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a
a
core · 100% · pu
(interjection) ah, oh, ha, eh, um, oy; (particle) [placed after something for emphasis or emotion]
akesi
akesi2
akesi
core · 99% · pu
reptile, amphibian, scaly creature, crawling creature
ala
ala
core · 100% · pu
not, nothing, no; (particle) [negates a word or phrase]; (particle) [forms a yes-no question]; (number) zero
alasa
alasa
core · 99% · pu · 2009
hunt, forage, search, attempt; (preverb) try to
ale
ale
core · 93% · pu
all, every, everything, entirety, universe; (number) one hundred
anpa
anpa
core · 99% · pu
bottom, underside; below, beneath; defeated, humble, lowly
ante
ante
core · 100% · pu
different, altered; modify, change; other; difference
anu
anu
core · 99% · pu
(particle) [separates multiple possibilities, replacing another particle], or
awen
awen
core · 100% · pu
stay, remain, wait, pause; protect, keep safe; continue; (preverb) continue to
e
e
core · 100% · pu
(particle) [marks the start of a direct object]
en
en
core · 99% · pu
(particle) [separates multiple subjects]
esun
esun
core · 99% · pu · 2009
trade, barter, exchange, swap, buy, sell; market, shop, fair, bazaar, place of business
ijo
ijo
core · 100% · pu
thing, object, entity, being, matter, phenomenon
ike
ike
core · 100% · pu
negative quality, e.g. bad, unpleasant, harmful, unneeded
ilo
ilo
core · 100% · pu
tool, implement, machine, device
insa
insa
core · 100% · pu
inside, center, between, middle, midpoint, internal
jaki
jaki
jaki
core · 100% · pu
disgusting, unclean, unsanitary, toxic, repulsive, rotten
jan
jan
core · 100% · pu
human being, person, somebody
jelo
jelo
core · 100% · pu
yellow, amber, golden, lime yellow, yellowish orange
jo
jo
core · 99% · pu
hold, carry, possess, contain, own
kala
kala2
kala
core · 99% · pu
fish, marine animal, sea creature, swimming creature
kalama
kalama
core · 100% · pu
to produce sound; sound, e.g. sing, thunder, drum, clap, laugh, beep
kama
kama
core · 100% · pu
arrive, approach, summon; future; event; (preverb) to become
kasi
kasi
core · 100% · pu
plant, vegetation; herb, leaf
ken
ken
core · 100% · pu
can, may, ability, permission; possibility, maybe; allow, enable; (preverb) to be able to
kepeken
kepeken
core · 99% · pu
(preposition) using, by means of
kili
kili
core · 100% · pu
fruit, vegetable, mushroom
kiwen
kiwen
core · 100% · pu
hard object e.g. metal, stone, wood
ko
ko
core · 99% · pu
semi-solid, e.g. paste, powder, goo, sand, soil, clay; squishy, moldable; sticky
kon
kon
core · 99% · pu
air, breath, wind; essence, spirit, soul, ghost; unseen agent
kule
kule
core · 99% · pu
color, pigment; category, genre, flavor; colorful, diverse
kulupu
kulupu
core · 100% · pu
group, community, society, company, nation, collection, team, crowd
kute
kute
core · 100% · pu
ear, hearing organ; hear, listen, pay attention to, obey
la
la
core · 100% · pu
(particle) [mark the previous statement as context to the following statement]
lape
lape
core · 100% · pu
sleep, rest, break from an activity or work
laso
laso
core · 100% · pu
turquoise, blue, green, cyan, indigo, lime green
lawa
lawa
core · 100% · pu
head, mind, brain; control, lead, guide; government, leader; rule, law
len
len
core · 100% · pu
cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; covered, hidden, secret, private
lete
lete
core · 99% · pu
cold, cool, frozen; freeze, chill; raw, uncooked
li
li
core · 100% · pu
(particle) [marks the start of an indicative verb (statement)]
lili
lili
core · 100% · pu
small, short, young; few; piece, part
linja
linja
core · 100% · pu
long, flexible thing, e.g. rope, yarn, hair, fur, line, strand
lipu
lipu
core · 100% · pu
flat and bendable object, e.g. paper, card, leaf; written text or document, e.g. book, website, clay tablet
loje
loje
core · 100% · pu
red, magenta, scarlet, pink, rust-colored, reddish orange
lon
lon
core · 100% · pu
