toki pona

toki

communicate

pona

good

ike

bad

jan

person

li

[verb-marking particle]

moku

food; eat

lape

sleep

olin

love

ona

them, her, him, it

mi

me, us

sina

you

ijo

thing, object

telo

fluid, water

lukin

look at, observation, eye, to try

ni

this, that

mute

a lot, multiple

pali

do; make, create

sona

know, understand, to be skilled in

suli

big; important

lili

little, small

musi

fun; entertainment

e

[object-marking particle]

ma

land, (outdoor) place

kulupu

group

o

[imperative/vocative marking particle]

nasin

way

nimi

word, name

lipu

page, document

sitelen

picture, writing

seli

hot

lete

cold

mama

parent

tomo

building, indoor place

suno

light, sun

seme

what, which

pilin

feel

jo

have

suwi

sweet

nasa

strange, unusual

anu

or

kili

fruit, vegetable

kasi

plant

pan

grain, grain-based food

kiwen

rock-like object (hard and solid thing)

palisa

stick-like object (long inflexible thing)

linja

rope-like object (long flexible thing)

ala

no, not (forms negatives), none, nothing, zero

sin

new, fresh

ilo

tool, machine

pakala

broken

kute

hear, ear

kalama

sound

moli

dead

jaki

dirty

wawa

power

lupa

hole (open empty thing)

nena

bump (sticky-outy thing)

lon

in/at/on, exist, real/true

tawa

move, go, travel

ko

dust, goop, clay, paste, squishy thing

pana

give, emit, provide, gift

ante

change, alter, other, different

wile

want, need, to want, to need

pi

[groups modifiers into one modifier]

en

[mark additional subjects/subject phrases]

ale

every, all, universe, countless

kule

color, pigment, paint, relating to LGBTQ+

laso

blue, green

loje

red

jelo

yellow

walo

white, pale, desaturated

pimeja

black, dark, unlit, shaded

ken

capability, power, permission, possibility, to be able, to have permission

kama

summon, arrive, invite, to begin, to become

awen

remain, stay, continue, stop, protect, to continue

alasa

hunt, seek, search, forage, to try