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A linguistic question - why is this spelled with a "k"? I assume this is derived from "ocupación" - the "k" looks funny to me as someone familiar with but nowh
by madcaptenor 2y ago
A linguistic question - why is this spelled with a "k"? I assume this is derived from "ocupación" - the "k" looks funny to me as someone familiar with but nowhere near fluent in Spanish.
- diggan 2y agoI don't have an definitive answer, but generally radical movements (like anarchism) sometimes change the expected spellings to appear more non-traditional/anti-establishment. In this case, okupa comes from ocupar, "k" is not used a lot in Spanish so in order to appear even less mainstream, changing the "c" for a "k" makes it stand out more. That'd be my guess at least. Maybe someone could track down a definitive answer.
- taopai 2y agoYou are right. If you okupas you always ocupas. But you can ocupar without okupar. The k differences the political movement from the physical act of using a property which is not yours. Okupas don't promote squatting in a small owner property. They promote using unused properties from banks. In fact in Barcelona there are la Oficina d'okupació: https://radar.squat.net/ca/barcelona/oficina-lokupacio https://radar.squat.net/ca/barcelona/oficina-lokupacio