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<translate>''' ({{sp|yupekosi}}) is a [[Special:MyLanguage/post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] [[Special:MyLanguage/content word|content word]] relating to changing a creative work and unintentionally making it worse. It is a self-referential [[Special:MyLanguage/joke word|joke word]]. {{tok|[[Special:MyLanguage/jan Sonja|jan Sonja]]}} coined it several years after ''[[Toki Pona: The Language of Good|Toki Pona: The Language of Good]]'', it has a highly specific definition, and it contains an accidental nonstandard letter {{tp|y}}, with no official [[Special:MyLanguage/yupekosi#Pronunciation|pronunciation]]. Thus, it retroactively worsens [[Special:MyLanguage/Toki Pona|Toki Pona]]'s vocabulary, [[Special:MyLanguage/sitelen Lasina|spelling system]], and [[Special:MyLanguage/phonology|phonology]]. |
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[[File:George Lucas cropped 2009.jpg|thumb|200px|{{w|George Lucas}} has attracted notoriety for {{w|Changes in Star Wars re-releases|altering re-releases}} of ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' films. The initial definition of {{tp|yupekosi}} referenced his revisions.]] |
[[File:George Lucas cropped 2009.jpg|thumb|200px|{{w|George Lucas}} has attracted notoriety for {{w|Changes in Star Wars re-releases|altering re-releases}} of ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' films. The initial definition of {{tp|<translate>yupekosi}} referenced his revisions.</translate>]] |
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'''{{tp|yupekosi}}''' is a [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] [[content word]] relating to changing a creative work and unintentionally making it worse. |
'''{{tp|yupekosi}}''' is a [[Special:MyLanguage/post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] [[Special:MyLanguage/content word|content word]] relating to changing a creative work and unintentionally making it worse. |
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It is a {{w|Self-referential humor|self-referential}} [[joke word]]. {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} coined {{tp|yupekosi}} several years after ''[[Toki Pona: The Language of Good]]'', it has a highly specific definition, and it contains an accidental nonstandard letter {{tp|y}}, with no official [[# |
It is a {{w|Self-referential humor|self-referential}} [[Special:MyLanguage/joke word|joke word]]. {{tok|[[Special:MyLanguage/jan Sonja|jan Sonja]]}} coined {{tp|yupekosi}} several years after ''[[Toki Pona: The Language of Good|Toki Pona: The Language of Good]]'', it has a highly specific definition, and it contains an accidental nonstandard letter {{tp|y}}, with no official [[#pronunciation|pronunciation]]. Thus, it retroactively worsens [[Special:MyLanguage/Toki Pona|Toki Pona]]'s vocabulary, [[Special:MyLanguage/sitelen Lasina|spelling system]], and [[Special:MyLanguage/phonology|phonology]]. |
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Notably, {{tp|yupekosi}} has a {{ku}} frequency index of 3, which would make it a {{tp|[[nimi ku suli]]}}. However, a proofreader advised excluding it from this classification, and it is generally considered a {{tp|[[nimi ku lili]]}} instead. |
Notably, {{tp|yupekosi}} has a {{ku}} frequency index of 3, which would make it a {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/nimi ku suli|nimi ku suli]]}}. However, a proofreader advised excluding it from this classification, and it is generally considered a {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/nimi ku lili|nimi ku lili]]}} instead. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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⚫ | The word {{tp|yupekosi}} was coined in 2019 by {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} in the {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} community as a {{w|keysmash}}.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/640774839287808022|name={{tok|jan Sonja}}|username=sonjalang|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-05|quote=another new word is '{{tok|yupekosi}}'}}</ref><ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/1154208606351274076|name={{tok|jan Sonja}}|username=sonjalang|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-26|quote=i just mashed my keyboard randomly for {{tok|yupekosi}} and {{tok|mulapisu}} as a joke [...] then tried to think of meanings afterwards}}</ref> The letter ''y'' in the word was accidental. |
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⚫ | The word {{tp|yupekosi}} was coined in 2019 by {{tok|[[Special:MyLanguage/jan Sonja|jan Sonja]]}} in the {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/ma pona pi toki pona|ma pona pi toki pona]]}} community as a {{w|keysmash}}.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/640774839287808022|name={{tok|jan Sonja}}|username=sonjalang|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-05|quote=another new word is '{{tok|yupekosi}}'}}</ref><ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/1154208606351274076|name={{tok|jan Sonja}}|username=sonjalang|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-26|quote=i just mashed my keyboard randomly for {{tok|yupekosi}} and {{tok|mulapisu}} as a joke [...] then tried to think of meanings afterwards}}</ref> The letter ''y'' in the word was accidental. |
