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'''{{tp|nele}}''' is {{a category|nele}} [[content word]] and {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}}
==Etymology==▼
The word {{tp|nele}} is derived from reversing {{tp|len}} and repeating the vowel to make the word [[phonotactic]]ally valid. It was coined by {{tok|jan Emalan}} with workshopping from {{tok|soweli Kina}} in 2021.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/340307145373253642/871138303360008263|name={{tok|jan Emalan}}|channel={{tok|pali-musi}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-17|quote=Since {{tok|len}} is often used for something that literally or figuratively conceals something, then a nimi sin could be the opposite in that sense; something that can be literally seen through (like glass, a mesh, water, etc) or something that allows for knowledge to be spread where it may have been blocked before (like the figurative use of "transparency").}}</ref><ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/340307145373253642/871139945870413924|name={{tok|soweli Kina}}|username=neonpixii|channel={{tok|pali-musi}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-17|quote=what if the word was just "{{tok|nele}}" or something. the opposite of {{tok|len}} in terms of its spelling}}</ref>▼
==Semantic space==
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|nele}} includes transparent objects and the act of uncovering, making something clear or without obstructions, both literally and figuratively. It serves as an [[antonym]] of {{tp|[[len]]}}.
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
▲==Etymology==
[[File:Sitelen seli kiwen - nele.png|thumb|60px|{{tp|nele}} in {{tp|[[sitelen seli kiwen]]}}]]
▲{{tp|nele}} is derived from reversing {{tp|len}} and repeating the vowel to make the word [[phonotactic]]ally valid. It was coined by {{tok|jan Emalan}} with workshopping from {{tok|soweli Kina}} in 2021.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/340307145373253642/871138303360008263|name={{tok|jan Emalan}}|channel={{tok|pali-musi}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-17|quote=Since {{tok|len}} is often used for something that literally or figuratively conceals something, then a nimi sin could be the opposite in that sense; something that can be literally seen through (like glass, a mesh, water, etc) or something that allows for knowledge to be spread where it may have been blocked before (like the figurative use of "transparency").}}</ref><ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/340307145373253642/871139945870413924|name={{tok|soweli Kina}}|username=neonpixii|channel={{tok|pali-musi}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-17|quote=what if the word was just "{{tok|nele}}" or something. the opposite of {{tok|len}} in terms of its spelling}}</ref>
The word {{tp|nele}} is not often used in {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}. A proposed glyph ({{sp|nele}}){{wh|by whom? when?}} is a turned glyph for {{tp|[[len]]}} ({{sp|len}}). In practice, it is unknown whether this glyph sees significant use.
==References==
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==Further reading==
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