Toki Pona Vocabulary

a

interjection used to show emphasis or emotion

akesi

ugly/non-cute animal, reptile, amphibian, dinosaur, monster

ala

no, not, zero

alasa

to hunt, to forage

ale (ali)

all, abundance, everything, life, universe, 100

anpa

bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent

ante

different, altered, changed, other

anu

or

awen

enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying, to continue to

e

a particle used before the direct object

en

a particle used between multiple subjects

esun

market, shop, fair, bazaar, buisness transaction

ijo

thing, phenomenon, object, matter

ike

mad, negative, non-essential, irrelevant

ilo

tool, implement, machine, device

insa

center, content, inside, between, internal organ, stomach

jaki

disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary

jan

human being, person, somebody

jelo

yellow, yellowish

jo

to have, to carry, to contain, to hold

kala

fish, marine animal, sea creature

kalama

to produce a sound, to recite, to utter aloud, sound

kama

arriving, coming, future, summoned, to become, to manage to, to succeed in

kasi

plant, vegetation, herb, leaf

ken

to be able to, to be allowed to, can, may, possible

kepeken

to use, with, by means of

kili

fruit, vegetable, mushroom

kiwen

hard object, metal, rock, stone

ko

clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder

kon

air, breate, essence, spirit, hidden reality, unseen, agent

kule

colorful, pigmented, painted

kulupu

community, company, group, nation, society, tribe

kute

ear, to listen, to hear, to pay attention to, to obay

la

a particle used between the context phrase and the main sentence, used to signify an adverb

lape

sleeping, resting

laso

blue, green

lawa

head, mind, to control, to direct, to guide, to lead, to own, to plan, to regulate, to rule

len

cloth, clothing, fabric, textile, cover, layer of privacy

lete

cold, cool, uncooked, raw

li

particle used between any subject except “mi” alone or “sina” alone and its verb, also to introduce a new verb for the same subject

lili

little, small, short, few, a bit, young

linja

long and flexible thing, cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn

lipu

flat object, book, document, card, paper, record, website

loje

red, reddish

lon

located at, present at, real, true, existing

luka

arm, hand, tactile organ, five

lukin

eye, to look at, to see, to examine, to observe, to read, to watch, to seek, to look for, to try to

lupa

door, hole, orifice, window

ma

earth, land, outdoors, world, country, territory, soil

mama

parent, ancestor, creator, originator, caretaker, sustainer

mani

money, cash, savings, wealth

meli

woman, female person, wife

mi

I, me, we, us

mije

man, male person, husband

moku

to eat, to drink, to consume, to swallow, to ingest, food

moli

dead, dying

monsi

back, behind, rear

mu

animal noise

mun

moon, night sky object, star

musi

artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreational

mute

many, a lot, more, much, several, very, quantity

namako

extra, something unnecessary, spice, embellishment, decorative, another

nanpa

-th, a particle used to denote an ordinal number, number

nasa

unusual, strange, foolish, crazy, drunk, intoxicated

nasin

way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road

nena

bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance

ni

that, this

nimi

name, word

noka

foot, leg, organ of locomotion, bottom, lower part

o

hey! Oh! Vocative or imperative used before telling someone to do something

oko

eye, to look, to see

olin

to love, to have compassion for, to respect, to show affection to

ona

he, she, it, they

open

to begin, to start, to open, to turn on

pakala

botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up

pali

to do, to take action on, to work, to build, to make, to prepare

palisa

long hard thing, branch, rod, stick

pan

cereal, grain, barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat, bread, pasta

pana

to give, to send, to emit, to provide, to put, to release

pi

of

pilin

heart, feeling

pimeja

black, dark, unlit

pini

ago, completed, ended, finished, past

pipi

bug, insect, ant, spider

poka

hip, side, next to, nearby, vicinity

poki

container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel

pona

good, positive, useful, friendly, peaceful, simple

pu

interacting with the official toki pona book

sama

same, similar, each other, sibling, peer, fellow, as, like

seli

fire, cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source

selo

outer form, outer layer, bark, peel, shell, skin, boundary

seme

what, which

sewi

area above, highest part, something elevated, awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural

sijelo

body, physical state, torso

sike

round or circular thing, ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel, of one year

sin

new, freshen, additional, another, extra, to be new, renovate,

sina

you, you guys

sinpin

face, foremost, front, wall

sitelen

image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing

sona

to know, to be skilled in, to be wise about, to have information on, to know how to