Appendix:Toki Pona/kin

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

sitelen pona
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sitelen sitelen

The sitelen pona glyph is a combination of the exclamation mark with an asterisk. Compare a, n, o.

Etymology

From Finnish -kin (“too, also”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kin/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -in

Adjective

kin

1. also, too, as well
2. Indeed, really
3. (pu, dated sense) Alternative form of a

   mi moku kin a ― I have eaten as well

Particle

kin

1. (sentence-initial, sometimes used before la) also, additionally
2. (pu, dated sense) Alternative form of a

Interjection

kin

1. me too
2. indeed, really
3. (pu, dated sense) Alternative form of a

Usage notes

• In Sonja Lang's book Toki Pona: The Language of Good (2014), kin is presented as a synonym of a, alongside namako (for sin) and oko (for lukin). The book Toki Pona Dictionary (2021) notes that the community uses these words differently both before as well as after the publication of Toki Pona: The Language of Good.

• According to Linku, this word is classified as "widespread", being used by 83% of respondents in a poll from August 2023.