meaning
present, existing, real, true; (preposition) located at, in, during, in the context of
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
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)’
Angličtina · along
coined by jan Sonja
sitelen pona
lonlocation radical above a line. compare blissymbol “over”
sitelen sitelen
sitelen jelo
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sitelen Emosi
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ucsur
U+F192C