Appendix:Toki Pona/mama

Toki Pona

mama in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph represents a bigger and smaller circle, itself maybe representing the child.

Etymology

From Georgian მამა (mama, “father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmama/

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• Rhymes: -ama

Noun

mama

1. parent, ancestor (inclusive of mother and father)
   • 2014 May 25, Sonja Lang, “The Qur’an”, in Toki Pona: The Language of Good, page 85:

     ona li mama ala, li jo ala e mama.

     Doesn't give birth, wasn’t born.

     (literally, “…and doesn't have a parent.”)

   1. caretaker, sustainer
2. originator, creator

   jan Sonja li mama pi toki pona.

   Sonja Lang is the creator of Toki Pona.

Adjective

mama

1. parental; of or relating to parents

Verb

mama

1. (intransitive, transitive) to be or turn into a parent or a creator; to birth, to create

   Synonyms: lon, pali

   • 2014 May 25, Sonja Lang, “The Qur’an”, in Toki Pona: The Language of Good, page 85:

     ona li mama ala, li jo ala e mama.

     Doesn't give birth, wasn’t born.

2. (transitive) to take care of, to raise, to rear
   • 2024 February 7, jan Alonola, “o mama e kasi moku lon tomo sina”, in lipu tenpo‎^[1], number (nanpa) tenpo, page 7:

     sina ken mama e kasi moku lon tomo sina, lon supa pi poka lupa!

     You can raise edible plants in your house, on a windowsill!