space

The semantic space of enko includes space, location, distance, and size. enko is a counterpart to tenpo, allowing for spatial equivalents of tenpo constructions. The semantic space of enko overlaps with lon (location), ma (space framed in terms of land), insa, and weka (distance).

sitelen pona

A proposed sitelen pona glyph for enko (enkoenko) represents a compass,^{[citation needed]}This claim needs references to reliable sources. (Nov 2023) presumably pointing north.