lan

This word is in the sandbox, so almost no speakers will understand it.

meaning

being, individual; something that exists; anything that can take action itself

see also

jan, ijo, wan

usage

sandbox · unknown usage

found in no book

coined post-ku · 2023

origin

toki pona · lon ‘present, existing, real, true; (preposition) located at, in, during, in the context of’

toki pona · wan ‘(number) one; singular; combine, join, mix, fuse’

toki pona · jan ‘human being, person, somebody’

coined by mu Ekisi

author verbatim

lan = being, anything that can take action itself, etc

commentary

Intended as a replacement for 'jan' in mixed-headnoun groups, or when the headnoun of the person being referred to is unknown.

sitelen pona

lan lan2

ijo + wan, alt: tuki tiki "ka"