Contionary:Toki Pona/lon

Toki Pona

tok:

Glyph origin

• tok ("sitelen pona") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"): A dot above a horizontal line, thus on some surface or at someplace.

Etymology

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Preposition

Toki Pona/lon

1. located at, in, or on

   soweli li lon supa.

   The cat is on the table.

Adjective

Toki Pona/lon

1. present

   tenpo lon

   the present time

2. real; true; existent; actual

   lipu ni li toki e ijo lon.

   This book talks about true facts.

Noun

Toki Pona/lon

1. presence, existence, or truth

Verb

Toki Pona/lon

1. (intransitive) to exist; to be present, real, or true

   waso li lon ala.

   Birds aren't real.

   1. there is; it is in the dummy pronoun sense

      suno li lon.

      It's sunny.

      • 2021 July 18, jan Kapilu, “lon ma tomo pi tenpo pini suli”, in Sonja Lang, compiler, Toki Pona Dictionary, page 401:

        insa pi ma ni la kasi pi kule ale li lon,

        Inside this land, there are plants of all colors,

   2. to be awake
2. (transitive) to cause to exist; to create, actualize, or bring about
3. (transitive) to prove

Particle

Toki Pona/lon

1. yes; that's true

   Antonym: ala

Usage notes

The way to affirm polar questions as given in Toki Pona: The Language of Good is to repeat the verb of the question. However, lon is also commonly used for this purpose, and this sense is acknowledged in Toki Pona Dictionary.

References

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

Further reading

• Template:Tok-interwikt