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'''{{tp|oki}}''' is {{a category|oki}} [[interjection]] used as a variant of {{tp|oke}}.
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|oki}} ({{spt|oki}}) depicts a {{w|checkmark}}. {{tok|nimi Elemenopi}} used this design for {{tp|oke}} in July 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=//reddit.com/r/tokipona/comments/hxzvew/i_made_a_sitelen_pona_glyph_for_every_nonpu_word|title=I made a {{tok|sitelen pona}} glyph for every non-{{tok|pu}} word in the "{{tok|nimi ale pona}}" dictionary|author={{tok|nimi Elemenopi}}|username=u/ElemenopiTheSequel|date=2020-07-26|website=[[r/tokipona]]|publisher=Reddit|access-date=2023-12-28|quote=}}</ref> and extended it to {{tp|ke}} and {{tp|oki}} as of August of that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=//reddit.com/r/OffThePu/comments/iahhtc/here_are_the_official_glyphs_for_the_1b_words_in|title=Here are the official glyphs for the 1b words in the {{tok|{{abbr|NA|nimi ale (pona)}}}}|author={{tok|nimi Elemenopi}}|username=u/ElemenopiTheSequel|date=2020-08-15|website=[[r/OffThePu|r/OffThe{{tok|Pu}}]]|publisher=Reddit|access-date=2023-12-28|quote=[Key: black] = original, made by me}}</ref>
==See also==
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Revision as of 00:59, 31 December 2023
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| Pronunciation | /ˈo |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Obscure4, Uncommon6 (24% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't use this word.2022: Rare (16%)
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| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Semiparticle |
oke is an obscure interjection and post-pu nimi ku lili used to indicate approval and acceptance, loaned from English okay.
Etymology
The word oke was borrowed from English OK / okay. It is unclear when or by whom it was coined, as it is such as a common word.[1] The oldest uses on ma pona pi toki pona are by janKala in June and July 2017,[2][3] after which others began to use it.
Definitions
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as oke:[4]
OK½, alright½, fine½
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for oke (oke) depicts a circle with a checkmark through the middle.
Related words
ke
| Pronunciation | /ke/ |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Obscure (2% ↘︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (4%)
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| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Semiparticle |
ke is an obscure interjection used as a variant of oke.[5] jan Maliku and jan Kisinja are credited for coining the word around 2015 and brought to ma pona in late 2017,[1][6] derived from a shorterning of oke borrowed from English 'kay.
The sitelen pona glyph for ke (ke) is derived from the punctuation stem and the uppercase Latin letter K. The punctuation stem can be drawn upright (ke) or at a diagonal (ke). Compare the glyphs for a, kin, n, o, and wa.
oki
| Pronunciation | /ˈo |
|---|---|
| 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 | Semiparticle |
oki is an obscure interjection used as a variant of oke.
The sitelen pona glyph for oki (oki) depicts a checkmark. nimi Elemenopi used this design for oke in July 2020,[7] and extended it to ke and oki as of August of that year.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 24.
- ↑ janKala [@janKala#8374]. (22 June 2017). [Message posted in the
#toki-ponachannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 27 December 2023. "okee". - ↑ janKala [@janKala#8374]. (7 July 2017). [Message posted in the
#toki-ponachannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 27 December 2023. "oke/ke". - ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 304.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 243.
- ↑ jan kisinja [@kisinja]. (31 December 2018). [Message posted in the
#pali-musichannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 23 December 2023. - ↑ nimi Elemenopi [u/ElemenopiTheSequel]. (26 July 2020). "I made a sitelen pona glyph for every non-pu word in the "nimi ale pona" dictionary". r/tokipona. Reddit. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ nimi Elemenopi [u/ElemenopiTheSequel]. (15 August 2020). "Here are the official glyphs for the 1b words in the NA". r/OffThePu. Reddit. Retrieved 28 December 2023. "[Key: black] = original, made by me".
Further reading
- "oke" on lipu Linku
- "oke" on lipu Wikipesija
- "oke" on English Wiktionary