Toki Pona Vocabulary

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a

interjection used to show emphasis or emotion

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akesi

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

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3

ala

no, not, zero

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4

alasa

to hunt, to forage

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5

ale (ali)

all, abundance, everything, life, universe, 100

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6

anpa

bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent

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ante

different, altered, changed, other

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8

anu

or

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9

awen

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

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10

e

a particle used before the direct object

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11

en

a particle used between multiple subjects

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12

esun

market, shop, fair, bazaar, buisness transaction

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13

ijo

thing, phenomenon, object, matter

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14

ike

mad, negative, non-essential, irrelevant

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15

ilo

tool, implement, machine, device

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16

insa

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

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17

jaki

disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary

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18

jan

human being, person, somebody

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19

jelo

yellow, yellowish

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20

jo

to have, to carry, to contain, to hold

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21

kala

fish, marine animal, sea creature

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22

kalama

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

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23

kama

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

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24

kasi

plant, vegetation, herb, leaf

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25

ken

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

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26

kepeken

to use, with, by means of

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27

kili

fruit, vegetable, mushroom

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28

kiwen

hard object, metal, rock, stone

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29

ko

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

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30

kon

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

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31

kule

colorful, pigmented, painted

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32

kulupu

community, company, group, nation, society, tribe

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33

kute

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

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34

la

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

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35

lape

sleeping, resting

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36

laso

blue, green

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37

lawa

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

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38

len

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

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39

lete

cold, cool, uncooked, raw

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40

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

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lili

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

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42

linja

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

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43

lipu

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

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44

loje

red, reddish

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45

lon

located at, present at, real, true, existing

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46

luka

arm, hand, tactile organ, five

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lukin

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

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48

lupa

door, hole, orifice, window

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49

ma

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

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50

mama

parent, ancestor, creator, originator, caretaker, sustainer

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mani

money, cash, savings, wealth

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meli

woman, female person, wife

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53

mi

I, me, we, us

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54

mije

man, male person, husband

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55

moku

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

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56

moli

dead, dying

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57

monsi

back, behind, rear

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58

mu

animal noise

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59

mun

moon, night sky object, star

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60

musi

artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreational

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61

mute

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

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62

namako

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

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63

nanpa

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

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64

nasa

unusual, strange, foolish, crazy, drunk, intoxicated

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65

nasin

way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road

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66

nena

bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance

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67

ni

that, this

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nimi

name, word

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69

noka

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

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o

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

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71

oko

eye, to look, to see

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72

olin

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

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73

ona

he, she, it, they

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74

open

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

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75

pakala

botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up

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76

pali

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

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77

palisa

long hard thing, branch, rod, stick

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78

pan

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

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pana

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

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80

pi

of

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81

pilin

heart, feeling

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82

pimeja

black, dark, unlit

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83

pini

ago, completed, ended, finished, past

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84

pipi

bug, insect, ant, spider

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85

poka

hip, side, next to, nearby, vicinity

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86

poki

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

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87

pona

good, positive, useful, friendly, peaceful, simple

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88

pu

interacting with the official toki pona book

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89

sama

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

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90

seli

fire, cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source

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91

selo

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

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92

seme

what, which

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93

sewi

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

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94

sijelo

body, physical state, torso

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95

sike

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

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96

sin

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

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97

sina

you, you guys

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98

sinpin

face, foremost, front, wall

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99

sitelen

image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing

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sona

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

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