| a |
a |
emphasis, emotion, or confirmation |
| akesi |
akesi |
non-cute animal; reptile, amphibian |
| ala |
ala |
no, not, zero |
| alasa |
alasa |
to hunt, forage |
| ale |
ale |
all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful; 100 |
| apeja |
apeja |
guilt, shame, shun, stigma, disgrace; to accuse, expose, dishonor |
| anpa |
anpa |
bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent |
| ante |
ante |
different, altered, changed, other |
| anu |
anu |
or |
| awen |
awen |
enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying; to continue to |
| e |
e |
(marks direct object) |
| en |
en |
(marks multiple subjects) |
| epiku |
epiku |
epic |
| esun |
esun |
market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transation |
| ijo |
ijo |
thing, phenomenon, object, matter |
| ike |
ike |
bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant |
| ilo |
ilo |
tool, implement, machine, device |
| insa |
insa |
center, content, inside, between; internal organ |
| jaki |
jaki |
disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary |
| jan |
jan |
human being, person, somebody |
| jasima |
jasima |
reflect |
| jelo |
jelo |
yellow, yellowish |
| jo |
jo |
to have, carry, contain, hold |
| kala |
kala |
fish, marine animal, sea creature |
| kalama |
kalama |
to produce sound; recite, utter aloud |
| kama |
kama |
arriving, coming, future, summoned; to become, manage to, succeed in |
| kasi |
kasi |
plant, vegetation; herb, leaf |
| ken |
ken |
to be able to, be allowed to, can, may; possible |
| kepeken |
kepeken |
to use, with, by means of |
| kijetesantakalu |
kijetesantakalu |
raccoon dog |
| kiki |
kiki |
spiky, sharp; angle, point; triangular |
| kili |
kili |
fruit, vegetable |
| kin |
kin |
also, too |
| kipisi |
kipisi |
split, slice, cut, divide, chop; division, segment, section |
| kiwen |
kiwen |
hard object, metal, rock, stone |
| ko |
ko |
clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder |
| kokosila |
kokosila |
speak another language in a Toki Pona environment |
| kon |
kon |
air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent |
| ku |
ku |
common, accepted, agreed upon; interact with the Toki Pona Dictionary |
| kule |
kule |
colorful, pigmented, painted |
| kulupu |
kulupu |
community, company, group, nation, society, tribe |
| kute |
kute |
ear; to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey |
| la |
la |
(marks the separation of context phrase and main sequence) |
| lanpan |
lanpan |
steal, seize |
| lape |
lape |
sleeping, resting |
| laso |
laso |
blue, green |
| lawa |
lawa |
head, mind; to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule |
| leko |
leko |
square, cube, block |
| len |
len |
cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy |
| lete |
lete |
cold, cool; uncooked, raw |
| li |
li |
(marks subject or new verb, not used with mi/sina) |
| lili |
lili |
little, small, short; few; a bit; young |
| linja |
linja |
long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn |
| linluwi |
linluwi |
network, internet, virtual, web, connection, digital, net |
| lipu |
lipu |
flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website |
| loje |
loje |
red, reddish |
| lon |
lon |
located at, present at; real, true, existing |
| luka |
luka |
arm, hand, tactile organ; five |
| lukin |
lukin |
eye; look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch; to seek, look for, try to |
| lupa |
lupa |
door, hole, orifice, window |
| ma |
ma |
earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil |
| majuna |
majuna |
old, ancient |
| mama |
mama |
parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer |
| mani |
mani |
money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal |
| meli |
meli |
woman, female, feminine person; wife |
| meso |
meso |
average, moderate, medium, intermediate |
| mi |
mi |
I, me, we, us |
| mije |
mije |
man, male, masculine person; husband |
| misikeke |
misikeke |
medication, medicine |
| moku |
moku |
to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest |
| moli |
moli |
dead, dying |
| monsi |
monsi |
back, behind, rear |
| monsuta |
monsuta |
fear, monster, horror; scary |
| mu |
mu |
(animal noise or communication) |
| mun |
mun |
moon, night sky object, star |
| musi |
