• 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