jan Kekan San

jan Kekan San

Asking and Answering Questions

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Table of Contents

Words to Know

Particles

Word Definition Writing
anu
anu
(connect phrases with β€˜or’) A capital letter β€œY” with a wide top
seme
seme
(request information) A question mark

Content Words

Word Definition Writing
sijelo
sijelo
body, torso Like a wide chest: flat line on top, three lines to bottom from left, right, center
lawa
lawa
head, mind, brain, control, plan, govern, lead A head wearing a hat, bill facing to the right
sinpin
sinpin
front, face, wall The right half of a box with a dot to the right. Faces towards new writing!
luka
luka
hand, arm, tactile limb Hand outline with thumb and extended fingers
noka
noka
foot, leg, locomotive limb Foot facing to the right
selo
selo
boundary, skin, bark, peel, outer layer A table shape, but with four straight legs in two pairs nearer to the edges.
uta
uta
mouth, lips, eating orifice An open, smiling mouth with a dot beneath
lupa
lupa
hole, door, window, orifice A deep hole, curved at the bottom
monsi
monsi
back, behind, rear The left half of a box with a dot on the left. Faces towards old writing!
nena
nena
bump, lump, extrusion, hill, mountain, nose A tall hill
insa
insa
inside, center, between, organ The bottom half of a box with a dot in the center
ijo
ijo
thing Just a circle. A perfectly generic object.

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Toki Pona to English

English to Toki Pona

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