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ali pona (meaning "all good") is a tokiponido created by jan Asalija for the purpose of making toki pona words more similar to their word origins and to limit the vocabulary. It was made in 2023 and has exactly one hundred words.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Coronal | Dorsal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |
| Plosive | p | t | k |
| Approximant | w | s | j |
| Lateral approximant | l |
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Open | a | |
Grammar
The grammar of ali pona is very similar to that of Toki Pona.
Phrase
A "content phrase" consists of one or more "content words". Phrases are head-initial, that is, the first word in the phrase is the head.
mi pilim ala pona I am not feeling good
Lexicon
| Word | Lexicon | Etymology |
|---|---|---|
| ala | no, not, nothing, zero | ala |
| ali | all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful, abundance, everything, life, universe | ali |
| ampa | bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent | anpa |
| an | or | anu |
| apija | guilt, shame, shun, stigma, disgrace; to accuse, to single out, to expose, to dishonor, to embarrass | apeja |
| ekute | ear, to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey | kute |
| en | and | en |
| ijo | thing, phenomenon, object, matter | ijo |
| ilo | tool, implement, machine, device | ilo |
| insat | centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach | insa |
| jan | human being, person, somebody | jan |
| jasimak | reflect, resound, mirror, be on the opposite/polar end of | jasima |
| ju | to have, carry, contain, hold | jo |
| kam | with, among, in the company of | kan |
| kamap | arriving, coming, future, summoned, to become, manage to, succeed in | kama |
| kasi | plant, vegetation; herb, leaf | kasi |
| ken | to be able to, be allowed to, can, may, possible | ken |
| kepiken | to use, with, by means of | kepeken |
| kiwi | hard object, metal, rock, stone | kiwen |
| konsi | air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent | kon |
| ku | clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder | ku |
| kulit | colourful, pigmented, painted | kule |
| kulup | community, company, group, nation, society, tribe | kulupu |
| kupa | door, hole, orifice, window | lupa |
| la | (between the context phrase and the main sentence) | la |
| lampan | take, seize, catch, receive, get | lanpan |
| lapen | sleeping, resting | lape |
| lawa | head, mind, to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule | lawa |
| lekot | stairs, square, block, corner, cube | leko |
| lilik | little, small, short; few; a bit; young | lili |
| lin | cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy | len |
| lip | flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website | lipu |
| lon | located at, present at, real, true, existing | lon |
| luje | red, reddish | loje |
| lukim | eye, to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch, to seek, look for, try to | lukin |
| ma | earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil | ma |
| mama | parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer | mama |
| mani | money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal | mani |
| mi | I, me, we, us | mi |
| moku | food, to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest | moku |
| molit | dead, dying | moli |
| mono | sun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source, moon, night sky object, star, yellow, yellowish | mun |
| monsi | back, behind, rear | monsi |
| monsuta | fear, dread; monster, predator; threat, danger | monsuta |
| mute | many, a lot, more, much, several, very, quantity | mute |
| nampa | -th (ordinal number), numbers | nanpa |
| nasa | unusual, strange; foolish, crazy; drunk, intoxicated, different, altered, changed, other | nasa |
| nat | way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road | nasin |
| nena | bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance | nena |
| ni | that, this | ni |
| nimi | name, word | nimi |
| nuka | foot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part, arm, hand, tactile organ, five | noka |
| olim | to love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to | olin |
| ona | he, she, it, they | ona |
| open | to begin, start; open; turn on | open |
| pakalap | botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up | pakala |
| (pa)li | to do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare, copula | pali |
| (between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its verb; also to introduce a new verb for the same subject) | li | |
| pan | cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta | pan |
| pana | to give, send, emit, provide, put, release | pana |
| pet | cold, cool; uncooked, raw | lete |
| pilim | heart, emotion | pilin |
| pim | black, dark, unlit | pimeja |
| pinit | ago, completed, ended, finished, past | pini |
| pipit | bug, insect, ant, spider | pipi |
| pit | of | pi |
| pok | hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity | poka |
| poki | container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel | poki |
| pona | good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple | pona |
| sama | same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow, as, like | sama |
| selo | outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary | selo |
| sene | what? which? | seme |
| sewit | area above, highest part, something elevated, awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural | sewi |
| sijelo | body (of person or animal), physical state, torso | sijelo |
| siket | round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel | sike |
| sileten | image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing | sitelen |
| sin | new, fresh; additional, another, extra | sin |
| sina | you | sina |
| sinpin | face, foremost, front, wall | sinpin |
| sota | to know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on, to know how to | sona |
| soweli | animal, beast, land mammal | soweli |
| suli | big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult | suli |
| supa | horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on | supa |
| suwit | sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable, artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreational | suwi |
| talo | water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverage, blue, green | telo |
| tan | by, from, because of | tan |
| tasot | but, however, only | taso |
| teli | fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source | seli |
| tempo | time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation | tenpo |
| tok | to communicate, say, speak, talk, use language, think, mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw | toki |
| tomo | indoor space; building, home, house, room | tomo |
| towat | going to, toward; for; from the perspective of, moving | tawa |
| tu | two | tu |
| unpa | to have sexual or marital relations with | unpa |
| utalasa | to battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against, to hunt, forage | utala |
| uten | enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying, to continue to | awen |
| wako | white, whitish; light-coloured, pale | walo |
| wan | unique, united, one | wan |
| wawa | strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense | wawa |
| wek | absent, away, ignored | weka |
| wilen | must, need, require, should, want, wish | wilen |
Writing Systems
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Besides the Latin script (sileten Latina), the most common way of writing the language is with the logographic writing system titi pula, inspired by sitelen pona.
In Toki Pona culture
ali pona is most commonly represented by a mascot, designed by the creator; jan Asalija. It is an anthropomorphized representation of the language, drawn with a floating body without arms but has circular hands taller than Toki Pona's mascot. The glyph ali and pona is present in the torso of the mascot. The head has a mouth and a hat. The character has a purple and yellow color scheme, contrasting with the blue and yellow colors of Toki Pona.
References
https://conlang.miraheze.org/wiki/Ali_Pona - original source of ali pona.