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'''{{tp|omekapo}}''' is a ~~proposed~~ [[interjection]] ~~for~~ "[[Phatic expressions and social conventions#Parting|goodbye]]", particularly ~~used~~ in the {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} Discord server. It is an [[abbreviation]] of '''{{tp|o moku e kala pona}}''' ("eat [a] good fish!").<ref>{{tok|kala pona Tonyu}} (23 January 2021). [https://lipukule.org/post/2021/01/23/omekapo/ omekapo]. ''lipu kule''. Retrieved 20 October 2023.</ref>

'''{{tp|omekapo}}''' is an uncommon [[interjection]] used occasionally to mean "[[Phatic expressions and social conventions#Parting|goodbye]]", particularly in the {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} Discord server. It is an [[abbreviation]] of '''{{tp|o moku e kala pona}}''' ("eat [a] good fish!").<ref name=":0">{{tok|kala pona Tonyu}} (23 January 2021). [https://lipukule.org/post/2021/01/23/omekapo/ omekapo]. ''lipu kule''. Retrieved 20 October 2023.</ref>

==~~Etymology~~==

==Origin==

[[File:Inscription "o moku e kala pona".png|235px|thumb|~~Book inscription~~ from {{tok|jan Sonja}}]]

[[File:Inscription "o moku e kala pona".png|235px|thumb|Message from {{tok|jan Sonja}} in book]]

The phrase {{tp|o moku e kala pona}} ~~was~~ ~~coined by {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} in~~ a Toki Pona meetup in {{w|Texas}},{{~~citation~~ ~~needed~~}} ~~when she inscribed~~ a copy of the book {{lipu pu|en}} with the following ~~sentence~~:<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|jan Maliku}}|username=_maliku|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/337299887869657090/723092225042677791|channel={{tok|musi-manka}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|retrieved=20 October 2023}}</ref>

The phrase {{tp|o moku e kala pona}} originates from a Toki Pona meetup in {{w|Texas}},<ref name=":0" /> where {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} signed a copy of the book {{lipu pu|en}} with the following message:<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|jan Maliku}}|username=_maliku|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/337299887869657090/723092225042677791|channel={{tok|musi-manka}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|retrieved=20 October 2023}}</ref><blockquote><poem>

{{tok|1=jan Maliku o!

sina mije pona.

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</poem></blockquote>It was later proposed that an abbreviated form could be used as a farewell.<ref name=":0" />

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==Cultural significance==

Singer and songwriter {{tok|[[jan Usawi]]}} ~~coined~~ ~~two~~ ~~new words similarly to~~ {{tp|omekapo}} ~~for~~ their songs {{tp|omekalike}} (2021), short for {{tp|o moku e kala ike}},<ref>{{tok|jan Usawi}} (3 May 2021). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVqKaVc9U1c {{tok|omekalike}}]. ''YouTube''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230323160407/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVqKaVc9U1c Archived] from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.</ref> and {{tp|omekalikante}} (2022), short for {{tp|o moku e kala ike ante}}.<ref>{{tok|jan Usawi}} (29 June 2022). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBTiQG_NTY4 {{tok|omekalikante}}]. ''YouTube''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231020191312/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBTiQG_NTY4 Archived] from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.</ref>

Singer and songwriter {{tok|[[jan Usawi]]}} used variations on {{tp|omekapo}} as the names of their songs {{tp|omekalike}} (2021), short for {{tp|o moku e kala ike}},<ref>{{tok|jan Usawi}} (3 May 2021). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVqKaVc9U1c {{tok|omekalike}}]. ''YouTube''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230323160407/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVqKaVc9U1c Archived] from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.</ref> and {{tp|omekalikante}} (2022), short for {{tp|o moku e kala ike ante}}.<ref>{{tok|jan Usawi}} (29 June 2022). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBTiQG_NTY4 {{tok|omekalikante}}]. ''YouTube''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231020191312/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBTiQG_NTY4 Archived] from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.</ref>

==Related words==