open - begin, start; open; turn on
palisa - long hard thing; branch, rod, stick
unpa - have sexual relations with
noka - foot, leg, organ of locomotion
kili - fruit, vegetable, mushroom
meli - woman, female, feminine person; wife
mije - man, male, masculine person; husband
en - (between additional subjects)
to say and, you repeat the particle. for subjects you say the particle en.
this means you repeat en for subjects, li for predicates, e for direct objects, and repeat the preposition for multiple prepositional phrases.
subject en subject li predicate li predicate e object e object preposition phrase preposition phrase
jan en soweli li tawa li pali kepeken noka kepeken ilo
~ the person and the dog is walking and working using legs and tools
mi en sina o tawa wawa o pali wawa a
me and you have to move quickly and work hard
me and you can do anything
they are going far with their legs
they are very strong and tall
hey bird, give me that stick
oh the wind is cold
kulupu ni li wile e lawa ala
sina en jan Lisa li seme
kon pi nimi ni li seme
o pana e kili pona lon ni tawa mi
o awen · pini pi lipu sona ni li kama anu seme