Appendix:Toki Pona/nasin

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

sitelen pona
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sitelen sitelen

• sitelen pona: A path with an arrow in the middle.
• sitelen sitelen: From Chinese 道.

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian način (“way, method”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnasin/

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• Hyphenation: na‧sin

Noun

nasin

1. a way (literal or figurative)
   • 2014 May 25, Sonja Lang, “Preface”, in Toki Pona: The Language of Good, page 7:

     mi pali e nasin toki lili. ona li pona e toki insa mi.

     I designed a simple communication system to simplify my thoughts.

   1. a custom, doctrine, method, manner, system, or philosophy
   2. a path, road, street, or other route used for traveling

      nasin telo

      a waterway

   3. the act of following a way or philosophy

Adjective

nasin

1. customary; systematic; philosophical
2. navigational

Verb

nasin

1. (transitive, intransitive) to be or turn into a way; to systematize or trailblaze
2. to follow a way or philosophy