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meaning

present, existing, real, true; (preposition) located at, in, during, in the context of

see also

tenpo, ma

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

at100, exist100, existing100, real100, located93, presence89, existence87, yep87, actual86, on83, true81, living73, yes71, truth67, reality64, physical62, yeah62, genuine60, truly60, upon60, in57, alive56, position55, accurate52, exactly50, occupy50, live47, attendance46, certainly45, attend42, indeed42, right (not wrong)41, definitely40, life40, honestly36, legitimate36, onto36, location35, correct33, correctly33, validity33, occur31, certain30, physically30, precisely30, status30, placement29, amid27, availability27, fact27, mm-hmm27, sure27, frankly25, of course25, regarding25

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

coined by jan Sonja

sitelen pona

lon

location radical above a line. compare blissymbol “over”

sitelen sitelen

lon sitelen sitelen

sitelen jelo

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ucsur

U+F192C

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