Contionary:tawa

Toki Pona

Etymology

English: toward; toward. Created by Sonja Lang pre-pu.

Pronunciation

(Toki Pona) IPA: /ˈta.wa/

Content Word

tawa

1. walk, move, go, travel
2. to, towards, for, going to, from the perspective of, according to
3. advance, approach, departure, march, migration, momentum
4. mobile, moving

Notes

tawa is motion. tawa frequently has a destination, and when used as a preposition, it marks the word after it as this destination. a destination isn't critical to tawa though; speakers will use tawa for vibrating or shaking in place, or wandering. When tawa is used as a preposition, it marks that which the motion approaches. This can be physical, but metaphysically tawa can mark a recipient, beneficiary, point of perspective, etc.