a

meaning

(emphasis, emotion or confirmation)

see also

kin

lipu ku translations

ah⁵, oh⁵, ha⁵, ooh⁴, uh⁴, gosh⁴, whoa⁴, wow⁴, um³, huh³, uh-huh², quite², gasp², really², mm-hmm², hmm², sigh²

pu verbatim

usage

core · 99% usage

found in pu

coined pre-pu

origin

a priori

by jan Sonja

commentary

In common usage (both before and after pu), "a" and "kin" are separate words, each with their own meaning. In pu, they are considered synonyms.

sitelen pona

exclamation radical + Latin lowercase letter A; radical from exclamation point (!), without the full stop at the bottom. compare o

sitelen sitelen

sitelen Emosi

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ucsur

U+F1900

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