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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
