Appendix:Toki Pona/ala

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

sitelen pona
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sitelen sitelen

• sitelen pona: From the X mark.

Etymology

From Georgian არა (ara, “no”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈala/

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• Hyphenation: a‧la
• Rhymes: -ala

Adjective

ala

1. no; not

Numeral

ala

1. zero; none

Noun

ala

1. that which is not; nothing

   Antonym: ale

2. the act of negation

Verb

ala

1. (transitive, intransitive) to do nothing (to)
2. (transitive, intransitive) to be or cause to be nothing; to nullify, annihilate, erase, or delete

Particle

ala

1. used between a reduplicated verb to mark a yes-no question

   sina wile ala wile e poki pi telo kasi?

   Would you like a cup of tea?

   Synonym: anu seme

Interjection

ala

1. no

   Antonym: lon