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