Appendix:Toki Pona/pona

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

sitelen pona
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sitelen sitelen

• sitelen pona: From the inner stroke of toki pona, representing a closed smiling mouth. Mirror image of ike.

Etymology

From Esperanto bona (“good”), Common Romance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpona/

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• Hyphenation: po‧na
• Rhymes: -ona

Adjective

pona

1. good or otherwise positive in quality, such as helpful, friendly, calm, or healthy; coherent with the philosophy of Toki Pona (helpfully simple, in a happy medium between overcomplicated and oversimplified)
2. (relational) Toki Pona

Derived terms

• kama pona
• lape pona
• moku pona
• sitelen pona
• tawa pona
• toki Inli pona
• toki pona
• toki pona luka

 

Noun

pona

1. goodness, simplicity
2. that which is good (especially by Toki Pona's philosophy)

Derived terms

• pona tawa sina

Verb

pona

1. (transitive, intransitive) to be or make good; to rock; to improve or fix; to simplify so as to make healthy or useful

Derived terms

• ale li pona

Interjection

pona

1. good; great; yay
2. OK; cool

Synonyms

• (obsolete): pasila

Antonyms

• ike