omekapo
Obscure Toki Pona semiparticle
omekapo is an obscure interjection used to mean "goodbye", particularly in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server. It is an abbreviation of the phrase o moku e kala pona, meaning "eat [a] good fish!".[1]
Pronunciation | /ˈo |
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Usage | 2023: Obscure4 (20% , Uncommon6↗︎ ) Most speakers don't use this word.2022: Rare (16%) |
Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
Part of speech | Semiparticle |
Etymology
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
Pronunciation | /ˈo |
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Usage | 2023: Obscure (3% ↘︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (5%) |
Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
Part of speech | Semiparticle |
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]
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-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.