meaning
not, nothing, no; (particle) [negates a word or phrase]; (particle) [forms a yes-no question]; (number) zero
semantic space · lipamanka
the semantic space of ala contains nothing. But don't be fooled, it isn't void of information. "ala li lukin e kili" can be "nobody's looking at the fruit." "jan li moku e ala" can mean "the person ate nothing." as a modifier, it actually reverses the semantic space of whatever words come before it, which no other content word does. "soweli li alasa ala e kili" can mean "the monky doesn't forage for fruit." An ijo ala is never a type of ijo. as a verb, ala can mean "erase" or "delete."
ku translations
none100 not100 zero100 no94 nothing81 neither60 nor30 hardly28
pu verbatim
- ADJECTIVE no, not, zero
usage
core · 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
Georgian · არა ara ‘no’
coined by jan Sonja
listen
kala Asi
jan Lakuse
sitelen pona
alaX mark, a crosslinguistic symbol for negation
sitelen sitelen
sitelen jelo
❌
sitelen Emosi
❌
ucsur
U+F1902