Toki Pona: ala

ala negates the previous word

mi musi ala.

I am not having fun.

mi sona ala.

I am not smart

jan ala

Nobody

jan ala li toki.

Nobody is speaking.

tomo sewi ala lon ma.

There are no tall buildings in the fields.

mi jo ala e len.

I have no clothes

ala by itself means “nothing”

ala li jaki.

Nothing is dirty.

ala li suli.

Nothing is important.

ala li sama.

Nothing is the same.

sama

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