a or kin |
PARTICLE (emphasis, emotion or confirmation) |
akesi |
NOUN non-cute animal; reptile, amphibian |
ala |
ADJECTIVE no, not, zero |
alasa |
VERB to hunt, forage |
ale or ali |
ADJECTIVE all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful |
NOUN abundance, everything, life, universe |
NUMBER 100 |
anpa |
ADJECTIVE bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent |
ante |
ADJECTIVE different, altered, changed, other |
anu |
PARTICLE or |
awen |
ADJECTIVE enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying |
PRE-VERB to continue to |
e |
PARTICLE (before the direct object) |
en |
PARTICLE (between multiple subjects) |
esun |
NOUN market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction |
ijo |
NOUN thing, phenomenon, object, matter |
ike |
ADJECTIVE bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant |
ilo |
NOUN tool, implement, machine, device |
insa |
NOUN centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach |
jaki |
ADJECTIVE disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary |
jan |
NOUN human being, person, somebody |
jelo |
ADJECTIVE yellow, yellowish |
jo |
VERB to have, carry, contain, hold |
kala |
NOUN fish, marine animal, sea creature |
kalama |
VERB to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud |
kama |
ADJECTIVE arriving, coming, future, summoned |
PRE-VERB to become, manage to, succeed in |
kasi |
NOUN plant, vegetation; herb, leaf |
ken |
PRE-VERB to be able to, be allowed to, can, may |
ADJECTIVE possible |
kepeken |
PREPOSITION to use, with, by means of |
kili |
NOUN fruit, vegetable, mushroom |
kiwen |
NOUN hard object, metal, rock, stone |
ko |
NOUN clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder |
kon |
NOUN air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent |
kule |
ADJECTIVE colourful, pigmented, painted |
kulupu |
NOUN community, company, group, nation, society, tribe |
kute |
NOUN ear |
VERB to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey |
la |
PARTICLE (between the context phrase and the main sentence) |
lape |
ADJECTIVE sleeping, resting |
laso |
ADJECTIVE blue, green |
lawa |
NOUN head, mind |
VERB to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule |
len |
NOUN cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy |
lete |
ADJECTIVE cold, cool; uncooked, raw |
li |
PARTICLE (between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its verb; also to introduce a new verb for the same subject) |
lili |
ADJECTIVE little, small, short; few; a bit; young |
linja |
NOUN long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn |
lipu |
NOUN flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website |
loje |
ADJECTIVE red, reddish |
lon |
PREPOSITION located at, present at, real, true, existing |
luka |
NOUN arm, hand, tactile organ |
NUMBER five |
lukin or oko |
NOUN eye
|
VERB to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch |
PRE-VERB to seek, look for, try to |
lupa |
NOUN door, hole, orifice, window |
ma |
NOUN earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil |
mama |
NOUN parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer |
mani |
NOUN money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal |
meli |
NOUN woman, female, feminine person; wife |
mi |
NOUN I, me, we, us |
mije |
NOUN man, male, masculine person; husband |
moku |
VERB to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest |
moli |
ADJECTIVE dead, dying |
monsi |
NOUN back, behind, rear |
mu |
PARTICLE (animal noise or communication) |
mun |
NOUN moon, night sky object, star |
musi |
ADJECTIVE artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreational |
mute |
ADJECTIVE many, a lot, more, much, several, very |
NOUN quantity |
nanpa |
PARTICLE -th (ordinal number) |
NOUN numbers |
nasa |
ADJECTIVE unusual, strange; foolish, crazy; drunk, intoxicated |
nasin |
NOUN way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road |
nena |
NOUN bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance |
ni |
ADJECTIVE that, this |
nimi |
NOUN name, word |
noka |
NOUN foot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part |
o |
PARTICLE hey! O! (vocative or imperative) |
olin |
VERB to love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to |
ona |
NOUN he, she, it, they |
open |
VERB to begin, start; open; turn on |
pakala |
ADJECTIVE botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up |
pali |
VERB to do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare |
palisa |
NOUN long hard thing; branch, rod, stick |
pan |
NOUN cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta |
pana |
VERB to give, send, emit, provide, put, release |
pi |
PARTICLE of |
pilin |
NOUN heart (physical or emotional) |
ADJECTIVE feeling (an emotion, a direct experience) |
pimeja |
ADJECTIVE black, dark, unlit |
pini |
ADJECTIVE ago, completed, ended, finished, past |
pipi |
NOUN bug, insect, ant, spider |
poka |
NOUN hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity |
poki |
NOUN container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel |
pona |
ADJECTIVE good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple |
pu |
ADJECTIVE interacting with the official Toki Pona book |
sama |
ADJECTIVE same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow |
PREPOSITION as, like |
seli |
ADJECTIVE fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source |
selo |
NOUN outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary |
seme |
PARTICLE what? which? |
sewi |
NOUN area above, highest part, something elevated |
ADJECTIVE awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural |
sijelo |
NOUN body (of person or animal), physical state, torso |
sike |
NOUN round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel |
ADJECTIVE of one year |
sin or namako |
ADJECTIVE new, fresh; additional, another, extra |
sina |
NOUN you |
sinpin |
NOUN face, foremost, front, wall |
sitelen |
NOUN image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing |
sona |
VERB to know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on |
PRE-VERB to know how to |
soweli |
NOUN animal, beast, land mammal |
suli |
ADJECTIVE big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult |
suno |
NOUN sun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source |
supa |
NOUN horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on |
suwi |
ADJECTIVE sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable |
tan |
PREPOSITION by, from, because of |
taso |
PARTICLE but, however |
ADJECTIVE only |
tawa |
PREPOSITION going to, toward; for; from the perspective of |
ADJECTIVE moving |
telo |
NOUN water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverage |
tenpo |
NOUN time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation |
toki |
VERB to communicate, say, speak, say, talk, use language, think |
tomo |
NOUN indoor space; building, home, house, room |
tu |
NUMBER two |
unpa |
VERB to have sexual or marital relations with |
uta |
NOUN mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw |
utala |
VERB to battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against |
walo |
ADJECTIVE white, whitish; light-coloured, pale |
wan |
ADJECTIVE unique, united |
NUMBER one |
waso |
NOUN bird, flying creature, winged animal |
wawa |
ADJECTIVE strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense |
weka |
ADJECTIVE absent, away, ignored |
wile |
PRE-VERB must, need, require, should, want, wish |