unpa
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| Usage | 2023: Core (98% ↗ ) 2022: Core (97%) |
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| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F196F |
unpa is a content word related to sexual intercourse and sexual reproduction. It can be used as a transitive verb to mean "to have sex with".
Examples[edit | edit source]
sina wile ala wile unpa e mi?
sina wile ala wile unpa e mi?Do you want to have sex with me?
unpa li pona ala tawa mi.
unpa li pona ala tawa mi.I don't like sex.
tenpo unpa la soweli mije li utala.
tenpo unpa la soweli mije li utala.In the breeding season, the male animals fight.
Confusion[edit | edit source]
The dictionary in pu defines unpa as "to have sexual or marital relations with". The phrasing of this definition has led some people to believe that unpa has to do with marriage. However, this is not the case. To "have marital relations" is a euphemism for having sex (usually specifically with a marital partner). The word unpa generally has to do with sexual intercourse only.
The sitelen sitelen glyph for unpa is a mirror image of one of the sitelen pona glyphs for taki, an unrelated rare nimi ku lili.