Contionary:Toki Pona/ale
Toki Pona
Alternative forms
Glyph origin
- tok ("sitelen pona") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"): From the infinity symbol.
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
- everything, anything
- life, existence
- Synonym: lon
- the universe, everything that exists
- 2021 June 13, jan Emalan, “sike lili laso walo [Pale Blue Dot]”, in lipu kule[1], archived from the original on 20 August 2021:
- ale la ma jan li lili mute mute.
- In relation to the universe, the territory of humanity is very, very small.
- abundance, plenty
Adjective
- all, every, each, any
- entire, whole; complete, full, total
- abundant, countless, bountiful, plentiful
- universal
- comprehensive, thorough
- general
Verb
- (intransitive) to pervade, to be everything or in every part
- (transitive) to commodify, to make universal or thorough
- (transitive) to generalize
Numeral
Antonyms
Usage notes
The words ale and tok ("ali") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}") can be used interchangeably.
The alternative form ali was originally introduced by Sonja Lang in 2002 as an equal variant of ale, following feedback that the word tok ("ala") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}") is pronounced similarly to ale in some accents. ali became the most common form for a while until the mid-2010s. As of the early 2020s, ale is significantly more commonly used than ali.
In lipu Linku, a Toki Pona dictionary, the word ale is classified as "core" vocabulary, and ali is classified as an "uncommon" word, based on them being used by 93% and 32% of Toki Pona speakers respectively, according to a poll from October 2024.