Toki Pona en Sitelen Pona

Mi

Me/My/We/Our/Ours

Sina

You/Your/Y’all

Ona

He/She/It/They (li)

Ni

This/That (li)

Li

Makes the next word a verb ("Ona li moku” He eats) NOT FOR MI OR SINA

E

Makes the next word a direct object (“Ona li moku e moku” He ate the food)

O

Command ("O kama sona e toki pona!” Learn Toki Pona! “Mi o lape.” I should rest. “Toki, jan ale o!” Hi, everybody!)

Pi

“of” or “belonging to” (“jan pi moli li telo e telo pona” The dead person drinks the good water)

Seme

Who/What/When/Where/Why/How. Replaces the word in the sentence to make it a question. (“Sina moku e moku lili” turns into “Sina moku e moku seme?”)

A

Adds emphasis on the word before it. (“Ona li pali a e tomo” She builds a house) Can also just mean “Oh” or “So/Very”

La

Connects part of the sentence to a situation. (kind of like “and”) "(“Mi tawa tomo moku, la ona li suli” I go to the room and it is big.)

Ijo

Thing/Something/Object

Jan

Person/Someone

Toki

Language/Speech/Conversation/Talk

Suli

Big/Old/Important

Lili

Small/Young

Moku

Food/Eat

Sona

Learn/Know

Telo

Water/Wet/Wash

Ilo

Tool/Device/Machine/Instrument/Utensil

Mani

Money/Wealth/Currency

Nasin

Way/Path/Religion/Method/System

Len

Clothing/Fabric/Covering

Poki

Container/Box/Bowl/Cup/Bag

Kili

Fruit/Vegetable/Plant Food

Kasi

Plant/Leaf/Vegetation/Tree

Pan

Grain/Bread/Rice

Tomo

Building/House/Home

Supa

Surface/Furniture/Table/Chair (Horizontal thing)

Sike

Circle/Ball/Cycle/Years/Months (Round object)

Lape

Sleep/Rest/Bed

Pali

Work/Create/Project/Labor

Esun

Exchange/Trade/Shop/Business

Jo

Have/Own/Hold/Include

Sitelen

Picture/Image/Writing/Drawing

Suno

Sun/Light/Day

Seli

Fear/Heat/Warm/Energy

Lete

Cold/Ice

Ma

Place/Land/Earth

Kon

Air/Wind/Spirit/Soul

Anpa

Ground/Bottom/Below/Humility

Sewi

Sky/Above/Divine/Sacred

Mun

Moon/Star/Celestial Body

Mama

Parent (ungendered)

Meli

Woman/Female (feminine person)

Mije

Man/Male (masculine person)

Kule

Color/Ethnicity/Race

Loje

Red

Jelo

Yellow

Laso

Green/Blue

Pimeja

Black

Walo

White

Kulupu

Group/Society/Collection

Tenpo

Time/Moment/Occasion

Nanpa

Number/Counting/Order

Ala

No/Not/Don’t/Nothing

Wan

One/Single/Alone/Together

Tu

Two/Pair/Both/Twice

Mute

Multiple/many/Much/Very/Most

Ale/Ali

All/Everything/Total/Life

Pini

End/Completion/Past (finished thing)

Open

Open/Start

Nimi

Name/Word/Title

Lawa

Head/Mind/Leader/Authority

Lon

On/Existence/Present/Reality/Truth

Pona

Good/Simple

Ike

Bad/Evil/Mistake

Olin

Love/Compassion

Selo

Skin/Shell/Outer Layer

Luka

Hand/Arm

Noka

Leg/Foot

Uta

Mouth/Lips

Kute

Ear/Hear/Attention

Lukin

Look/See/Watch/Eye

Weka

Remove/Missing/Exclude/ Absense

Pilin

Think/Feeling/Emotion/Touch/Heart

Kama

Come/Arrival/Become/Happen/Occur

Wawa

Energy/Strength/Force/Power

Suwi

Cute/Sweet/Sugar/Treat

Musi

Fun/Game/Entertainment

Utala

Fight/Challenge/Conflict/Struggle

Pakala

Fuck/Accident/Mistake/Destruction (broken thing)

Mu

Animal Sound/Communication

Tawa

Movement/Transportation/Travel/Journey

Nasa

Weird/Strange/Crazy/Drunk

Soweli

Animal/Mammal/Beast

Waso

Bird/Flying Creature

Kala

Fish/Sea Creature

Kiwen

Rock/Stone (hard thing)

Lupa

Hole/Door/Window

Awen

Stay/Remain/Continue/Keep

Pana

Give/Send/Release/Provide

Sama

Same/Similar/Like/Equal

Akesi

Shit/Reptile/Amphibian

Alasa

Hunt/Seek/Try

Ante

Different/Change/Modify/Alternative/Replace

Anu

Or

En

And

Insa

Center/Inside/Stomach

Jaki

Disgusting/Illness/Disease/Toxic