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Warning! There are no hard-set compound phrases in Toki Pona. This is by design! Part of the goal of the language is for you to break down your surroundings from your own viewpoint and describe things dynamically, not use the same phrase to mean the same thing all the time. Think about what the topic means to you, and consider what is important about it.

— jan Lipiki, in Toki Pona Dictionary

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ala

100%

none, not, zero, no, nothing, neither, nor, hardly

alasa

100%

hunt, hunting, search, pursuit, pursue, gather, finding, seek, explore, chase, locate, try, collect, quest, catch

ante

100%

changing, other, different, alter, modify, alternative, change, convert, edit, difference, transformation, distinct, differently, vary, transform, variation, contrast, distinction, replace, switch, another, else, conversion, adjustment, adapt, affect, distinguish, adjust, amendment, transition, opposed, unlike, separate, counterpart, diversity, shift, adaptation

anu

100%

or, whether, choice, selection, decide, either, select

awen

100%

wait, await, stay, preserve, remain, sustain, retain, defend, endure, continued, continue, secure, continuing, save, protect, keep, still, reserve, protection, remaining, continuous, stability, maintain, safe, security, stable, protective, constant, defence, left (remaining), defensive, maintenance, rescue, stand, standing, steady, pause, custody, safely, saving, guard, reservation, suspend, hang, ongoing, hesitate, safety, delay, conservation

ijo

100%

item, something, object, stuff, thing, entity, phenomenon, material, matter (n), substance, anything, element, asset, being, chemical, subject, product, stock, example

ike

100%

bad, harsh, badly, mean (adj), evil, negative, problem, horrible, terrible, unfortunate, poorly, offensive, awful, trouble, tragic, cruel, wrong, complexity, issue, inappropriate, unfair, awkward, complicated, vice, hostile, difficulty, nasty, corruption, corrupt, hard (difficult), harm, complex, danger, cursed, challenging, toxic, chaos, difficult, disorder

ilo

100%

tool, device, equipment, machine, app, hardware, robot, technological, mechanical, gear, tech, mechanism, technical, software, utility, instrument, application, technology, computer

ilo-toki

ilo toki

100%

telephone, phone

insa

100%

internal, inner, interior, centre, guts, core, central, inside, middle, belly, stomach, internal organ, within, insert, content, amid, between

jan

100%

person, human, people, anybody, dude, anyone, somebody, character, guy, being, individual, civilian, whoever, citizen, participant, Hominidae, personal

jan-ale

jan ale

100%

everybody, everyone, humanity

jan moli

100%

dead person, killer

jan-pona

jan pona

100%

pal, friend, buddy, ally, mate

jan-sin

jan sin

100%

newcomer, freshman, rookie

jo

100%

have, possess, carry, contain, own, hold, possession, ownership, consist, include, comprise, grasp, equip, bring, grip

kala

100%

fish, sea creature, salmon

kalama

100%

sound, noise, tone, bang

kama-sona

kama sona

100%

learning, realize, learn, study (v), discover

ken

100%

able, potential, ability, capability, capable, may, possible, could, eligible, can, possibility, permission, likelihood, chance, probability, maybe, opportunity, available, possibly, odds, patentially, perhaps, liberty, might, option, viable, enable, privilege, allow, likely, prospect, freedom

ken ala

100%

unable, impossible, disabled

kiwen

100%

solid, rock, stone, hard object, concrete, metal, steel, iron, stiff, firm, silver, plastic

kon

100%

air, soul, spirit, gas, essence, atmosphere, oxygen, breathe, breath, meaning, intangible, invisible entity, breathing, definition, abstract, breeze, smell

kule

100%

colour, diverse, LGBTQ+, paint, lesbian, gay, spectrum

kulupu

100%

organization, group, community, collective, tribe, squad, bunch, tribal, cluster, league, society, collection, association, crew, team, club, coalition, set, socially, gathering, institution, category, gang, meeting, assembly, network, pile, crowd, ethnic, bureau, partnership, social, class, array, stack, committee, public, affiliation, combination, sequence, pack, establishment, conference, franchise, demographic, company, rally

kute

100%

hear, listen, ear, hearing

lape

100%

sleep, asleep, rest, lay, lie (be in flat position)

