Appendix:Toki Pona/alasa

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

sitelen pona
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sitelen sitelen

• sitelen pona: A bow and arrow.

Etymology

From Acadian French à la chasse (“hunting”, literally “on the hunt”). Coined by Sonja Lang as of 2009.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalasa/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: a‧la‧sa

Verb

alasa

1. (transitive, intransitive) to hunt, either violently or nonviolently
2. to collect, to forage, to gather, to harvest
3. to search, to seek, to pursue, to chase, to explore
4. (preverb) to try to, to attempt

   Synonym: lukin

   • 2021, Sonja Lang, Toki Pona Dictionary, →ISBN, page 9:

     o alasa lukin e lipu.

     Try to read the document.

Noun

alasa

1. hunt, forage
2. search, pursuit, quest

Adjective

alasa

1. hunting, foraging
2. searching