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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The words {{tp|melome}} and {{tp|mijomi}} were coined by {{tok|jan inwin}} in 2017 and are derived from [[Acronyms#nimi sin|shortening]] the phrases {{tp|meli pi olin meli}}, meaning "women-loving women", and {{tp|mije pi olin mije}}, meaning "men-loving men".
The words {{tp|melome}} and {{tp|mijomi}} were coined by {{tok|jan inwin}} in 2017 and are derived from [[Acronyms#nimi sin|shortening]] the phrases {{tp|<u>mel</u>i pi <u>o</u>lin <u>me</u>li}} ("women-loving woman") and {{tp|<u>mij</u>e pi <u>o</u>lin <u>mi</u>je}} ("men-loving man").


=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==

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Pronunciation /ˈme.lo.me/
Usage 2023: Obscure (7% → )Caution: Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (7%)
Book and era No book (post-pu)
Part of speech Content word
Pronunciation /ˈmi.jo.mi//j/ sounds like English Y, as in "fjord" or "hallelujah".
Usage 2023: Obscure (7% → )Caution: Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (7%)
Book and era No book (post-pu)
Part of speech Content word

melome and mijomi are obscure nimi sin for gay romantic or sexual orientations, respectively sapphic (lesbian) and achillean (gay man).

Etymology

The words melome and mijomi were coined by jan inwin in 2017 and are derived from shortening the phrases meli pi olin meli ("women-loving woman") and mije pi olin mije ("men-loving man").

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyphs for melome (melome) and mijomi (mijomi) are derive from the glyphs for meli and mije, respectively, with the head radical being replaced with the glyph for olin. In melome, the radical for olin is inverted upside-down to avoid confusion with nena olin.

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