Appendix:Toki Pona/lon

Toki Pona

lon in sitelen pona

Etymology

From Tok Pisin long (“at, in, on”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lon/

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• Rhymes: -on

Preposition

lon

1. Located at, in, or on.

   soweli li lon supa.

   The cat is on the table.

Adjective

lon

1. Present.

   tenpo lon

   the present time

2. Real; true; existent; actual.

   lipu ni li toki e ijo lon.

   This book talks about true facts.

Noun

lon

1. Presence, existence, or truth.

Verb

lon

1. (intransitive) To exist; to be present, real, or true.

   waso li lon ala.

   Birds aren't real.

   1. There is; it is (in the dummy pronoun sense).

      suno li lon.

      It's sunny.

      • 2021 July 18, jan Kapilu, “lon ma tomo pi tenpo pini suli”, in Sonja Lang, compiler, Toki Pona Dictionary, page 401:

        insa pi ma ni la kasi pi kule ale li lon,

        Inside this land, there are plants of all colors,

   2. To be awake.
2. (transitive) To cause to exist; to create, actualize, or bring about.
3. (transitive) To prove.

Particle

lon

1. Yes; that's true.

   Antonym: ala

Usage notes

The way to affirm polar questions as given in Toki Pona: The Language of Good is to repeat the verb of the question. However, lon is also commonly used for this purpose, and this sense is acknowledged in Toki Pona Dictionary.