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Toki Pona Vocabulary
english definitions for toki pona words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | oh, so, ah |
| akesi | reptile, amphibian |
| ala | not, no |
| alasa | predatory, try, seek |
| ale | all, any, everything, completley |
| anpa | defeat, lower, down, subservient |
| ante | other, different |
| anu | or |
| awen | protective, still, stay, wait, protect |
| e | before direct object, and (introducing multiple direct objects), cause |
| en | and (between subjects) |
| epiku | epic, awesome |
| esun | market, store, trade, buy, sell |
| ijo | thing, item |
| ike | bad, evil, unfortunate, problem |
| ilo | device, tool, mechanical, instrument |
| insa | inside, organ, innards, internal |
| jaki | dirty, messy, disgusting |
| jan | person, people, humanline |
| jasima | reflect |
| jelo | yellow |
| jo | have, hold |
| kala | sea creature, fish |
| kalama | voice, noise, music, recite |
| kama | come, arrive, become, come to, manage to, successfully, coming, future, summon, arrival |
| kasi | plant, vegetation |
| ken | can, capable, able, possibility, maybe |
| kepeken | use, with, using |
| kijetesantakalu | raccoon and related animals |
| kili | fruit, vegetable |
| kin | too, even |
| kipisi | cut, cutting, part, piece |
| kiwen | hard material, metal, mineral, stone |
| ko | sticky substance, powder |
| kokosila | speak another language instead of toki pona |
| kon | air, wind, spirit |
| ku | interacting with the toki pona dictonary |
| kule | colour, colourful |
| kulupu | group |
| kute | hear, obey |
| la | between context and sentence, as, when, then |
| lanpan | seize |
| lape | sleep, resting, asleep, sleeping |
| laso | blue, green |
| lawa | head, brain, ruling, ruled, rule, control |
| leko | square, cube |
| len | clothing, garment, fabric, cloth |
| lete | cold |
| li | between subject and predicate, and (introducing new verb for the same subject) |
| lili | small, little, short |
| linja | rope, hair, stalk of plant |
| lipu | book |
| loje | red, reddish |
| lon | in, at, on, be located, there is, be present, truth, real |
| luka | arm, hand, five |
| lukin | see, watch, look at, visually, eye |
| lupa | hole, door |
| ma | land |
| mama | parent, caretaker, parental |
| mani | valuable |
| meli | woman, wife, feminine |
| meso | intermediate, average |
| mi | I, us, me, we, my, our |
| mije | man, husband, masculine |
| misikeke | medicine |
| moku | eat, consume, drink |
| moli | dead, kill |
| monsi | back |
| monsuta | afraid, fearful, monstrous, monster |
| mu | (make an) animal vocalisation |
| mun | celestial object, moon, star |
| musi | entertainment, amusement |
| mute | many, very, a lot, 20 |
| n | hmm, uhm |
| namako | spice, adornment, decorative, fancy |
| nanpa | number, count, ordinal suffix |
| nasa | strange, strangely, intoxicated, queer, neurodivergent |
| nasin | road, way |
| nena | hill, nose, bump, button |
| ni | this, these |
| nimi | word, name |
| noka | foot, kick |
| o | should, must, please |
| oko | eye |
| olin | love |
| ona | he, they, her, them, it, she, him, her, their, his, its |
| open | open, begin |
| pakala | broken, damage, harm, break, erroniously |
| pali | do, make, build, action, effort |
| palisa | pole, branch, bar |
| pan | grain, wheat, rice, bread, oat, cord |
| pana | give, put place, grant, provide |
| pi | introduces second noun group that describes previous noun group, of, with |
| pilin | feel, feeling, heart, emotion |
| pimeja | dark, black |
| pini | past, finished, end, ending, finally |
| pipi | bug, insect |
| poka | side, with, near, together |
| poki | container |
| pona | good, safe, help, well |
| pu | interacting with Toki Pona: The Language of Good |
| sama | like, same |
| seli | hot |
| selo | surface, boundary, shape, skin, outer form |
| seme | what, which |
| sewi | up, upwards, upper, god |
| sijelo | body, health state |
| sike | round thing, sphere, circle, oval, wheel |
| sin | new, again |
| sina | you, your |
| sinpin | wall, front |
| sitelen | picture, symbol, write, depict |
| soko | mushroom, fungus |
| sona | knowledge, know, know how to |
| soweli | animal, mammal, beast |
| su | interacting with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (toki pona edition) |
| suli | large, long, deep, important, big |
| suno | sun |
| supa | platform, furniture |
| suwi | cute, soft |
| tan | from, because of, by |
| taso | but, only, just |
| tawa | to, go, towards, go to, for, move, walk, moving, leave, depart, move, transport, movement, transportation |
| te | opening quotation |
| telo | water, liquid, beverage |
| tenpo | time, period |
| to | closing quotation |
| toki | speak, say, talk, communicate, hello |
| tomo | house, building, home, room, residential |
| tonsi | nonbinary, gender non-conforming |
| tu | two, both |
| unpa | have sex (with) |
| uta | mouth, kiss |
| utala | attack, violent, attacking, aggressive, battle |
| walo | white |
| wan | one, united |
| waso | bird, winged |
| wawa | powerful, strong, confident, mighty, power, confidence, force, intensely, loudly |
| weka | removal, absence, away, gone, far |
| wile | want, need wish, desire |
Created by:
soweli Matalin
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