Contionary:Toki Pona/ni

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

• tok ("sitelen pona") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"): An arrow symbol.

Etymology

From .

Noun

Toki Pona/ni

1. this, that

   ni li lon.

   That's true.

2. Template:Non-gloss that

Determiner

Toki Pona/ni

1. this, that
   • 2025 February 28, jan Ke Tami, “kala li ken ala ken waso?”, in lipu tenpo‎^[1], number (nanpa) tenpo, page 4:

     pini la, kulupu li ken toki e nasin ona pi nimi ni.

     After all, the group can discuss its approach to this word.

   • 2025 February 28, kije Weku, “lipu Kojo en linluwi majuna”, in lipu tenpo‎^[2], number (nanpa) tenpo, page 7:

     tenpo ni la linluwi majuna li kama suli tan ni: jan mute li pilin ike tawa linluwi sin.

     Now, the old internet is becoming important because many people feel bad about the new internet.

2. (relational) of an agent in the following sentence, which is treated as a complement clause

   mi wile lon ma ni: kasi suli li pimeja e ona.

   I want to live somewhere that is shaded by tall plants.

Verb

Toki Pona/ni

1. (transitive, intransitive) to do this; to do that

Usage notes

• In the Latin script, when ni is used to link two sentences, the sentence containing ni is often punctuated with a colon. In sitelen pona, ni is instead often rotated to point along the text direction (rightwards, in standard use).

References

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