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The word {{tp|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''. |
The word {{tp|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''. |
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Rarely, {{tp|ona}} may be used as a third-person {{w|neopronoun}} in English.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kupikoni.bearblog.dev/one-year/|title=One year of toki pona|website=kupikoni's blog π|author={{tok|kulupu pi kon ilo}}|date=2022-12-03|access-date=2024-01-30}}</ref> |
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
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The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|ona}} ({{sp|ona}}) 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. |
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|ona}} ({{sp|ona}}) 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.<ref>{{cite etym sp}}</ref> It may either be drawn straight or curved ({{sp|ona2}}). |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[ona vs. ni]] |
* [[ona vs. ni]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 16:52, 30 January 2024
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| Pronunciation | /Λo |
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| 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 / ΠΎΠ½Π°, meaning "she".[1]
Semantic space
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.
Rarely, ona may be used as a third-person neopronoun in English.[2]
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:[3]
its5, her5, them5, their5, him4, he4, she4, they4, his4, it4, themselves3, itself3, himself2, herself2
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for ona (ona) 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.[4] It may either be drawn straight or curved (ona2).
See also
References
- β "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- β kulupu pi kon ilo. (3 December 2022). "One year of toki pona". kupikoni's blog π. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- β Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 305.
- β ilo Eko. (14 November 2020). "sitelen pona etymology rough draft i guess". Google Docs. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023.
Further reading
- "ona" on lipu Linku
- "ona" on lipu Wikipesija
- "ona" on English Wiktionary