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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|wa}} ({{sps|wa}}) is derived from the punctuation stem [[sitelen pona radical|radical]] with the {{w|Latin script|Latin}} letter W below, inspired by other glyphs for interjections, such as {{tp|[[a]]}}, {{tp|[[kin]]}}, {{tp|[[n]]}}, and {{tp|[[o]]}}. The ''W'' is typically written rounder rather than angular, similar to the glyph for {{tp|[[wile]]}}.
 
==Related words==
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'''{{tp|je}}''' is {{a category|je}} [[interjection]] that, like {{tp|wa}}, indicates excitement. It is derived from {{w|English language|English}} ''yay'', and was coined by an unknown speaker in the [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] era.
 
A proposed {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|je}} ({{sp|je}}) is a [[Radicalssitelen pona radicals|punctuation stem]] with a letter J below.
 
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