Appendix:Toki Pona/ni

Toki Pona

ni in sitelen pona

Etymology

From Cantonese 呢 (ni1, “this”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni/

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• Rhymes: -i

Noun

ni

1. this, that

   ni li lon.

   That's true.

2. stands in for the following sentence, which is treated as a complement clause; that

Determiner

ni

1. this, that
2. (relational) of an agent in the following sentence, which is treated as a complement clause

   mi wile lon ma ni: kasi suli li pimeja e ona.

   I want to live somewhere that is shaded by tall plants.

Verb

ni

1. (transitive, intransitive) to do this; to do that

Usage notes

• In the Latin script, when ni is used to link two sentences, the sentence containing ni is often punctuated with a colon. In sitelen pona, ni is instead often rotated to point along the text direction (rightwards, in standard use).