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==Pronunciation== |
==Pronunciation== |
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In her original messages and in the {{ku|en}}, {{tok|jan Sonja}} stated that "nobody knows how to pronounce the y".<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/640775469293109248|name={{tok|jan Sonja}}|username=sonjalang|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-05|quote=nobody knows how to pronounce the y}}</ref><ref name="ku392"/> In practice, it is often pronounced either as {{IPA|/j/}} or {{IPA|[y ~ ɥ]}}, or as a different random sound each time the word is used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://antetokipona.infinityfreeapp.com/yupekosi/|title={{tok|yupekosi}}|website=antetokipona.infinityfreeapp.com|author={{tok|jan Ke Tami}}|access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref> |
In her original messages and in the {{ku|en}}, {{tok|jan Sonja}} stated that "nobody knows how to pronounce the y".<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/640775469293109248|name={{tok|jan Sonja}}|username=sonjalang|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-05|quote=nobody knows how to pronounce the y}}</ref><ref name="ku392"/> In practice, it is often pronounced either as {{IPA|/j/}} or {{IPA|[y ~ ɥ]}}, or as a different random sound each time the word is used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://antetokipona.infinityfreeapp.com/yupekosi/|title={{tok|yupekosi}}|website=antetokipona.infinityfreeapp.com|author={{tok|jan Ke Tami}}|access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref> |
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⚫ | <translate> originally defined the word {{tp|yupekosi}} as:<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/640775447197777920|name={{tok|jan Sonja}}|username=sonjalang|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-05|quote={{tok|yupekosi}} means "to behave like George Lucas and revise your old creative works and actually make them worse"}}</ref> |
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==={{tp|ku}}=== |
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For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|yupekosi}}:<ref name="ku392">{{cite ku|392}}</ref> |
For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/ma pona pi toki pona|ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|yupekosi}}:<ref name="ku392">{{cite ku|392}}</ref> |
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
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The main {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|yupekosi}} ({{sp|yupekosi}}) is derived from the Latin letter Y, representing the joke of the word's spelling in {{tp|[[sitelen Lasina]]}}. In November 2020, {{tok|nimi Elemenopi}} designed a version based on the asymmetric form of Y that resembles its standard lower case version (y),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://reddit.com/r/OffThePu/comments/k43bxj/a_better_version_of_the_1b_glyphs|title=A better version of the 1b glyphs|author={{tok|nimi Elemenopi}}|username=u/ElemenopiTheSequel|date=2020-11-30|website=[[r/OffThePu|r/OffThe{{tok|Pu}}]]|publisher=Reddit|access-date=2023-12-28|quote=[Key: black] = original, made by me}}</ref> to distinguish it from the glyph for {{tp|[[anu]]}} ({{sp|anu}}), which has the same shape as an upright Y. Some [[font]]s alternatively base the glyph on the alternate round-bowled form of Y like that used in {{w|cursive}}. |
The main {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/sitelen pona|sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|yupekosi}} ({{sp|yupekosi}}) is derived from the Latin letter Y, representing the joke of the word's spelling in {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/sitelen Lasina|sitelen Lasina]]}}. In November 2020, {{tok|nimi Elemenopi}} designed a version based on the asymmetric form of Y that resembles its standard lower case version (y),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://reddit.com/r/OffThePu/comments/k43bxj/a_better_version_of_the_1b_glyphs|title=A better version of the 1b glyphs|author={{tok|nimi Elemenopi}}|username=u/ElemenopiTheSequel|date=2020-11-30|website=[[Special:MyLanguage/r/OffThePu|r/OffThe{{tok|Pu}}]]|publisher=Reddit|access-date=2023-12-28|quote=[Key: black] = original, made by me}}</ref> to distinguish it from the glyph for {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/anu|anu]]}} ({{sp|anu}}), which has the same shape as an upright Y. Some [[Special:MyLanguage/font|font]]s alternatively base the glyph on the alternate round-bowled form of Y like that used in {{w|cursive}}. |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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