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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>
The dotless variant{{wh|created by whom?}} dates to 2021 or earlier.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=//discord.com/channels/948448338662010910/1191946786936459325/1253794940128067664|channel=unicode|server={{tp|ma pi nasin sitelen}}|author={{tok|[[lipamanka]]}}|username={{tok|lipamanka}}|access-date=2024-06-25|quote={{tok|uta}} (dotless) - I remember adding this to {{tok|linja sike}} but I don't remember who requested it or if I came up with it. try searching on {{tok|ma pona}} in 2021. }}</ref>{{better source needed}}
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