Nonstandard animal words
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This is a list of nonstandard animal words. Many of these are only for fun and not meant for serious use.
api[edit | edit source]
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| Pronunciation | /ˈa |
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| Usage | 2023: Not notable (0% → ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (0%)
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| Book and era | No book |
| Part of speech | Content word |
api is a marginal post-pu word for bees.
The word api is derived from Latin apis, meaning "bee", and whence English apian. api was coined by heav "immediately upon joining [ma pona pi toki pona] and learning about toki pona",[1] presumably on 17 March 2021.[2]
api has several variant sitelen pona glyphs, all depicting a bee. They were designed by waso Keli, with help from jan Juwan and nanpa Tonpite, in 2024.
- api api2 api3 api4
kisa[edit | edit source]
| Pronunciation | /ˈki |
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| Usage | 2023: Obscure (4% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (1%)
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| Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
kisa is an obscure joke word relating to cats. It was coined by kala Asi in 2021 and is derived from Russian киса (kisa).[3]
misa[edit | edit source]
| Pronunciation | /ˈmi |
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| Usage | 2023: Obscure4, Rare6 (13% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't use this word.2022: Rare (10%)
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| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
misa is an obscure word and nimi ku lili relating to the families Glires, which include rodents, squirrels, and rabbits; and Eulipotyphla, which includes moles, hedgehogs, and shrews. Capybaras may described as misa suli ("large rodent"). It was coined by misa Ewis in 2021 and is derived from Ukrainian мишка (myška), diminutive of миша (myša), meaning "mouse".[4]
The sitelen pona glyph for misa (misa) represents a mouse facing towards the right. There are many variations of the glyph, optionally adding ears (rounded or pointed) and legs. It was designed by kulupu kasi in 2021, with workshopping from misa Ewis, ilo Sasi.[5]
- misa misa2 misa3 misa4 misa5 misa6
molusa[edit | edit source]
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| Pronunciation | /ˈmo |
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| Usage | 2023: Obscure (4% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (3%)This word is deprecated.
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| Book and era | No book (post-ku) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
molusa is an obscure word relating to molluscs, such as snails, slugs, squids, octopuses, and cuttlefish. It was coined by soweli Mokapen in 2021 and is derived from English mollusc, itself from Latin mollusca.[6] It is deprecated as of 2023.[citation needed]
The sitelen pona glyph for molusa (molusa) is drawn like a curl with two dots for eyes, representing a snail. It was created by soweli Mokapen, jan Pensa and jan Likipi during suno pi toki pona 2021.[7]
sutopatikuna[edit | edit source]
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| Pronunciation | /ˈsu |
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| Usage | 2023: Obscure (8% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (7%)
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| Book and era | nimi ku lili (pre-pu, marginal phonology) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
sutopatikuna is an obscure joke word with marginal phonology relating to platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). It is derived from Croatian čudnovati kljunaš, lit. 'strange beak'. It was coined by Alexandre Baudry as an April Fools' joke in 2009.[8] It breaks Toki Pona phonotactics due to the syllable ti.
wasoweli[edit | edit source]
| Pronunciation | /ˈwa |
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| Usage | 2023: Obscure (6% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (3%)
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| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
wasoweli is an obscure word and nimi ku lili relating to animals with characteristics similar to both birds (waso) and land creatures (soweli). Some examples include bats, emus, ostriches, and penguins.[9]
-isa family[edit | edit source]
The -isa family is a group of words with the ending -isa or similar endings, derived in a similar fashion to the word misa. It consists of mostly joke words (with the exception of misa itself). The list of words is as follows:
- kisa — cat (coined by kala Asi[citation needed])
- isa – holdable fluffy animal (coined by jan Kita[citation needed])
- kamosa – duck (coined by jan kijeto[citation needed])
- kosa – goat (coined by jan Kita[citation needed])
- lisa — fox (coined by jan Kita[citation needed])
- pelusa – plushie (coined by jan Kita[citation needed])
- usa — rabbit (coined by jan Alu[citation needed])
- wisa — dog (coined by kapesi Pake[citation needed])
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ [@heav_]. (9 April 2021). [Message posted in the
#pana-sonachannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 7 February 2024. "i created it almost immediately upon joining this server and learning about toki pona". - ↑ [@heav_]. (17 March 2021). [Message posted in the
#toki-ponachannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 7 February 2024. - ↑ kala Asi [@kala_asi]. (23 April 2021). [Message posted in the
#ijo-antechannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. "kisa - cat <- киса". - ↑ misa Ewis [@eris, back for a bit#9685]. (25 February 2021). [Message posted in the
#jakichannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. - ↑ misa Ewis. (25 February 2021). [Message posted in the
#ijo-antechannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 21 December 2023. - ↑ soweli Mokapen [@thegreatestaspen]. (5 July 2021). [Message posted in the
#toki-ponachannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. "hm i am considering making a nimisin for mollusks, if that isn’t already a thing[.] i was thinking “molu” at first but that could really easily be mistaken for moli or moku, so maybe smth like “molusu” or “molu”". - ↑ (8 August 2021). [Conversation posted in the
#pali-musichannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 26 April 2024. - ↑ Baudry, Alexandre (1 April 2009). "RE: New official word / Nova oficiala vorto". "Dear Sonja, That's a great idea, but if you do so, you need also to add a special word for the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). I would suggest the word "sutopatikuna" from the croatian word [č]udnovati kljuna¹. […]". Toki Pona Forums. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 385. "wasoweli pimeja walo penguin".