Appendix:Toki Pona/jalan
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Toki Pona[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Finnish jalan (“afoot”) (← Finnish jalka (“foot”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jalan
- (archaic) foot, leg
Verb[edit]
jalan
- (nonstandard) walk
- 2021 September 2, jan Ini, “o jalan!”, in lipu tenpo[1], number 7, →ISSN, archived from the original on 2021-09-24, page 10:
- sina ken jalan lon poka pi tomo sina anu ma ante
- You can walk in the neighborhood of your house or in another outdoors location
Usage notes[edit]
In 2002 this word was suggested as an alternative for noka, but was subsequently rejected in a community poll. It has seen some very limited usage since the late 2010s.
In lipu Linku this word is classified as "obscure," being used by only 1% of respondents in a poll from August 2022.