Parts

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Toki Pona lacks a dedicated word for parts of things. Options include using wan or the preposition lon. The word lawa often refers to a part of something that controls the whole. The word kipisi ("section, to cut"), a common nimi ku suli, can describe divisions and resulting parts.

Rationale

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Linguist lipamanka argues that any word may refer to the whole of a part of an object, using kili as an example: the word kili may refer to either an apple or a single slice.

Strategies

There are several strategies to talk about parts of an object. Any general part may be described by its size of quantity in contrast to the whole:

lili ijo

lili ijo

a little of a thing

mute ijo

mute ijo

much of a thing

ale ijo

ale ijo

the entirety of a thing

The clearest strategy, however, is to use full sentences. For example:

ijo lili li tan ijo suli
ijo lili li lon ijo suli

ijo lili li tan ijo suli
ijo lili li lon ijo suli

A small thing is from/in a bigger thing

See also

• Kinds
• Some

References

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