Contionary:Toki Pona/o

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

• tok ("sitelen pona") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"): From the letter mul ("o") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}") and the exclamation mark. Compare tok ("a") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), tok ("kin") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), tok ("n") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}").

Etymology 1

From vocative case marker ka ("-ო") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), oh.

Particle

Toki Pona/o

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   mi tawa, jan ale o!

   I'm going, everyone!

2. Template:Non-gloss.

   o kute!

   Listen!

   mi o tawa!

   Let's go!

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      ona o awen lon tenpo suli.

      May it remain for a long time.

Usage notes

• When the subject is only tok ("sina") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"), it is usually dropped before o in the imperative or optative sense. Note that o itself is not dropped, unlike tok ("li") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}").

Etymology 2

Letter

Toki Pona/o

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References

• Template:R:Toki Pona: The Language of Good