Appendix:Toki Pona/a

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

sitelen pona
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sitelen sitelen

• sitelen pona: From the letter a and the exclamation mark. Compare kin, n, o.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a

Interjection

a

1. an exclamation such as ah, oh, or ha

   Synonym: n

   1. Repeated to represent laughter.

      a a a! ni li musi! ― Ha ha ha! That's funny!

2. used for emphasis, emotion or confirmation
3. used to denote onomatopoeia

Particle

a

1. used to denote emotion, to emphasize or confirm the preceding word, phrase or sentence, in conjunction with the written exclamation mark or replacing it

   Synonyms: kin, mute

   sina pona mute a! ― You are so good!