poki tona
(Redirected from tona)
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| Pronunciation | /ˈto |
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| Usage | 2023: Not notable (1%) Most speakers don't understand this word.
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| Book and era | No book |
| Part of speech | Content word |
poki tona is a spoonerism of toki pona, with poki meaning "container" and tona being a marginal joke word supposedly referring to toners.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word tona is derived from English toner to complete the spoonerism of toki pona (poki tona), with poki being a preexisting word.[1]
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for tona (tona) is derived from the glyph for kule (kule), representing pigment, with emitters added, perhaps specifically to evoke the glyph for toki (toki).
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ akesi kon Nalasuni [@nalathnidragon]. (3 June 2020). [Message posted in the
#toki-ponachannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 17 January 2024.