Toki Pona

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nanpa in sitelen pona

Etymology

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From Tok Pisin namba, from English number.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnanpa/, [ˈnanpa ~ ˈnampa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: nan‧pa
  • Rhymes: -anpa

Particle

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nanpa

  1. Precedes an ordinal number; -th.
    nanpa wan, nanpa tu
    number one, number two; first, second

Noun

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nanpa

  1. A number, rank, or measurement.

Adjective

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nanpa

  1. Numerical or numbered.

Verb

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nanpa

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To be a number, enumerate, rank, measure, or order.

Preposition

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nanpa

  1. (rare) Marks the following phrase as a rank or edition.
    nanpa sewi, nanpa anpa
    first place, last place