Directional Examples

Toki Pona: Directional Examples

All the directional words have other uses and they are always used as nouns (and not as prepositions) to avoid confusion

ona li lon sewi mi: He is above me.
pipi li lon poka sina.: The fly is by your side.
mi lon poka telo suli.: I am at the beach (by the ocean)
moku li lon insa mi.: The food is inside me.
jan lili li lon insa tomo.: The children are in the house.
ilo moku li lon anpa sina.: The fork is below you. (The fork is at your down)
tomo sona mi li lon monsi pi tomo sina.: My school is behind your house.
tomo tawa sona li lon sinpin pi tomo sina.: The school bus is in front of your house.