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'''{{tp|kijetesantakalu}}''' is a [[pre-pu|pre-{{tp|pu}}]] word relating to animals in the family {{wp|Procyonidae}}. It was coined by {{tok|[[Sonja Lang]]}} as an {{wp|April Fools'}} joke in 2009. It is the longest Toki Pona word currently in use. Due to the word's length, it is often be pronounced with {{wp|secondary stress}} on the syllable {{tp|ta}}, or more rarely {{tp|ka}} or {{tp|san}}.<ref>{{tok|jan Pensa}} (@jpensa) (6 July 2021). [https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/828474497865744444/861782674107269180 Message on the #sona-kulupu channel in {{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}]. ''Discord''.
'''{{tp|kijetesantakalu}}''' is a [[pre-pu|pre-{{tp|pu}}]] word, coined by {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} in 2009 as an {{wp|April Fools'}} joke.
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|+ I pronounce {{tok|kijetesantakalu}} with accent on▼
The longest [[Toki Pona]] word in use, it is syllabified as {{tp|ki&#x2027;je&#x2027;te&#x2027;san&#x2027;ta&#x2027;ka&#x2027;lu}}. The syllable {{tp|ta}}, or more rarely {{tp|ka}} or {{tp|san}}, might be pronounced with secondary stress.<ref>{{tok|jan Pensa}}, [https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/828474497865744444/861782674107269180 poll]. {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}}. July 6, 2021.<!-- feels weird to source an informal discord poll but better than nothing? -->
▲{|class="wikitable sortable"
▲|+I pronounce {{tok|kijetesantakalu}} with accent on
|-
! Response<br /><small>(Multiple allowed)</small>
! Respondents<br /><small>{{abbr|<var>n</var>|Sample size}} = 43</small>
|-
|! {{tok|ki}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 28
|-
|! {{tok|je}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 9
|-
|! {{tok|te}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 3
|-
|! {{tok|san}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 9
|-
|! {{tok|ta}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 20
|-
|! {{tok|ka}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 13
|-
|! {{tok|lu}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 1
|}
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==Etymology==
The word {{tp|kijetesantakalu}} is derived from {{lang|fi|[[wikt:kierteishäntäkarhu|kierteishäntäkarhu]]}} meaning "kinkajou", from {{lang|fi|[[wikt:kierteinen|kierteinen]]}} ("helical"), {{lang|fi|[[wikt:häntä|häntä]]}} ("tail"), and {{lang|fi|[[wikt:karhu|karhu]]}} ("bear").
 
==Semantic space==
{{tp|kijetesantakalu}} was originally defined by Lang as "any animal from the Procyonidae family, such as {{wp|raccoon}}s, {{wp|coati}}s, {{wp|kinkajou}}s, {{wp|olingo}}s, {{wp|ringtail}}s and {{wp|cacomistle}}s".<ref>Lang, Sonja (1 April 2009). [http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=1033 "New official word / Nova oficiala vorto"]. ''Toki Pona Forums''. Retrieved 2 October 2023.</ref> Some speakers expand the semantic space of {{tp|kijetesantakalu}} to include other animals. A common expansion is "any animal from the {{wp|Musteloidea}} superfamily, including {{wp|raccoon}}s, {{wp|weasel}}s, {{wp|otter}}s, {{wp|skunk}}s, and {{wp|red panda}}s".
{{tp|kijetesantakalu}} was originally defined as "any animal from the Procyonidae family, such as raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles."
 
Some speakers expand the semantic space of {{tp|kijetesantakalu}} to include other animals. A common expansion is "any animal from the Musteloidea superfamily, including raccoons, weasels, otters, skunks, and red pandas".
 
Rarely, {{tp|kijetesantakalu}} is used in relation to April Fools' Day and practical jokes, referencing the word's origins.
 
==Earnestness==
{{tp|kijetesantakalu}} was originally a joke word. The word is now used for other reasons as well, be it as a symbol of identity or simply liking the {{tp|sitelen pona}} glyph. These speakers sometimes shorten it to '''{{tp|kijete}}''' or '''{{tp|kije}}''', especially to use it as a [[headnoun]];. seeSee [[Abbreviations#kijetesantakalu|Abbreviations &sect;§ {{tp|kijetesantakalu}}]]. Opinions on the word's seriousness vary between speakers.
 
