Toki Pona

Jan

Someone, person

Moku

Eat, drink, food

Mi

Me, I

Suli

Big, long, important

Sina

You, your

suno

sun, light

li

Separate 3rd person from verb. I Eat (Mi moku) Someone eats (Jan li moku)

telo

water, sauce

ilo

tool, device

jo

to have, contain

kili

fruit or veg

lukin

to see, vision, to read

ni

this or that

pakala

mess up, destroy, mistake, break

ona

he, she, it

unpa

have sex, sex

pipi

insect

wile

want, need, desire, should

ijo

thing, something, anything

e

introduce direct object

ike

bad, wrong, worsen

jaki

dirty, trash, yuck!

lawa

main, leading, control, head, mind

len

clothing

lili

little

mute

many

nasa

crazy, stupid, silly, drunk

seli

warm, hot, heat, fire

sewi

high, sky, above, roof, on

tomo

house, building

utala

war, fight, competition, argument

kama

event, arrival, beginning, become,

kepeken

use, with, using

kiwen

stone, rock, hard, solid

kon

air, spirit, essence

lon

to be in/at/on, to exist

pana

to give, send, emit

poki

container, bowl, cup

toki

language, to talk, greetings!

tawa

in order to, movement, transportation, to go

anpa

bottom, under, ground, low, deep, to lower, defeat

insa

inside, stomach, center, internal

monsi

back, behind, butt

sama

same, similar

tan

reason, cause, because of

poka

beside, nearby, with

ala

not, none, nothing

ale/ali

everything, all, complete

ken

to be able to, possibility, permission, allow

lape

to sleep, sleep

musi

to have fun, to amuse, game, fun

pali

to make, to work, activity, work

sona

to know, to know how, wisdom

wawa

strong, energy, power

a

um, ahh, ha!, ooh

awen

to wait, to stay;
remaining, stationary, permanent

mama

parent

mije

man, husband, boyfriend

meli

woman, wife, girlfriend

mu

any animal sound

O

Hey!, listen, over here

pona

yay, good, simple, positive, right, repair

olin

Love, to love

akesi

non cute animal

ante

difference, to modify

anu

or

Moli

Death, dead, deadly, die, kill

tenpo

time, moment, situation

sijelo

body, physical state

en

and

jelo

yellow

kala

fish, sea creature

kalama

sound, voice, make noise

kasi

plant, leaf, tree, wood

kin

also, too

ko

semi-solid, paste, powder, gum

kule

color

kulupu

group, community, company, public

kute

listen, hearing, auditory

la

between adverb & context

laso

blue

lete

cold, uncooked, chill

sep

between subject and verb

linja

long, thin, string, rope

lipu

flat, bendable, paper

loje

red

luka

hand, arm, five

lupa

hole, orifice, window, door

ma

land, earth, country, region

mani

money, currency

mun

moon

nanpa

number

nasin

way, custom, road, system, method

nena

bump, mountain, button, nose

noka

leg, foot

oko

eye

open

open, turn on

palisa

long hard object, stick

pi

of, belonging to

pilin

emotions, heart, feel, think, sense