Particles

In Toki Pona grammar, a particle is a word with no semantic meaning that marks the grammatical structure of a sentence.

Particles are crucial to forming understandable sentences. li, e, o, and la are generally taught in that order.

pu

These nimi pu are particles:

• a
• ala
• anu
• e
• en
• kin
• la
• li
• mu
• n
• o
• pi
• taso

Nonstandard

This subject is nonstandard and may not be understood by most speakers.

These nimi sin are particles:

• ja
• lo
• ta
• te/to
• wa