a

meaning

(interjection) ah, oh, ha, eh, um, oy; (particle) [placed after something for emphasis or emotion]

see also

kin

resources

sona pona wiki

ku translations

ah⁹⁴ gasp²⁸ gosh⁷³ ha⁸³ hmm²⁷ huh⁴⁴ mm-hmm²⁷ oh⁹³ ooh⁸⁰ quite²⁹ really²⁷ sigh²⁷ uh⁷³ uh-huh³⁹ um⁴⁷ whoa⁶⁹ wow⁶¹

pu verbatim

PARTICLE (emphasis, emotion or confirmation)

audio

⏵ kala Asi

⏵ jan Lakuse

usage

core · 100%

book

pu

coined

pre-pu

origin

onomatopoeia

coined 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

a

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

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