present, existing, real, true; (preposition) located at, in, during, in the context of
luka
luka
core · 100% · pu
hand, arm, tactile limb, grasping limb; to grasp, interact with, feel using touch; (number) five
lukin
lukin
core · 99% · pu
see, look, view, examine, read, watch; visual; eye, seeing organ; (preverb) try to
lupa
lupa
core · 99% · pu
hole, pit, cave, doorway, window, portal
ma
ma
core · 100% · pu
earth, land, soil; country, territory, world; outdoors
mama
mama
core · 100% · pu
parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer, guardian
mani
mani
core · 99% · pu
money, currency; thing of value e.g. gold, investment, livestock
mi
mi
core · 100% · pu
(pronoun) I, me, we, us
moku
moku
core · 100% · pu
eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest; food, edible thing
moli
moli
core · 100% · pu
death, dead, die, dying; kill, murder
monsi
monsi
core · 99% · pu
back, behind, rear
mu
mu
core · 98% · pu
(animal noise or communication, onomatopoeia)
mun
mun
core · 99% · pu
moon, night sky object, star, celestial body
musi
musi
core · 100% · pu
fun, game, entertainment, art, play, amusing, interesting, comical, silly
mute
mute
core · 100% · pu
many, several, very; quantity; (number) twenty
nanpa
nanpa
core · 100% · pu
number; (particle) [ordinal number], -th
nasa
nasa
core · 100% · pu
strange, unusual, silly, abnormal, unexpected; drunk, intoxicated
nasin
nasin
core · 100% · pu
method, doctrine, tradition; path, road, way
nena
nena
core · 99% · pu
protuberances e.g. bump, button, hill, nose
ni1
ni2
ni
core · 100% · pu
this, that, these, those
nimi
nimi
core · 100% · pu
word, name
noka
noka
core · 99% · pu
foot, leg, organ of locomotion, roots
o
o
core · 100% · pu
(particle) [marks the end of a vocative (who is being spoken to)], [marks the start of an imperative (command, wish, instruction)], should
olin0
olin1
olin2
olin
core · 100% · pu
to have a strong emotional bond with, e.g. affection, appreciation, compassion, respect; platonic, romantic, or familial relationships
ona
ona
core · 100% · pu
(third-person pronoun) he, she, it, they
open
open
core · 100% · pu
begin, start, open, turn on; beginning
pakala
pakala
core · 100% · pu
damaged, broken, botched, harmed, messed up; mistake
pali
pali
core · 100% · pu
work, activity; create, build, design; put effort toward, take action on
palisa
palisa
core · 100% · pu
long and hard thing e.g. branch, pole, rod, stick, spine, mast
pan
pan
core · 99% · pu · 2009
grains, starchy foods, baked goods e.g. rice, sorghum, bread, noodles, masa, porridge, injera
pana
pana
core · 100% · pu
give, send, emit, provide, put, release
pi
pi
core · 100% · pu
(particle) [group the following words into one modifier for the previous word]
pilin
pilin
core · 100% · pu
experience e.g. emotion, feeling, touch; heart (physical or emotional)
pimeja
pimeja
core · 100% · pu
dark, unlit; dark color, e.g. black, purple, brown
pini
pini
core · 100% · pu
finish, stop, prevent; close, disable, turn off; ended, past; edge, end, conclusion
pipi
pipi
core · 99% · pu
insect, bug, spider, tiny crawling creature
poka
poka
core · 99% · pu
hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity
poki
poki
core · 99% · pu
container e.g. bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, folder
pona
pona
core · 100% · pu
positive quality, e.g. good, pleasant, helpful, friendly, useful, peaceful
pu
pu
core · 95% · pu · 2009
interacting with the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good by Sonja Lang
sama
sama
core · 100% · pu
same, similar, alike; (adjective) peer, fellow, each other; (preposition) similar to, same as
seli
seli
core · 100% · pu
hot, warm; heat, fire, flame; burn
selo
selo
core · 99% · pu
outer layer, e.g. skin, peel, shell, bark; outer shape, outer form, boundary
seme
seme
core · 100% · pu
(particle) [indicate a question by marking missing info in a sentence]; what, which, who
