sunolight, shine, glow, radiance; sun, light source; brightness
pilinemotion, feeling, opinion; heart
utamouth, throat, consuming orifice
kopaste, powder, goo, sand, soil, clay; squishy, moldable
nenaprotuberance; bump, button, hill, nose
konair, breath, wind; essence, spirit, soul, ghost; unseen agent
la particlebetween the context phrase/sentence and the main sentence
the particle la is used to establish context. whatever comes before la is established as context for whatever comes after.
A B
A la B
if A, then B
in the context of A, B
things which can go after prepositions can often also go before la instead and express a similar, albeit much vaguer, meaning.
mi tawa sina lon tenpo kama
tenpo kama la mi tawa sina
i go to you in the future
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mi ken ala tawa e tomo tan wawa mi
(tan) wawa mi la mi ken ala tawa e tomo
i can't move a house because of my strength
sina lape la mi kin li lape
if you sleep, i'll sleep too
mi la ale li pona
everything is good with mein my opinion, everything's good
tenpo lon la ijo mute li kama
right now, lots of people are coming
pilin sina la mi suwi ala suwi
do you think i'm cute?
according to your feelings, am i cute?
waso anu pipi la seme li pona mute
are bugs or birds better?
in the context of bugs or birds, which one is really good?
mi kama pipi la sina awen ala awen olin e mi
would you still love me if i became a bug?
pilin sina la kon ni li seme
what do you think the meaning of this is?
what do you think this smell is?
suno li lon sewi la mi sona e ni · pona li kama
when the sun is in the sky, i know that good is coming
mi tawa nena la pilin mi li pona
when i go to the mountains, i feel good
every day you kiss me is a good day
sina uta e mi la tenpo suno ni li pona
when i'm happy, i howl at the moon
pilin mi li pona la mi mu tawa mun
i can't see you because you're small
sina lili la mi ken ala lukin e sina
mi ken ala lukin e sina tan lili sina
mi pana e ko tawa kasi · ni li wawa e kasi
i give some fertilizer to the plants. this makes the plant stronger.
tomo sina li suli mute la mi wile lape lon ona
your home is huge, so i wanna sleep there
mi wile toki a · mu · ni li ale
i wanna say something. meow! thats all.
sina wile pakala e mun la o ni
if you want to destroy the moon, do it!