Appendix:Toki Pona/ala

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

sitelen pona
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sitelen sitelen

• sitelen pona: From the X mark.

Etymology

From Georgian არა (ara, “no”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈala/

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• Hyphenation: a‧la
• Rhymes: -ala

Adjective

ala

1. No; not.

Numeral

ala

1. Zero; none.

Noun

ala

1. That which is not; nothing.

   Antonym: ale

2. The act of negation.

Verb

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

ala

1. Used between a reduplicated verb to mark a yes-no question.

   Synonym: anu seme

Interjection

ala

1. No.

   Antonym: lon