Appendix:Toki Pona/o

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

sitelen pona
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sitelen sitelen

• sitelen pona: From the letter o and the exclamation mark. Compare a, kin, n.

Etymology

From Georgian vocative case marker -ო (-o), English oh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o/

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• Rhymes: -o

Particle

o

1. Follows a name or other phrase as a vocative particle; hey; O.

   mi tawa, jan ale o!

   I'm going, everyone!

2. Forms commands, taking the place of li.

   o kute!

   Listen!

   mi o tawa!

   Let's go!

   1. Used as an optative particle to express wishes.

      ona o awen lon tenpo suli.

      May it remain for a long time.

Usage notes

• When the subject is only sina, it is usually dropped before o in the imperative or optative sense. Note that o itself is not dropped, unlike li.