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|li | |li | ||
|(introduces a verb phrase and asserts that it's being done by the subject) | |||
|tok ''li'' | |||
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|[[lì]] | |[[lì]] | ||
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|tok ''li'' | |tok ''li'' | ||
| it can be used as a content word this way | | it can be used as a content word this way | ||
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|[[mì]] | |[[mì]] | ||
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|"S is good to O" | |"S is good to O" | ||
|tok ''pona'' | |tok ''pona'' | ||
| | | no need for ''tawa'' for O | ||
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|[[à]] | |[[à]] | ||
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|la | |la | ||
|in the context of S, O happens | |in the context of S, O happens | ||
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|pi | |pi | ||
| a word that groups together the words after it | | | ||
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|a word that groups together the words after it. The whole group is treated like a single word grammatically. The group runs until the end of the sentence, or the next "li", "e", "unu" or connective. | |||
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|ip | |ip | ||
| a word that closes off a noun phrase or verb phrase. "pi" opens them and "ip" closes them. | | | ||
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|a word that closes off a noun phrase or verb phrase. "pi" opens them and "ip" closes them. | |||
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|[[ìke]] | |[[ìke]] | ||
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|[[zèm]] | |[[zèm]] | ||
|What is S doing to O? | |What is S doing to O? | ||
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|this word is used to make questions | |this word is used to make questions | ||
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|o | |o | ||
| a vocative particle. e.g. "kál o!" can be used to call to a fish | | | ||
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|a vocative particle. e.g. "kál o!" can be used to call to a fish | |||
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|[[ò]] | |[[ò]] | ||
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|''o'' and ''os'' are separate words in kót wàwa | |||
|gentle imperative. os gàmní = please come here | |gentle imperative. os gàmní = please come here | ||
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|[[òs]] | |[[òs]] |
Revision as of 07:41, 10 February 2024
A partial wordlist. I'm still not ready to do this properly, but I'll start.
ním | ákulkót | nát | biggest diff from tp | notes |
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li | (introduces a verb phrase and asserts that it's being done by the subject) | tok li | ||
lì | "S is done by something that also does O" | tok li | it can be used as a content word this way | |
mì | "S is me (at/to O)" | tok mi | You still have to say li when you use mi as the subject. e.g. li li dòk as rather than mi toki | |
e | (introduces an object of a verb just said) | tok e | e is not needed if you're using an immediate object. | |
è | "S happens to O" | tok e | it can be used as a content word | |
dòk | "S says O" | tok toki | ||
nì | "S does this to O", "S is this to O" | tok ni | ||
bòn | "S is good to O" | tok pona | no need for tawa for O | |
à | "S is special (about O)" | tok a | a general-purpose end-of-sentence particle, that can describe content-words the way it describes sentences | |
jàn | "S is human (to O)" | tok jan | ||
zìna | "S is you (to O)" | tok sina | ||
la | in the context of S, O happens | |||
là | in the context of S, O happens | |||
lòn | S is at/in/on O | |||
zòn | S knows O | |||
mùt | S is many things (that do O) | |||
dàu | S goes to O | |||
pi | a word that groups together the words after it. The whole group is treated like a single word grammatically. The group runs until the end of the sentence, or the next "li", "e", "unu" or connective. | |||
ip | a word that closes off a noun phrase or verb phrase. "pi" opens them and "ip" closes them. | |||
ìke | S is bad to O, S is complicated, S makes complications for O | |||
dèm | S is a time, a time for O | |||
zèm | What is S doing to O? | this word is used to make questions | ||
wìl | S wants O, S wants to do O | |||
nɒ̀ | S is that to O | |||
o | a vocative particle. e.g. "kál o!" can be used to call to a fish | |||
ò | S is you to O, and I want S's attention | |||
os | o and os are separate words in kót wàwa | gentle imperative. os gàmní = please come here | ||
òs | I want S to do O; S should do O | |||
gàm | S comes to O, S begins to do O, S increasingly does O | |||
dàs | S is everything, despite O | |||
mà | S is a land, the homeland of O |