Appendix:Toki Pona/ken

Toki Pona

ken in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph is derived from the Latin uppercase letter K.

Etymology

From Tok Pisin ken (“can”), from English can.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ken/

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• Rhymes: -en

Verb

ken

1. (intransitive or preverb) can, may, to be allowed
2. (intransitive) to be able or possible
3. (transitive) to allow, to enable

Noun

ken

1. permission
2. ability, capability
3. possibility, chance, luck

Adjective

ken

1. possible

Adverb

ken

1. (Used before la) maybe, perhaps