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