en

Meaning

Common Definition

(particle) [separates multiple subjects]

ku definitions

and³ & plus³

pu definition

  • PARTICLE (between multiple subjects)
Usage

sitelen pona

en

from plus sign (+); compare blissymbol “and”.

sitelen sitelen

en in sitelen sitelen format

UCSUR Codepoint

U+F190A

More Info

Commentary

There are various analyses of the syntactic role of "en". Originally intended to be used as "and", it was changed (via poll in 2002) to just be used with "head nouns". One of the more recent analyses (including 2021's April Fools) treats "en" as a subject marker.

Origin

  • Dutch: en; and
  • Created by: jan Sonja
  • Coined in: pre-pu

Usage Data

  • Category: core
  • Usage: 99%
  • Book: pu
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