ale/ali


etymology; tan
Dutch alle ‘all’
'ali' is an alternative spelling of 'ale', meant to avoid confusion with 'ala'. however, maponians generally use 'ale'.
ma pona pi toki ponausage; nasin kepeken
adjective - all
definition
all, abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful
examples
phrase
concept
mi moku e kili ale.
i eat all the fruits.
jan ale o toki!
hi everyone!
noun - everything, universe
athough it is pu usage to use it as life and universe, most people would parse it as everything.
definition
abundance, everything, life, universe
examples
phrase
concept
ale li pona.
all is well.
life is good.
don't worry.
sina ale.
you're everything.
noun - 100
in the pu number system, ale is used as 100.
pudefinition
100, hundred
examples
phrase
concept
tenpo nanpa 100 li pona.
the 100th time was good.
theories/analysis; sona nasa
noun - 20, or 120
in nimi ale pona, the numbers 20 and 120 were stated as alternative meanings for 'ale'. why or where this is from is unknown - we can only speculate.
perhaps ale was proposed as 20 before mute was chosen in the end. and 120 is the number of words in pu (not counting the synonyms - kin, oko, namako), ale might have been proposed for the number 120.
common phrases; toki
phrase
concept
ale li pona.
all is well.
life is good.
don't worry.
sina ale
sin'ale
you all y'all
you guys
you (plural)
toki, jan ale o!
jan ale o toki!
hello everyone!
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