Toki Pona Wordlist

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a

\[interj] ah, ha, uh, oh, ooh, aw, well (emotion word)

akesi

\[n] non-cute animal, reptile, amphibian

ala

\[mod] no, not, none, un-; [n] nothing, negation, zero; [interj] no!

ale, ali

\[n] everything, anything, life, the universe; [mod] all, every, complete, whole

anpa

\[n] bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath; [mod] low, lower, bottom, down

ante

\[n] difference; [mod] different; [cont] otherwise, or else; [vt] change, alter, modify

anu

\[conj] or

awen

\[vi] stay, wait, remain; [vt] keep; [mod] remaining, stationary, permanent, sedentary

e

\[sep] (introduces a direct object)

en

\[conj] and (used to coordinate head nouns)

ijo

\[n] thing, something, stuff, anything, object; [mod] of something; [vt] objectify

ike

\[mod] bad, negative, wrong, evil, overly complex, (figuratively) unhealthy; [interj] oh dear! woe! alas!; [n] negativity, badness, evil; [vt] to make bad, to worsen, to have a negative effect upon; [vi] to be bad, to suck

ilo

\[n] tool, device, machine, thing used for a specific purpose

insa

\[n] inside, inner world, centre, stomach; [mod] inner, internal

jaki

\[mod] dirty, gross, filthy; [n] dirt, pollution, garbage, filth; [vt] pollute, dirty; [interj] ew! yuck!

jan

\[n] person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody; [mod] human, somebody's, personal, of people; [vt] personify, humanize, personalize

jelo

\[mod] yellow, light green

jo

\[vt] have, contain; [n] having; [kama] receive, get, take, obtain

kala

\[n] fish, sea creature

kalama

\[n] sound, noise, voice; [vi] make noise; [vt] sound, ring, play (an instrument)

kama

\[vi] come, become, arrive, happen, pursue actions to arrive to (a certain state), manage to, start to; [n] event, happening, chance, arrival, beginning; [mod] coming, future; [vt] bring about, summon

kasi

\[n] plant, leaf, herb, tree, wood

ken

\[vi] can, is able to, is allowed to, may, is possible; [n] possibility, ability, power to do things, permission; [vt] make possible, enable, allow, permit; [cont] it is possible that

kepeken

\[vt] use; [prep] with

kili

\[n] fruit, pulpy vegetable, mushroom

kin

\[mod] also, too, even, indeed (emphasizes the word(s) before it)

kiwen

\[mod] hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal; [n] hard thing, rock, stone, metal, mineral, clay

ko

\[n] semi-solid or squishy substance, e.g. paste, powder, gum

kon

\[n] air, wind, smell, soul; [mod] air-like, ethereal, gaseous

kule

\[n] colour, paint; [mod] colourful; [vt] colour, paint

kute

\[vt] listen, hear; [mod] auditory, hearing

kulupu

\[n] group, community, society, company, people; [mod] communal, shared, public, of the society

la

\[sep] (between adverb or phrase of context and sentence)

lape

\[n, vi] sleep, rest; [mod] sleeping, of sleep

laso

\[mod] blue, blue-green

lawa

\[n] head, mind; [mod] main, leading, in charge; [vt] lead, control, rule, steer

len

\[n] clothing, cloth, fabric

lete

\[n] cold; [mod] cold, uncooked; [vt] cool down, chill

li

\[sep] (between any subject except mi and sina and its verb, also used to introduce a new verb for the same subject)

lili

\[mod] small, little, young, a bit, short, few, less; [vt] reduce, shorten, shrink, lessen

linja

\[n] long, very thin, floppy thing, e.g. string, rope, hair, thread, cord, chain

lipu

\[n] flat and bendable thing, e.g. paper, card, ticket

loje

\[mod] red

lon

\[prep] be (located) in/at/on; [vi] be there, be present, be real/true, exist, be awake

luka

\[n] hand, arm

lukin

\[vt] see, look at, watch, read; [vi] look, watch out, pay attention; [mod] visual(ly)

