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==Etymology==
The word {{tp|uta}} is derived from {{w|
==Semantic space==
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|uta}} includes any and all parts of the mouth, {{w|oral cavity}} and jaw, such as the lips, teeth, tongue, and throat. As a [[transitive verb]], it may refer to the act of interacting with something using the mouth, such as placing one's mouth, kissing, licking, biting, or chewing.
{{Example
It may be used to indicate verbal communication ({{tp|toki uta}}), instead of written ({{tp|toki sitelen}}) or signed ({{tp|toki luka}}).▼
|jan pi pona sijelo li toki e ni: "o open e <mark>uta</mark> sina".
|The doctor said: "Open your <mark>mouth</mark>"!
|jan pi (pona sijelo) li toki e ni2 {{idsp}} te o open e <mark>uta </mark>sina to
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▲It may be used to indicate verbal communication ({{tp|toki uta}}),
Metaphorically, {{tp|uta}} may refer to any opening, such as of a hole. The word {{tp|[[lupa]]}} describes openings and holes as a literal sense, so {{tp|uta}} would generally only be used like this in order to compare them to mouths in some specific way.
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==={{tp|ku}}===
For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|uta}}:<ref>{{cite ku|382}}</ref>
{{ku data}}
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|uta}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|uta}}}}) represents an open mouth.
No one knows for sure why the {{tp|uta}} glyph has a dot, including [[Sonja Lang]] herself.<ref>{{cite Discord |url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/340307145373253642/866782083693936651 |channel=pali-musi |server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}} |author=[[Sonja Lang]] |username=sonjalang |access-date=2024-04-14 |quote=i can’t remember why the original design has a dot but i remember that there was a reason at the time[.] if i had known sitelen pona would become as popular as it did, i would have kept better notes!}}</ref> One common theory is that it is to help distinguish glyphs derived from the mouth radical, such as {{tp|[[moku]]}} ({{sp|moku|font=linja lipamanka}}), from compound glyphs, {{tp|luka uta}} ({{sp|luka+uta|font=linja lipamanka}}). However, no such feature is used to distinguish {{tp|[[pali]]}} ({{sp|pali|font=linja lipamanka}}) from {{tp|luka ijo}} ({{sp|luka+ijo|font=linja lipamanka}}), or {{tp|[[kepeken]]}} ({{sp|kepeken|font=linja lipamanka}}) from {{tp|luka ilo}} ({{sp|luka+ilo|font=linja lipamanka}}). One other proposed theory is that the dot is a reading aid, distinguishing {{tp|uta}} more clearly from words like {{tp|[[nimi]]}} ({{sp|nimi}}) or {{tp|[[kiwen]]}} ({{sp|kiwen}}) in small writing.<ref>{{cite Discord |url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/1121891991773515787/1128522192221655190 |channel=toki-pi-sona-kulupu-tpt |server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}} |author={{tok|pipi Nowa}} |username=neither.nor |access-date=2024-04-14 |quote=uta has the dot because otherwise it could become similar to ijo or kiwen (among others) without very careful handwriting.}}</ref><ref>{{cite Discord |url=https://discord.com/channels/948448338662010910/951966419283742750/1229146496960696513 |channel=sitelen-pona-discussion |server={{tp|ma pi nasin sitelen}} |author={{tok|nanpa Tonpite}} |username=trollbreeder |access-date=2024-04-14 |quote=My theory is that the dot is for aiding reading? Like differentiating different boxish roundish glyphs at small size[.] nimi vs uta is what primarily comes to mind}}</ref>
=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen sitelen]]}} word glyph for {{tp|uta}} ({{ss|uta}}) is composed of a circle split into thirds by two horizontal lines, resembling an open mouth with bared teeth.
The glyph appears as a radical in other word glyphs, such as {{tp|[[a]]}} ({{ss|a}}), {{tp|[[akesi]]}} ({{ss|akesi}}), {{tp|[[toki]]}} ({{ss|toki}}), {{tp|[[ken]]}} ({{ss|ken}}), {{tp|[[kokosila]]}}, {{tp|[[n]]}}, and {{tp|[[sitelen]]}} ({{ss|sitelen}}).
==References==
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==Further reading==
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