ala

Meaning

Common Definition

not, nothing, no; (particle) [negates a word or phrase]; (particle) [forms a yes-no question]; (number) zero

ku definitions

hardly², neither³, no⁵, none⁵, nor², not⁵, nothing⁵, & zero⁵

pu definition

  • ADJECTIVE no, not, zero

Usage

sitelen pona

ala

X mark, a crosslinguistic symbol for negation

sitelen sitelen

ala in sitelen sitelen format

UCSUR Codepoint

U+F1902

More Info

Origin

  • Georgian: არა (ara); no
  • Created by: jan Sonja
  • Coined in: pre-pu

Usage Data

  • Category: core
  • Usage: 100%
  • Book: pu

Usage Trend

Before 2022, the survey asked "Do you consider this word real?"; After 2022, the question was changed to "Do you use this word?". Therefore, results before and after 2022, marked by the red line, are not comparable.