lon
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| Pronunciation | /lon/ |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Core (100% → )2022: Core (100%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Preposition, content word |
| Codepoint | U+F192C |
lon is a core preposition and content word to do with presence, being in, and truth.
Etymology
Tok Pisin long ‘at, in, on, (spacial particle)’ ← English along.[1][2]
Meaning
As a content word, lon refers to truth, being, and awareness.
jan ale o kama sona e lon onajan ale o kama sona e lon ona.[3]
Everyone should learn their own truth.
Preposition
As a preposition, lon indicates that the subject is in, on, or about the object.
mi open lon nimi sewimi open lon nimi sewi.
I begin with the name of the Divine.
akesi li wile lon nenaakesi li wile lon nena.[5]
The lizard wants to be on the hill.
lon is often used with a spatial noun to indicate location.
jan ala li lon poka onajan ala li lon poka ona.[6]
Li estas tute sola.
There is nobody next to him.
Here, poka is a noun referring to his side: nobody is at or by his side.
References
- ↑ jan Sonja, Word Origins https://archive.ph/i4Psx
- ↑ lipu Linku
- ↑ jan Kala, translator's preface, Siddhartha https://tokipona.org/sitata/
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (25 May 2014). Toki Pona: The Language of Good. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292300. OCLC 921253340. p. p. 7.
- ↑ jan Kita, akesi li wile lon nena, http://utala.pona.la/lipu-lili/akesi-li-wile-lon-nena.html
- ↑ Claude Piron, Gerda Malaperis, tr. jan Tepo https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vTPNbOI0bcy31sRnziHm0urd__61l2-N7952qNG3WXxOTzMn8NAXmouv0uzTY5eiBip4vTA1ThRTxRc/pub