meaning
現存的、存在的、真實的、真的；（前置詞）位於、在、在……的語境內
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.
pu verbatim
- PREPOSITION located at, present at, real, true, 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
usage
core · 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
巴布亞皮欽語 · long ‘在、於、位於（空間助詞）’
英語 · along ‘沿著’
coined by jan Sonja
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sitelen pona
lon在一條線以上的位置意符；對照布利斯符號「上面」
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