toki pona wordlist
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!
alasa
vt gather, hunt, forage
ale, ali
n everything, anything, life, universe mod all, every, complete, whole
anpa
n bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath mod low, lower, bottom, down, lowly, humble, dependant
ante
n difference mod different conj 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)
esun
n market, shop, business, trading, selling, buying
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 [sounds like icky]
ilo
n tool, device, machine, thing used for a specific purpose
insa
n inside, inner world, centre, stomach mod inner, internal [inside]
jaki
mod dirty, gross, filthy n dirt, pollution, garbage, filth vt pollute, dirty interj ew! yuck! [yucky]
jan
n person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody mod human, somebody’s, personal, of people vt personify, humanize, personalize
jelo
mod yellow, light green [yellow]
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 [come up]
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, vegetable, mushroom
kin
mod also, too, even, indeed (emphasizes the word(s) before it)
kipisi
n part, partition vt split, cut, divide
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
kulupu
n group, community, society, company, people mod communal, shared, public, of the society
kute
vt listen, hear mod auditory, hearing
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) [looking]
lupa
n hole, orifice, window, door [sounds like loop]
ma
n land, earth, country, (outdoor) area
mama
n parent, mother, father mod of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly [sounds like momma]
mani
n money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital [money]
meli
n woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend mod female, feminine, womanly [Mary]
mi
n I, we mod my, our [me]
mije
n man, male, boy, 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. (animal noise) [moo]
mun
n moon mod lunar [moon]
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 [multi]
namako
n food additive, accessory, something extra vt season, embellish, stimulate
nanpa
n number oth -th (ordinal numbers) [number]
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 [similar to oculist]
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, fuck up, botch, ruin, break, hurt, injure, damage, spoil, ruin vi screw up, fall apart, break interj damn! fuck!
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
pan
n grain, cereal
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 [feeling]
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 [box]
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 [bonam]
pu
(yet undefined entry in the official word list)
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
suwi
n candy, sweet food mod sweet, cute vt sweeten [sweet]
tan
prep from, by, because of, since n origin, cause
taso
mod only, sole conj but [that’s all]
tawa
prep to, in order to, towards, for, until vi go to, walk, travel, move, leave n movement, transportation mod moving, mobile vt move, displace [towards]
telo
n water, liquid, juice, sauce vt water, wash with water
tenpo
n time, period of time, moment, duration, situation
toki
n language, talking, speech, communication mod talking, verbal vt say vi talk, chat, communicate interj hello! hi!
tomo
n indoor constructed space, e.g. house, home, room, building mod urban, domestic, household
tu
mod two n duo, pair vt double, separate/cut/divide in two [two]
unpa
n sex, sexuality mod erotic, sexual vt have sex with, sleep with, fuck vi have sex
uta
n mouth mod oral
utala
n conflict, disharmony, competition, fight, war, battle, attack, blow, argument, physical or verbal violence vt hit, strike, attack, compete against
walo
mod white, light (colour) n white thing or part, whiteness, lightness [sounds like wall, which is often white]
wan
mod one, a n unit, element, particle, part, piece vt unite, make one [one]
waso
n bird, winged animal
wawa
n energy, strength, power mod energetic, strong, fierce, intense, sure, confident vt strengthen, energize, empower
weka
mod away, absent, missing n absence vt throw away, remove, get rid of
wile
vt to want, need, wish, have to, must, will, should n desire, need, will mod necessary