Appendix:Toki Pona/walo

Toki Pona

walo in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph is composed of the color radical (a triangle), which itself may be representing a prism, and lines radiating out for unclear reasons. Perhaps made to the reverse of pimeja. Compare jelo, laso, loje, pimeja.

Etymology

From Finnish valko- (“white”). Also similar to the Finnish word valo (light).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwalo/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: wa‧lo

Adjective

walo

1. white, whitish
   1. light-colored, pale

Noun

walo

1. the color white

Verb

walo

1. (transitive, intransitive) to be or to turn white or light; to whiten, to lighten

Hypernym

• kule

Coordinate terms

• jelo
• laso
• loje
• pimeja