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meaning

(particle) [separates multiple subjects]

ku translations

and50 plus50

pu verbatim

  • PARTICLE (between multiple subjects)

usage

core · 99% usage

found in pu

coined pre-pu

origin

Dutch · en ‘and’

coined by jan Sonja

listen

kala Asi

jan Lakuse

commentary

There are various analyses of the syntactic role of "en". Originally intended to be used as "and", it was changed (via poll in 2002) to just be used with "head nouns". One of the more recent analyses (including 2021's April Fools) treats "en" as a subject marker.

sitelen pona

en

from plus sign (+); compare blissymbol “and”.

sitelen sitelen

en sitelen sitelen

sitelen jelo

🤝

sitelen Emosi

ucsur

U+F190A