esuntrade, barter, exchange, swap, buy, sell; market, shop, fair, bazaar, place of business
kiwenhard object; metal, stone, wood
utalafight, compete, battle; competition, challenge; struggle, strive
nasinmethod, process, doctrine, tradition; path, road, way
sikecircle, sphere, spiral, round thing, ball, wheel; repeating thing, cycle, orbit, loop
anu particleseparates multiple possibilities, replacing the particle/preposition
anu is a particle thats similar to "or"
it adds a new phrase to the current part of speech (subject, predicate, object, preposition), and indicates an and/or relationship between the two (or more) phrases.
ona li jan anu soweli
they're a person or a dog
waso li ken tawa lon ma anu sewi
birds can move on the ground or in the sky
kasi anu suwi li ken moku
plants or sweets can be food
anu doesn't automatically form questions.
one way to use anu to ask a question might be to list the possible options using anu, and then ask which option the listener agrees with.
waso anu soweli li ken · seme li pona mute tawa sina
do you like birds or cats more?
birds or cats are possible. which is really good to you?
another way to ask an either-or question with anu is by adding anu seme as the final option.
mi anu ona anu seme li ken tawa lon poka sina
can me or him walk beside you?
mi wile esun e kiwen
i want to buy rocks
i want to sell rocks
ijo li wile kama jo e ijo kepeken mani anu utala
people need to obtain things using money or violence
sina ken utala e soweli mute anu soweli wawa · sina wile utala e seme
do you want to fight a lot of animals or a strong animal
you can fight many animals or a strong animal. which do you want to fight?
birds draw using rocks or tools
waso li sitelen kepeken kiwen anu ilo
you can put this in the box of money or the box of food
sina ken pana e ni tawa poki mani anu poki moku
mi wile ala ante e nasin ike mi
i don't want to change my evil ways
ona lili li sona ala e nasin ilo
the small ones don't know proper lawnmower etiquette
mi wile musi anu moku
i either want to play or eat