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'''{{tp|omekapo}}''' is a proposed [[Phatic expressions and social conventions#Parting|phrase for "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 a proposed [[Phatic expressions and social conventions#Parting|phrase for "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> |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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[[File:Inscription "o moku e kala pona".png|250px|thumb|Book inscription from {{tok|jan Sonja}}]] |
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The phrase {{tp|o moku e kala pona}} was coined by {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} in a Toki Pona meetup in {{w|Texas}},<!-- where in Texas? when? source --> when she inscribed a copy of the book {{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}} was coined by {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} in a Toki Pona meetup in {{w|Texas}},<!-- where in Texas? when? source --> when she inscribed a copy of the book {{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> |
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Revision as of 16:36, 23 October 2023
Pronunciation | /ˈo |
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Usage | 2023: Obscure4 (20% , Uncommon6↗︎ ) |
Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
Part of speech | Content word |
omekapo is a proposed phrase for "goodbye", particularly used in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server. It is an abbreviation of o moku e kala pona ("eat [a] good fish!").[1]
Etymology
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Inscription_%22o_moku_e_kala_pona%22.png/250px-Inscription_%22o_moku_e_kala_pona%22.png)
The phrase o moku e kala pona was coined by jan Sonja in a Toki Pona meetup in Texas, when she inscribed a copy of the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good with the following sentence:[2]
jan Maliku o!
sina mije pona.
ale li pona.
o moku e
kala pona.
Sonja :)
Cultural significance
Singer and songwriter jan Usawi coined two new words similarly to omekapo for their songs omakalike (2021), short for o moku e kala ike,[3] and omekalikante (2022), short for o moku e kala ike ante.[4]
References
- ↑ kala pona Tonyu (23 January 2021). omekapo. lipu kule. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ↑ jan Maliku [@_maliku]. (18 June 2020). [Message posted in the
#musi-manka
channel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 20 October 2023. - ↑ jan Usawi (3 May 2021). omekalike. YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ↑ jan Usawi (29 June 2022). omekalikante. YouTube. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.