Active: The children are learning Toki Pona.
Passive: Toki Pona is being learnt by the children.
Causative: The parent is teaching the children Toki Pona. (i.e. "makes them learn")
jan pi toki pona o,
Outside of pu, I have observed forms like *"pana sona" instead of "pana e sona" (to teach).
- mama li pana e sona pi toki pona tawa jan lili. (The parent is teaching Toki Pona to the children.)
→ *mama li pana sona e toki pona tawa jan lili.
- *mama li sona e toki pona tawa jan lili. *(The parent knows Toki Pona according to the children.)
- toki (something that you speak)
moku (something that you eat)
- nimi sin li ijo toki. (The new words are being spoken.)
kili li ijo moku. (The fruit is being eaten.)
toki pona li ijo sona. (Toki pona is being known.)
- mama li ijo toki e nimi sin tawa jan lili. (The parent makes the children say the new words.)
mama li ijo moku e kili tawa jan lili. (The parent makes the child eat the fruit.)
mama li ijo sona e toki pona tawa jan lili. (The parent teaches Toki Pona to the children.)
jan Tepan