Toki Pona edit

Glyph origin edit

sitelen pona  
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sitelen sitelen  

Etymology edit

From Georgian არა (ara, no).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈala/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: a‧la
  • Rhymes: -ala

Adjective edit

ala

  1. No; not.

Numeral edit

ala

  1. Zero; none.

Noun edit

ala

  1. That which is not; nothing.
    Antonym: ale
  2. The act of negation.

Verb edit

ala

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To do nothing (to).
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To be or cause to be nothing; to nullify, annihilate, erase, or delete.

Particle edit

ala

  1. Used between a reduplicated verb to mark a yes-no question.
    Synonym: anu seme

Interjection edit

ala

  1. No.
    Antonym: lon