sewi
sewi2
sewi
core · 100% · pu
up, top, above, highest part; divine, sacred, supernatural; awesome, inspiring, excelling
sijelo
sijelo
core · 99% · pu
body, shape, physical state, torso, substance, form
sike
sike
core · 100% · pu
circle, sphere, spiral, round thing e.g. ball, wheel; repeating thing e.g. cycle, orbit, loop
sin
sin
core · 100% · pu
new, fresh, update; repeat, do again
sina
sina
core · 100% · pu
(pronoun) you, y'all
sinpin
sinpin
core · 99% · pu
vertical surface e.g. wall, board; front of something e.g. face
sitelen
sitelen
core · 100% · pu
image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing
sona
sona
core · 100% · pu
knowledge, information, data; know, be skilled in, be wise about; (preverb) know how to
soweli
soweli
core · 100% · pu
fuzzy creature, land animal, beast
suli
suli
core · 100% · pu
big, heavy, large, long, tall, wide; important, relevant
suno
suno
core · 100% · pu
light, shine, glow, radiance; sun, light source; brightness
supa
supa
core · 99% · pu
flat horizontal surface, especially to put or rest things on e.g. bed, floor, desk, plate, table, platform, stage
suwi
suwi
core · 100% · pu
sweet, fragrant; cute, adorable
tan
tan
core · 100% · pu
(preposition) from, because of; cause, origin
taso
taso
core · 100% · pu
only, exclusively; (particle) [marks a sentence as qualifying or contradictory], but, however
tawa
tawa
core · 100% · pu
motion, e.g. walking, shaking, flight, travel; (preposition) to, for, going to, from the perspective of
telo
telo
core · 100% · pu
liquids e.g. water, gasoline, soda, lava, soup, oil, ink
tenpo
tenpo
core · 100% · pu
time, event, situation, moment, period, duration
toki
toki
core · 100% · pu
communicate, say, think; conversation, story; language
tomo
tomo
core · 100% · pu
indoor space or shelter e.g. room, building, home, tent, shack
tu
tu
core · 100% · pu
(number) two; separate, divide, split
unpa
unpa
core · 98% · pu
sex, to have sex with
uta
uta2
uta
core · 99% · pu
mouth, lips, throat, consuming orifice
utala
utala
core · 100% · pu
fight, compete, battle; competition, challenge; struggle, strive
walo
walo
core · 99% · pu
light-colored, white, pale, light gray, cream
wan
wan
core · 100% · pu
(number) one; singular; combine, join, mix, fuse
waso
waso
core · 100% · pu
bird, flying creature, winged animal
wawa
wawa
core · 100% · pu
power, energy, strength; confident, intense, forceful; amazing, impressive
weka
weka
core · 100% · pu
absent, away, distant; remove, get rid of
wile
wile2
wile
core · 100% · pu
want, desire, wish, require; (preverb) want to
kijetesantakalu
kijetesantakalu
common · 75% · ku suli · 2009
raccoon, kinkajou; any procyonid; any musteloid
kin
kin
common · 83% · ku suli · 2001
(particle) [after phrase or at sentence start] too, also, as well, additionally
kipisi
kipisi
common · 71% · ku suli · 2009
split, cut, slice; piece, part; sharp, pointy
ku
ku
common · 67% · ku suli · 2021
interacting with the book Toki Pona Dictionary (2021) by Sonja Lang
leko
leko
common · 69% · ku suli · 2001
square, cube, block, blocky object e.g. bricks, stairs
meli
meli2
meli
common · 82% · pu
woman, female, wife, girlfriend
mije
mije2
mije
common · 82% · pu
man, male, husband, boyfriend
misikeke
misikeke
common · 63% · ku suli · 2019
medical item or practice e.g. prescriptions, meditation, exercise, bandages, therapy
monsuta
monsuta
common · 84% · ku suli · 2009
fear, nervousness, dread; scary, frightening; scary thing e.g. predator, threat, danger
n
n
common · 73% · ku suli · 2021
(interjection) hm, uh, mm, er, umm, [indicate thinking or pause]
namako
namako2
namako
common · 72% · ku suli · 2009
spice, ornament, adornment; extra, additional
soko1
soko2
soko3
soko
common · 65% · ku suli · 2019
mushroom, fungus, lichen
tonsi
tonsi
common · 82% · ku suli · 2019
nonbinary, gender nonconforming, genderqueer, transgender*