musi |
artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreational |
| mute |
mute |
many, a lot, more, much, several, very; quantity |
| n |
n |
um, hmm |
| namako |
namako |
spice, adornment; extra, additional |
| nanpa |
nanpa |
number; (ordinal marker) |
| nasa |
nasa |
unusual, strange; drunk, intoxicated |
| nasin |
nasin |
way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road |
| nena |
nena |
bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance |
| ni |
ni |
that, this |
| nimi |
nimi |
name, word |
| noka |
noka |
foot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part |
| o |
o |
hey! (vocative or imperative) |
| oko |
oko |
eye |
| olin |
olin |
to love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to |
| ona |
ona |
he, she, it, they |
| open |
open |
to begin, start; open; turn on |
| owe |
owe |
totalitarian, Orwellian |
| pakala |
pakala |
botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up |
| pake |
pake |
stop, cease, halt; to block the way, to interrupt; to prevent |
| pali |
pali |
to do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare |
| palisa |
palisa |
long hard thing; branch, rod, stick |
| pan |
pan |
cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta |
| pana |
pana |
to give, send, emit, provide, put, release |
| pi |
pi |
of; (marks term context group) |
| pilin |
pilin |
heart (physical or emotional); feeling; an emotion, direct experience |
| pimeja |
pimeja |
black, dark, unlit |
| pini |
pini |
ago, completed, ended, finished, past |
| pipi |
pipi |
bug, insect, ant, spider |
| poka |
poka |
hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity |
| poki |
poki |
container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel |
| pona |
pona |
good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple |
| powe |
powe |
unreal, false, untrue; pretend; deceive, trick |
| pu |
pu |
proper, orthodox; interacting with the official Toki Pona book |
| sama |
sama |
same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow; as, like |
| seli |
seli |
fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source |
| selo |
selo |
outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary |
| seme |
seme |
what, which |
| sewi1 |
sewi |
above, highest part, elevated; awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural |
| sijelo |
sijelo |
body (of person or animal), physical state, torso |
| sike |
sike |
round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel; of one year |
| sin |
sin |
new, fresh; additional, another, extra |
| sina |
sina |
you |
| sinpin |
sinpin |
face, foremost, front, wall |
| sitelen |
sitelen |
image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing |
| soko |
soko |
mushroom, fungus |
| sona |
sona |
knowledge; to know, be skilled in, have information; to know how to |
| soweli |
soweli |
animal, beast, land mammal |
| su |
su |
interacting with a book from the illustrated story book series |
| suli |
suli |
big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult |
| suno |
suno |
sun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source |
| supa |
supa |
horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on |
| suwi |
suwi |
sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable |
| tan |
tan |
by, from, because of |
| taso |
taso |
but, however; only |
| tawa |
tawa |
going to, toward; for; from the perspective of; moving |
| te |
te |
(opens a quote) |
| telo |
telo |
water, liquid, fluit, wet substance; beverage |
| tenpo1 |
tenpo |
time, duration, moment, occation, period, situation |
| to |
to |
(closes a quote) |
| toki |
toki |
to communicate, say, speak, talk, use language, think |
| tomo |
tomo |
indoor space; building, home, house, room |
| tonsi |
tonsi |
non-binary person |
| tu |
tu |
two |
| unpa |
unpa |
sex |
| uta1 |
uta |
mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw |
| utala |
utala |
battle, challenge, fight |
| wa |
wa |
wow! |
| walo |
walo |
white, whitish; light-colored, pale |
| wan |
wan |
unique, united; one |
| waso |
waso |
bird, flying creature, winged animal |
| wawa |
wawa |
strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense |
| weka |
weka |
absent, away, ignored |
| wile |
wile |
must, need, require, should, want, wish |