Appendix:Toki Pona/jalan

Toki Pona

Etymology

From Finnish jalan (“afoot”) (← Finnish jalka (“foot”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjalan/
• Hyphenation: ja‧lan

Noun

jalan

1. (archaic, dated) foot, leg

Verb

jalan

1. (nonstandard) walk
   • 2021 September 2, jan Ini, “o jalan!”, in lipu tenpo‎^[1], number 7, →ISSN, archived from the original on 2021-09-24, page 10:

     sina ken jalan lon poka pi tomo sina anu ma ante

     You can walk in the neighborhood of your house or in another outdoors location

Usage notes

In 2002 this word was suggested as an alternative for noka, but was subsequently rejected in a community poll. It has seen some very limited usage since the late 2010s.

In lipu Linku this word is classified as "obscure," being used by only 1% of respondents in a poll from August 2022.