meaning
located at, present at, real, true, existing | ALT (affirmative response)
see also
semantic space · lipamanka
For many people, lon is core to the philosophy of toki pona. It's a key example that ties together the physical and metaphysical. lon is existence, lon is truth, lon is reality. lon is not only existing at a place, but also existing during a time, or in a context. lon's usage outside of a preposition mostly derives from this meaning of existing.
ku translations
at⁵, existing⁵, real⁵, exist⁵, located⁵, presence⁵, yep⁵, existence⁵, actual⁵, on⁵, true⁵, living⁴, yes⁴, truth⁴, reality⁴, physical⁴, yeah⁴, genuine³, upon³, truly³, in³, alive³, position³, accurate³, exactly³, occupy³, live³, attendance³, certainly
pu verbatim
PREPOSITION located at, present at, real, true, existing
usage
core · 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
Tok Pisin · long ‘at, in, on, (spacial particle)’ ← English along
by jan Sonja
sitelen pona
lonlocation radical above a line. compare blissymbol “over”
sitelen sitelen
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ucsur
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