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core · 99% · pu
(emphasis, emotion or confirmation)
a
reptile, amphibian
akesi
akesi2
core · 100% · pu
no, not, zero; [~ ala ~] (used to form a yes-no question); nothing
ala
core · 99% · pu · 2009
to hunt, forage, seek | ALT (pv.) try to, attempt
alasa
core · 90% · pu
all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful; abundance, everything, life, universe; one hundred | ALT 100
ale
bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent | ALT bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath; low, lower, bottom, down
anpa
different, altered, changed, other
ante
or | ALT choose, decide
anu
enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying; (pv.) to continue to, to keep
awen
(before the direct object)
e
(between multiple subjects)
en
core · 98% · pu · 2009
market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction
esun
thing, phenomenon, object, matter
ijo
bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant | ALT complicated, complex
ike
tool, implement, machine, device
ilo
centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach
insa
disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary
jaki
human being, person, somebody
jan
yellow, yellowish
jelo
to have, carry, contain, hold
jo
fish, marine animal, sea creature
kala
kala2
to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud
kalama
arriving, coming, future, summoned; (pv.) to become, manage to, succeed in
kama
plant, vegetation; herb, leaf
kasi
to be able to, be allowed to, can, may; possible
ken
to use, with, by means of
kepeken
fruit, vegetable, mushroom
kili
hard object, metal, rock, stone
kiwen
clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder
ko
air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent
kon
colorful, pigmented, painted | ALT of or relating to the LGBT+ community
kule
community, company, group, nation, society, tribe
kulupu
ear; to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey
kute
(between the context phrase and the main sentence)
la
sleeping, resting
lape
blue, green
laso
head, mind; to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule
lawa
cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy
len
cold, cool; uncooked, raw
lete
(between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its verb; also to introduce a new verb for the same subject)
li
little, small, short; few; a bit; young
lili
long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn | ALT line, connection
linja
flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website
lipu
red, reddish
loje
located at, present at, real, true, existing | ALT (affirmative response)
lon
arm, hand, tactile organ; five | ALT touch/feel physically, interact, press
luka
eye; look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch; look for, seek; (pv.) try to
lukin
door, hole, orifice, window
lupa
earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil
ma
parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer
mama
money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal
mani
I, me, we, us
mi
to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest
moku
dead, dying
moli
back, behind, rear
monsi
(animal noise or communication) | ALT (non-speech vocalization)
mu
moon, night sky object, star | ALT glow, glowing light, light in the dark
mun
artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreation
musi
many, a lot, more, much, several, very; quantity | ALT three (or more), 20
mute
-th (ordinal number); numbers
nanpa
unusual, strange; silly; drunk, intoxicated
nasa
way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road
nasin
bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance
nena
that, this
ni1
ni2
name, word
nimi
foot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part
noka
hey! O! (vocative, imperative, or optative)
o
love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to
olin0
olin1
olin2
he, she, it, they
ona
begin, start; open; turn on
open
botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up | ALT (curse expletive, e.g. fuck!)
pakala
do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare
pali
long hard thing; branch, rod, stick
palisa
cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta
pan
give, send, emit, provide, put, release
pana
of (used to divide a second noun group that describes a first noun group) | ALT (introduces a genitive noun)
pi
heart (physical or emotional); feeling (an emotion, a direct experience)
pilin
black, dark, unlit
pimeja
ago, completed, ended, finished, past
pini
bug, insect, ant, spider
pipi
hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity | ALT along with (comitative), beside
poka
container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel
poki
good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple
pona
core · 96% · pu · 2009
interacting with the official Toki Pona book
pu
same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow; as, like
sama
fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source
seli
core · 98% · pu
outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary
selo
what? which?
seme
area above, highest part, something elevated; awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural
sewi
sewi2
body (of person or animal), physical state, torso
sijelo
round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel; of one year
sike
new, fresh; additional, another, extra
sin
you
sina
face, foremost, front, wall
sinpin
image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing
sitelen
know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on; (pv.) know how to
sona
animal, beast, land mammal
soweli
big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult
suli
sun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source
suno
horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on
supa
sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable
suwi
by, from, because of; origin, cause
tan
but, however; only
taso
going to, toward; for; from the perspective of; moving | ALT (pv.) going to
tawa
water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverages
telo
time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation
tenpo
communicate, say, speak, talk, use language, think; hello
toki
indoor space; building, home, house, room
tomo
two | ALT separate, cut
tu
have sexual relations with
unpa
mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw
uta
uta2
battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against
utala
white, whitish; light-coloured, pale
walo
unique, united; one
wan
bird, flying creature, winged animal
waso
strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense
wawa
absent, away, ignored
weka
must, need, require, should, want, wish
wile
wile2
common · 75% · ku suli · 2009
any animal from the Procyonidae family, such as raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles | ALT any animal from the Musteloidea superfamily, including raccoons, weasels, otters, skunks, and red pandas
kijetesantakalu
common · 83% · ku suli · 2001
{see a} | ALT indeed, too, also, as well
kin
common · 67% · ku suli · 2009
split, cut, slice, sever; sharp
kipisi
common · 70% · ku suli · 2021
interacting with the Toki Pona Dictionary by Sonja Lang
ku
common · 70% · ku suli · 2001
stairs, square, block, corner, cube
leko
common · 82% · pu
woman, female, feminine person; wife
meli
meli2
man, male, masculine person; husband
mije
mije2
common · 60% · ku suli · 2019
medicine, medical
misikeke
common · 83% · ku suli · 2009
fear, dread; monster, predator; threat, danger
monsuta
(indicates thinking, pondering, recognition, agreement, or humming)
n
common · 70% · ku suli · 2009
{see sin} | ALT embellishment, spice; extra, additional
namako
namako2
common · 63% · ku suli · 2019
fungus, fungi
soko1
soko2
soko3
common · 83% · ku suli · 2019
non-binary, gender-non-conforming | ALT trans, non-cisgender
tonsi