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te

grammatical particle

LanguageToki Pona

Meaning
  1. opens a quote
  2. This particle is used to mark the beginning of a direct quotation.
Examples

jan li toki te mi pona tawa sina.

The person says, 'I am good to you.'

Part of speechgrammatical particle

Usage noteThis is used to introduce speech or written text.

Status: Adapted from Wikidata lexemes — awaiting native speaker review

This entry is adapted from Wikidata lexemes. A native speaker has not reviewed it yet. Native speakers can verify or correct it in the LanguageKnow app.

Source: Wikidata lexemes — Wave 3 (CC0-1.0), adapted.