Appendix:Toki Pona/lon

Etymology
From.

Preposition

 * 1) Located at, in, or on.

Adjective

 * 1) Present.
 * 2) Real; true; existent; actual.
 * 1) Real; true; existent; actual.

Noun

 * 1) Presence, existence, or truth.

Verb

 * 1)  To exist; to be present, real, or true.
 * 2) There is; it is.
 * 3) To be awake.
 * 4)  To cause to exist; to create, actualize, or bring about.
 * 5)  To prove.
 * 1) To be awake.
 * 2)  To cause to exist; to create, actualize, or bring about.
 * 3)  To prove.

Particle

 * 1) Yes; that's true.

Usage notes
The way to affirm polar questions as given in Toki Pona: The Language of Good is to repeat the verb of the question. However, lon is also commonly used for this purpose, and this sense is acknowledged in Toki Pona Dictionary.