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'''{{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> |
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==Origin== |
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[[File:Inscription "o moku e kala pona".png|235px|thumb|Message from {{tok|jan Sonja}} in book]] |
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The phrase {{tp|o moku e kala pona}} |
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> |
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{{tok|1=jan Maliku o! |
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sina mije pona. |
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== |
==Cultural significance== |
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Singer and songwriter {{tok|[[jan Usawi]]}} |
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> |
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==Related words== |
==Related words== |
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Revision as of 03:06, 16 December 2023
| Pronunciation | /ˈo |
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| Usage | 2023: Obscure4, Uncommon6 (20% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't use this word.2022: Rare (16%)
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| Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Semiparticle |
omekapo is an uncommon interjection used occasionally to mean "goodbye", particularly in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server. It is an abbreviation of o moku e kala pona ("eat [a] good fish!").[1]
Origin
The phrase o moku e kala pona originates from a Toki Pona meetup in Texas,[1] where jan Sonja signed a copy of the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good with the following message:[2]
jan Maliku o!
sina mije pona.
ale li pona.
o moku e
kala pona.
Sonja
:)
It was later proposed that an abbreviated form could be used as a farewell.[1]
Cultural significance
Singer and songwriter jan Usawi used variations on omekapo as the names of their songs omekalike (2021), short for o moku e kala ike,[3] and omekalikante (2022), short for o moku e kala ike ante.[4]
Related words
omekalike
| Pronunciation | /ˈo |
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| Usage | 2023: Obscure (3% ↘︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (5%)
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| Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Semiparticle |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 kala pona Tonyu (23 January 2021). omekapo. lipu kule. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ↑ jan Maliku [@_maliku]. (18 June 2020). [Message posted in the
#musi-mankachannel 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.