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
[[File:Kijetesantakalu (linja pona).svg|thumb|180x180px|{{sp|kijetesantakalu}} {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph, designed by [[James Flear]], used in {{tp|[[linja pona]]}}]]
 
The most recognized {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph, ({{spspt|kijetesantakalu}},) was designed by [[James Flear]] in 2019. It won a glyph design contest for the font {{tp|[[linja pona]]}},<ref>Flear, James (12 July 2019). "[//facebook.com/groups/sitelen/posts/2367140973340274 {{tok|toki!}} After a week of voting, I present to you '''the winners of the ''“New {{tok|sitelen pona}} glyph contest”.''''']" Facebook[https://web.archive.org/web/20230809220109/https://www.facebook.com/groups/sitelen/posts/2367140973340274 JulyArchived] 12,from 2019the original on 9 August 2023. ''Facebook''.</ref>, and spread from there. The glyph is featured in {{lang|eo|''[[Tokipono: La lingvo de bono]]''}}, the Esperanto edition of {{tp|lipu pu}}.
 
Other glyphs may be in use by a small minority of users.:▼
 
▲Other glyphs may be in use by a small minority of users.
<gallery mode="nolines" heights="100" widths="100">
kijetesantakalu spp.png|{{sp|kijetesantakalu}} {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyphGlyph variant, by Jack Humbert, used in {{tp|[[sitelen pona pona]]}}
kijetesantakalu elemenopi.png|{{sp|kijetesantakalu}} {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyphGlyph alternate proposal, by Elemenopi
kijetesantakalu heresdevking.png|{{sp|kijetesantakalu}} {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyphGlyph alternate proposal, by Heresdevking
</gallery>
 
==Number system==
{{ku|en}}The ''Toki Pona Dictionary'' features a joke [[number system]] named after this word, {{tp|[[nasin nanpa kijetesantakalu]] (tan soweli nata)}}, where each digit is the word "{{tp|kijetesantakalu}}" with a different stressed syllable. The stress isn't notated in writing.
 
== ''{{tp|nasin kijetesantakalu'' }}==▼
'''{{tp|nasin kijetesantakalu}}''' was a proposal made by Sonja Lang as an April Fools' joke in 2021. In her post on the {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} Discord server, she wrote:<ref>Lang, Sonja (@sonjalang) (1 April 2021). [https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/827029521902338118 Message on the #toki-pona channel on {{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}]. ''Discord''.</ref>
 
<blockquote>
'''''nasin kijetesantakalu''''' was an April Fools' Day 2021 joke made by [[jan Sonja]]. In the joke post in [[ma pona pi toki pona]], she wrote: "On this blessed anniversary of ''kijetesantakalu'', I would like to formally clarify that [[en]] is a subject marker that is omitted at the beginning of a sentence. The default and recommended word order in Toki Pona has always been subject–verb–object, but other structures are possible for stylistic effect."▼
</blockquote>
 
She provided examples of the six [[Wordword order|word orders]]s in use.▼
▲== ''nasin kijetesantakalu'' ==
▲'''''nasin kijetesantakalu''''' was an April Fools' Day 2021 joke made by [[jan Sonja]]. In the joke post in [[ma pona pi toki pona]], she wrote: "On this blessed anniversary of ''kijetesantakalu'', I would like to formally clarify that [[en]] is a subject marker that is omitted at the beginning of a sentence. The default and recommended word order in Toki Pona has always been subject–verb–object, but other structures are possible for stylistic effect."
 
* '''SVO''': mi moku e kili.▼
▲She provided examples of the six [[Word order|word orders]] in use.
* '''SOV''': mi e kili li moku.▼
* '''VSO''': li moku en mi e kili.▼
* '''VOS''': li moku e kili en mi.▼
* '''OVS''': e kili li moku en mi. kili li kama moku tan mi.▼
* '''OSV''': e kili en mi moku. kili la mi moku e ona.▼
 
''{{tp|nasin kijetesantakalu''}} is generally not used among speakers. However, but some people have adopted it in their own ''{{tp|nasin''}}.▼
▲*'''SVO''': mi moku e kili.
▲*'''SOV''': mi e kili li moku.
▲*'''VSO''': li moku en mi e kili.
▲*'''VOS''': li moku e kili en mi.
▲*'''OVS''': e kili li moku en mi. kili li kama moku tan mi.
▲*'''OSV''': e kili en mi moku. kili la mi moku e ona.
▲''nasin kijetesantakalu'' is generally not used among speakers, but some people have adopted it in their own ''nasin''.
 
==References==
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