Appendix:Toki Pona/o

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Toki Pona[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sitelen pona
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sitelen sitelen

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /o/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -o

Particle[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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.
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