lupa

\[n] hole, orifice, window, door

ma

\[n] land, earth, country, (outdoor) area

mama

\[n] parent, mother, father; [mod] of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly

mani

\[n] money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital

meli

\[n] woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend; [mod] female, feminine, womanly

mi

\[n] I, we; [mod] my, our

mije

\[n] man, male, husband, boyfriend; [mod] male, masculine, manly

moku

\[n] food, meal; [vt] eat, drink, swallow, ingest, consume

moli

\[n] death; [vi] die, be dead; [vt] kill; [mod] dead, deadly, fatal

monsi

\[n] back, rear end, butt, behind; [mod] back, rear

mu

\[interj] woof! meow! moo! etc. (cute animal noise)

mun

\[n] moon; [mod] lunar

musi

\[n] fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainment; [mod] artful, fun, recreational; [vi] play, have fun; [vt] amuse, entertain

mute

\[mod] many, very, much, several, a lot, abundant, numerous, more; [n] amount, quantity; [vt] make many or much

nanpa

\[n] number; [oth] -th (ordinal numbers)

nasa

\[mod] silly, crazy, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, weird; [vt] drive crazy, make weird

nasin

\[n] way, manner, custom, road, path, doctrine, system, method

nena

\[n] bump, nose, hill, mountain, button

ni

\[mod] this, that

nimi

\[n] word, name

noka

\[n] leg, foot

o

\[sep] O (vocative or imperative); [interj] hey! (calling somebody's attention)

oko

\[n] eye

olin

\[n] love; [mod] love; [vt] to love (a person)

ona

\[n] she, he, it, they; [mod] her, his, its, their

open

\[vt] open, turn on

pakala

\[n] blunder, accident, mistake, destruction, damage, breaking; [vt] screw up, \**** up, botch, ruin, break, hurt, injure, damage, spoil, ruin; [vi] screw up, fall apart, break; [interj] damn! \****!

pali

\[n] activity, work, deed, project; [mod] active, work-related, operating, working; [vt] do, make, build, create; [vi] act, work, function

palisa

\[n] long, mostly hard object, e.g. rod, stick, branch

pana

\[vt] give, put, send, place, release, emit, cause; [n] giving, transfer, exchange

pi

\[sep] of, belonging to

pilin

\[n] feelings, emotion, heart; [vi] feel; [vt] feel, think, sense, touch

pimeja

\[mod] black, dark; [n] darkness, shadows; [vt] darken

pini

\[n] end, tip; [mod] completed, finished, past, done, ago; [vt] finish, close, end, turn off

pipi

\[n] bug, insect, spider

poka

\[n] side, hip, next to; [prep] in the accompaniment of, with; [mod] neighbouring

poki

\[n] container, box, bowl, cup, glass

pona

\[n] good, simplicity, positivity; [mod] good, simple, positive, nice, correct, right; [interj] great! good! thanks! OK! cool! yay!; [vt] improve, fix, repair, make good

sama

\[mod] same, similar, equal, of equal status or position; [prep] like, as, seem

seli

\[n] fire, warmth, heat; [mod] hot, warm, cooked; [vt] heat, warm up, cook

selo

\[n] outside, surface, skin, shell, bark, shape, peel

seme

\[oth] what, which, wh- (question word)

sewi

\[n] high, up, above, top, over, on; [mod] superior, elevated, religious, formal

sijelo

\[n] body, physical state

sike

\[n] circle, wheel, sphere, ball, cycle; [mod] round, cyclical

sin

\[mod] new, fresh, another, more; [vt] renew, renovate, freshen

sina

\[n] you; [mod] your

sinpin

\[n] front, chest, torso, face, wall

sitelen

\[n] picture, image; [vt] draw, write

sona

\[n] knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, understanding; [vt] know, understand, know how to; [vi] know, understand; [kama] learn, study

soweli

\[n] animal, especially land mammal, lovable animal

suli

\[mod] big, tall, long, adult, important; [vt] enlarge, lengthen; [n] size

suno

\[n] sun, light

supa

\[n] horizontal surface, e.g furniture, table, chair, pillow, floor