Appendix:Toki Pona/sina

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Toki Pona[edit]

sina in sitelen pona

Glyph origin[edit]

The sitelen pona glyph may be representing a hand pointing towards the listener. Compare mi, ona.

Etymology[edit]

From Finnish sinä (you).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsina/
  • (file)

Pronoun[edit]

sina

  1. Second-person personal pronoun; you (singular or plural)

Adjective[edit]

sina

  1. your, yours

Usage notes[edit]

  • When the subject is only mi or only sina, the following li is dropped.
    • Use of li between additional predicates varies. Some speakers use li in all instances but the first. Others prefer to start a new sentence, repeating sina as the subject.
  • When number must be specified, sina wan, sina tu, sina mute, and similar words are commonly used.

Anagrams[edit]