Human bones line the walls of the Paris catacombs. The inscription indicates that the bones were transferred from St Jean's Cemetary to the catacombs in 1859. Image: Paris catacombs (34269440380) | by Dale Cruse. | CC-BY-2.0
ma tomo Paki pi ma Kanse li jo e jan mute.
tenpo pini la sijelo moli li mute. taso ma li mute ala.
sijelo moli ale ni li ken tawa seme a?
jan li pali e lupa lon anpa pi ma tomo Paki.
tenpo ni la sijelo moli mute li awen lon lupa ni.
Building land Paris of nation France contains many people.
In the past, the dead bodies were plenty. But the land was not plenty.
All these dead bodies were able to go where ah?
People made holes at the underside of building land Paris.
At this time many dead bodies continue to be at those holes.
ma tomo [pona awen kasi ijo] pi ma [kulupu a nasin seli esun] li jo e jan mute
tenpo pini la sijelo moli li mute
taso ma li mute ala
sijelo moli ale ni li ken tawa seme a
jan li pali e lupa lon anpa pi ma tomo [pona awen kasi ijo]
tenpo ni la sijelo moli mute li awen lon lupa ni
| toki pona | English | sitelen pona |
|---|---|---|
| ma tomo Paki pi ma Kanse li jo e jan mute. | Building land Paris of nation France contains many people. | ma tomo [pona awen kasi ijo] pi ma [kulupu a nasin seli esun] li jo e jan mute |
| tenpo pini la sijelo moli li mute. | In the past, the dead bodies were plenty. | tenpo pini la sijelo moli li mute |
| taso ma li mute ala. | But the land was not plenty. | taso ma li mute ala |
| sijelo moli ale ni li ken tawa seme a? | All these dead bodies were able to go where ah? | sijelo moli ale ni li ken tawa seme a |
| jan li pali e lupa lon anpa pi ma tomo Paki. | People made holes at the underside of building land Paris. | jan li pali e lupa lon anpa pi ma tomo [pona awen kasi ijo] |
| tenpo ni la sijelo moli mute li awen lon lupa ni. | At this time many dead bodies continue to be at those holes. | tenpo ni la sijelo moli mute li awen lon lupa ni |
ma tomo Paki pi ma Kanse li jo e jan mute.
ma tomo [pona awen kasi ijo] pi ma [kulupu a nasin seli esun] li jo e jan mute
en
Building land Paris of nation France contains many people.
sitelen Lasina
ma tomo Paki pi ma Kanse li jo e jan mute.
tenpo pini la sijelo moli li mute.
tenpo pini la sijelo moli li mute
en
In the past, the dead bodies were plenty.
sitelen Lasina
tenpo pini la sijelo moli li mute.
taso ma li mute ala.
taso ma li mute ala
en
But the land was not plenty.
sitelen Lasina
taso ma li mute ala.
sijelo moli ale ni li ken tawa seme a?
sijelo moli ale ni li ken tawa seme a
en
All these dead bodies were able to go where ah?
sitelen Lasina
sijelo moli ale ni li ken tawa seme a?
jan li pali e lupa lon anpa pi ma tomo Paki.
jan li pali e lupa lon anpa pi ma tomo [pona awen kasi ijo]
en
People made holes at the underside of building land Paris.
sitelen Lasina
jan li pali e lupa lon anpa pi ma tomo Paki.
tenpo ni la sijelo moli mute li awen lon lupa ni.
tenpo ni la sijelo moli mute li awen lon lupa ni
en
At this time many dead bodies continue to be at those holes.
sitelen Lasina
tenpo ni la sijelo moli mute li awen lon lupa ni.