te and to

"te" redirects here. For the obsolete form of teje, see Left and right § Dedicated words.

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te and to are rare quotative particles and nimi ku lili.

te
Pronunciation	/te/
Usage	2023: Obscure44-category system, Rare66-category system (14% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't use this word.2022: Rare (11%)
Book and era	nimi ku lili (post-pu)
Part of speech	Particle

to
Pronunciation	/to/
Usage	2023: Obscure44-category system, Rare66-category system (14% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't use this word.2022: Rare (11%)
Book and era	nimi ku lili (post-pu)
Part of speech	Particle

Defintions

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as te and to, respectively:

(opening quotation particle)^½1–10% of respondents

(closing quotation particle)^½1–10% of respondents

Further reading

• "te" on lipu Linku
• "to" on lipu Linku