ona

ona
Pronunciation	/ˈo.na/
Usage	2023: Core (100% ↗︎ )2022: Core (99%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱥆 U+F1946

ona is a core content word and the standard third-person pronoun.

Etymology

The word ona is derived from Serbo-Croatian ona / она, meaning "she".

Semantic space

Main article: Pronouns

The word ona is a third-person pronoun, which is not marked for number, gender, or animacy. It can mean singular he/him, she/her, they/them, it and similar pronouns, and plural they/them. As a modifier, it usually implies possession, as in his, her, their, and its.

pu

In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines ona as:

NOUN  he, she, it, they

ku

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as ona:

its⁵81–100% of respondents, her⁵81–100% of respondents, them⁵81–100% of respondents, their⁵81–100% of respondents, him⁴61–80% of respondents, he⁴61–80% of respondents, she⁴61–80% of respondents, they⁴61–80% of respondents, his⁴61–80% of respondents, it⁴61–80% of respondents, themselves³41–60% of respondents, itself³41–60% of respondents, himself²21–40% of respondents, herself²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for ona (onaona) depicts a hand pointing aside from the speaker, viewed from above from their perspective; implicitly, in the direction of a third party from the speaker and audience.

See also

• ona vs. ni

Further reading

• "ona" on lipu Linku
• "ona" on lipu Wikipesija
• "ona" on English Wiktionary