Nouns
akesi |
non-cute animal; reptile, amphibian |
ale/ali |
abundance, everything, life, universe |
esun |
market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction |
ijo |
thing, phenomenon, object, matter |
ilo |
tool, implement, machine, device |
insa |
centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach |
jan |
human being, person, somebody |
kala |
fish, marine animal, sea creature |
kasi |
plant, vegetation; herb, leaf |
kili |
fruit, vegetable, mushroom |
kiwen |
hard object, metal, rock, stone |
ko |
clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder |
kon |
air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent |
kulupu |
community, company, group, nation, society, tribe |
kute |
ear |
lawa |
head, mind |
len |
cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy |
linja |
long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn |
lipu |
flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website |
luka |
arm, hand, tactile organ |
lukin/oko |
eye |
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; large domesticated animal |
meli |
woman, female, feminine person; wife |
mi |
I, me, we, us |
mije |
man, male, masculine person; husband |
monsi |
back, behind, rear |
mun |
moon, night sky object, star |
nanpa |
numbers |
nasin |
way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road |
nena |
bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance |
ni |
this, that |
nimi |
name, word |
noka |
foot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part |
ona |
he, she, it, they |
palisa |
long hard thing; branch, rod, stick |
pan |
cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta |
pilin |
heart (physical or emotional) |
pipi |
bug, insect, ant, spider |
poka |
hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity |
poki |
container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel |
selo |
outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary |
sewi |
area above, highest part, something elevated |
sijelo |
body (of person or animal), physical state, torso |
sike |
round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel |
sina |
you |
sinpin |
face, foremost, front, wall |
sitelen |
image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing |
soweli |
animal, beast, land mammal |
suno |
sun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source |
supa |
horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on |
telo |
water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverage |
tenpo |
time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation |
tomo |
indoor space; building, home, house, room |
uta |
mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw |
waso |
bird, flying creature, winged animal |
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Verb
alasa |
to hunt, forage |
jo |
to have, carry, contain, hold |
kalama |
to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud |
kute |
to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey |
lawa |
to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule |
lukin/oko |
to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch |
moku |
to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest |
olin |
to love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to |
open |
to begin, start; open; turn on |
pali |
to do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare |
pana |
to give, send, emit, provide, put, release |
sona |
to know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on |
toki |
to communicate, say, speak, say, talk, use language, think |
unpa |
to have sexual or marital relations with |
utala |
to battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against |
Pre-Verbs
awen |
to continue to |
kama |
to become, manage to, succeed in |
ken |
to be able to, be allowed to, can, may |
lukin/oko |
to seek, look for, try to |
sona |
to know how to |
wile |
must, need, require, should, want, wish |
Particles
a/kin |
(emphasis, emotion or confirmation) |
anu |
or |
e |
(before the direct object) |
en |
(between multiple subjects) |
la |
(between the context phrase and the main sentence) |
li |
(between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its verb; also to introduce a new verb for the same subject) |
mu |
(animal noise or communication) |
nanpa |
-th (ordinal number) |
o |
hey! O! (vocative or imperative) |
pi |
of |
seme |
what? which? |
taso |
but, however |
Preposition
kepeken |
to use, with, by means of |
lon |
located at, present at, real, true, existing |
sama |
as, like |
tan |
by, from, because of |
tawa |
going to, toward; for; from the perspective of |
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Adjectives
ala |
no, not, zero |
ale/ali |
all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful |
anpa |
bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent |
ante |
different, altered, changed, other |
awen |
enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying |
ike |
bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant |
jaki |
disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary |
jelo |
yellow, yellowish |
kama |
arriving, coming, future, summoned |
ken |
possible |
kule |
colourful, pigmented, painted |
lape |
sleeping, resting |
laso |
blue, green |
lete |
cold, cool; uncooked, raw |
lili |
little, small, short; few; a bit; young |
loje |
red, reddish |
moli |
dead, dying |
musi |
artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreational |
mute |
many, a lot, more, much, several, very |
nasa |
unusual, strange; foolish, crazy; drunk, intoxicated |
ni |
that, this (Note: I am unsure about this one, in the official book it is listed as a noun, but in all dictionaries I find it is listed as an adjective.) |
pakala |
botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up |
pilin |
feeling (an emotion, a direct experience) |
pimeja |
black, dark, unlit |
pini |
ago, completed, ended, finished, past |
pona |
good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple |
pu |
interacting with the official Toki Pona book |
sama |
same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow |
seli |
fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source |
sewi |
awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural |
sike |
of one year |
suli |
big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult |
suwi |
sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable |
taso |
only |
tawa |
moving |
walo |
white, whitish; light-coloured, pale |
wan |
unique, united |
wawa |
strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense |
weka |
absent, away, ignored |
Numbers
wan |
1 |
tu |
2 |
luka |
5 |
ale/ali |
100 |
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