Toki Pona Vocabulary

a or kin

def

• PARTICLE (emphasis, emotion or confirmation)

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akesi

def

• NOUN non-cute animal; reptile, amphibian

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ala

def

• ADJECTIVE no, not, zero

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alasa

def

• VERB to hunt, forage

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ale or ali

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• "ADJECTIVE all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful
• NOUN abundance, everything, life, universe
• NUMBER 100"

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anpa

def

• ADJECTIVE bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent

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ante

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• ADJECTIVE different, altered, changed, other

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anu

def

• PARTICLE or

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awen

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• "ADJECTIVE enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying
• PRE-VERB to continue to"

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e

def

• PARTICLE (before the direct object)

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en

def

• PARTICLE (between multiple subjects)

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esun

def

• NOUN market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction

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ijo

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• NOUN thing, phenomenon, object, matter

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ike

def

• ADJECTIVE bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant

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ilo

def

• NOUN tool, implement, machine, device

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insa

def

• NOUN centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach

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jaki

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• ADJECTIVE disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary

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jan

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• NOUN human being, person, somebody

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jelo

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• ADJECTIVE yellow, yellowish

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jo

def

• VERB to have, carry, contain, hold

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kala

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• NOUN fish, marine animal, sea creature

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kalama

def

• VERB to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud

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kama

def

• "ADJECTIVE arriving, coming, future, summoned
• PRE - VERB to become, manage to, succeed in"

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kasi

def

• NOUN plant, vegetation; herb, leaf

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ken

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• "PRE - VERB to be able to, be allowed to, can, may
• ADJECTIVE possible"

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kepeken

def

• PREPOSITION to use, with, by means of

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kili

def

• NOUN fruit, vegetable, mushroom

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kiwen

def

• NOUN hard object, metal, rock, stone

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ko

def

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

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kon

def

• NOUN air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent

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kule

def

• ADJECTIVE colourful, pigmented, painted

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kulupu

def

• NOUN community, company, group, nation, society, tribe

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kute

def

• "NOUN ear
• VERB to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey"

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la

def

• PARTICLE (between the context phrase and the main sentence)

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lape

def

• ADJECTIVE sleeping, resting

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laso

def

• ADJECTIVE blue, green

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lawa

def

• "NOUN head, mind
• VERB to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule"

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len

def

• NOUN cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy

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lete

def

• ADJECTIVE cold, cool; uncooked, raw

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li

def

• PARTICLE (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

def

• ADJECTIVE little, small, short; few; a bit; young

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linja

def

• NOUN long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn

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lipu

def

• NOUN flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website

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loje

def

• ADJECTIVE red, reddish

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lon

def

• PREPOSITION located at, present at, real, true, existing

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luka

def

• "NOUN arm, hand, tactile organ
• NUMBER five"

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lukin or oko

def

• "NOUN eye
• VERB to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch
• PRE - VERB to seek, look for, try to"

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lupa

def

• NOUN door, hole, orifice, window

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ma

def

• NOUN earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil

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mama

def

• NOUN parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer

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mani

def

• NOUN money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal

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meli

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• NOUN woman, female, feminine person; wife

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mi

def

• NOUN I, me, we, us

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mije

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• NOUN man, male, masculine person; husband

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moku

def

• VERB to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest

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moli

def

• ADJECTIVE dead, dying

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monsi

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• NOUN back, behind, rear

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mu

def

• PARTICLE (animal noise or communication)

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mun

def

• NOUN moon, night sky object, star

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musi

def

• ADJECTIVE artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreational

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mute

def

• "ADJECTIVE many, a lot, more, much, several, very
• NOUN quantity"

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nanpa

def

• "PARTICLE -th (ordinal number)
• NOUN numbers"

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nasa

def

• ADJECTIVE unusual, strange; foolish, crazy; drunk, intoxicated

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nasin

def

• NOUN way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road

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nena

def

• NOUN bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance

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ni

def

• ADJECTIVE that, this

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nimi

def

• NOUN name, word

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noka

def

• NOUN foot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part

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o

def

• PARTICLE hey! O! (vocative or imperative)

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olin

def

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

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ona

def

• NOUN he, she, it, they

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open

def

• VERB to begin, start; open; turn on

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pakala

def

• ADJECTIVE botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up

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pali

def

• VERB to do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare

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palisa

def

• NOUN long hard thing; branch, rod, stick

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pan

def

• NOUN cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta

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pana

def

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

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pi

def

• PARTICLE of

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pilin

def

• "NOUN heart (physical or emotional)
• ADJECTIVE feeling (an emotion, a direct experience)"

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pimeja

def

• ADJECTIVE black, dark, unlit

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pini

def

• ADJECTIVE ago, completed, ended, finished, past

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pipi

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• NOUN bug, insect, ant, spider

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poka

def

• NOUN hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity

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poki

def

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

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pona

def

• ADJECTIVE good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple

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pu

def

• ADJECTIVE interacting with the Toki Pona book

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sama

def

• "ADJECTIVE same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow
• PREPOSITION as, like"

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seli

def

• ADJECTIVE fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source

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selo

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• NOUN outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary

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seme

def

• PARTICLE what? which?

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sewi

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• "NOUN area above, highest part, something elevated
• ADJECTIVE awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural"

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sijelo

def

• NOUN body (of person or animal), physical state, torso

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sike

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• "NOUN round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel
• ADJECTIVE of one year"

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sin or namako

def

• ADJECTIVE new, fresh; additional, another, extra

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sina

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• NOUN you

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sinpin

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• NOUN face, foremost, front, wall

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sitelen

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• NOUN image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing

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sona

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• "VERB to know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on
• PRE - VERB to know how to"

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soweli

def

• NOUN animal, beast, land mammal

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suli

def

• ADJECTIVE big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult

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suno

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• NOUN sun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source

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supa

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• NOUN horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on

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suwi

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• ADJECTIVE sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable

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tan

def

• PREPOSITION by, from, because of

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taso

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• "PARTICLE but, however
• ADJECTIVE only"

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tawa

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• "PREPOSITION going to, toward; for; from the perspective of
• ADJECTIVE moving"

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telo

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• NOUN water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverage

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tenpo

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• NOUN time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation

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toki

def

• VERB to communicate, say, speak, say, talk, use language, think

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tomo

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• NOUN indoor space; building, home, house, room

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tu

def

• NUMBER two

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unpa

def

• VERB to have sexual or marital relations with

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uta

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• NOUN mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw

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utala

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• VERB to battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against

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walo

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• ADJECTIVE white, whitish; light-coloured, pale

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wan

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• "ADJECTIVE unique, united
• NUMBER one"

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waso

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• NOUN bird, flying creature, winged animal

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wawa

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• ADJECTIVE strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense

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weka

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• ADJECTIVE absent, away, ignored

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wile

def

• PRE - VERB must, need, require, should, want, wish

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