lawa

100%

govern, head, authority, control, ruling, regulatory, leading, manage, administrative, leadership, rule, law, lead, management, legal, mind, enforce, judicial, oversee, conduct, official, regulate, brain, policy, administer, regulation, executive, cognitive, guide, drive, mandate, ownership, administration, government, command, dominate, psychological, institutional, legislation, jurisdiction, main, regime

len

100%

clothing, cloth, clothes, fabric, outfit, privacy, cover, dress, jacket, wear, shirt, t-shirt, hide, blanket, cotton, private, wrap, costume, silk, suit (n), hidden, underwear, canvas, coverage, flag

len-lawa

len lawa

100%

hat, headscarf, cap

lete

100%

cold, raw, frozen, freeze, cool

lili

100%

small, little, short, slight, reduce, junior, slightly, minimize, narrow, bit, minor, partly, reduction, brief, young, fewer, less, diminish, tiny, barely, decrease, minimal, somewhat, partially, thin, inch, shallow, subtle, lightly, kinda, hardly, partial, tight, particle, mere, mild, ounce, quarter, gram, shortage

linja

100%

line, cord, string, rope, thread, fibre, cable, link, connection, ray, streak, row, wire, hair, sequence, chain, connect, straight

lon

100%

at, existing, real, exist, located, presence, yep, existence, actual, on, true, living, yes, truth, reality, physical, yeah, upon, genuine, truly, in, alive, position, accurate, exactly, occupy, live, attendance, certainly, indeed, attend, right (not wrong), life, definitely, legitimate, honestly, onto, location, correct, validity, correctly, occur, precisely, certain, status, physically, placement, sure, mm-hmm, fact, amid, availability, frankly, of course, regarding

luka

100%

hand, arm, five, wrist, touch, palm, handful, gesture, tap, reach, elbow

lukin

100%

see, observe, look at, sight, gaze, observation, check, view, scan, watch, visual, inspection, examine, vision, notice, surveillance, attention, appearance, examination, detect, assess, stare, perception, perceive, try, glance, impression, reading, regard (v), apparent, visible, read, seek, eye, investigation, monitor, encounter

ma

100%

territory, country, land, realm, area, region, field, soil, place, earth, province, zone, ground, nation, environmental, environment, location, site, world, domain, national, nature, setting, landscape, continent, outdoors, habitat, dirt, sector, yard, kingdom, venue, outside, acre

mama

100%

parent, parental, mama, mommy, mom, creator, mother, foster, originator, father, daddy, founder, dad

mani

100%

money, cash, monetary, currency, treasure, wealth, worth, cattle, dollar, financial, funding, fiscal, wage, fee, cost, valuable, pension, expense, economic, fund, revenue, budget, salary, credit, compensation, earnings, price, value, income, subsidy, profit, cow, toll, payment, large domesticated animal, wealthy

meli

100%

female, lady, woman, girl, wife, cisgender woman, transgender woman, ma’am

mi

100%

me, I, my, mine, our, myself, us, we, self, ours, ourselves

moku

100%

eating, eat, food, consume, dining, consumption, meal, swallow, nutrition, dinner, drinking, chew, groceries, absorb, drink, lunch

moli

100%

death, killing, dead, die, dying, kill, deadly, execution

mu

100%

woof, meow, animal vocalization, ribbit, purr, neigh, cock-a-doodle-doo

musi

100%

entertainment, fun, funny, play, game, comedy, art, artistic, fascinating, humour, interesting, irony, sport, enjoy, creative, playoffs

mute

100%

plenty, many, much, multiple, very, lots, several, numerous, various, most, quantity, twenty, fifty, thousand, nine, majority, incredibly, million, fifteen, dozen, amount, twelve, eight, countless, hundred, billion, greatly, frequent, mostly, highly, excessive, exceed, six, trillion, quite, deeply, thirty, dose, particularly, increasingly, ten, extremely

nanpa

100%

number, count, score, rating, rank, measurement, ranking, statistical, quantity, calculate, grade, percentage, edition, percent, statistics, version

nasa

100%

weird, strange, unusual, odd, drunk, silly, wild, ridiculous, psychoactive, nonsense, confuse, suspicious

nasin

100%

road, way, doctrine, method, path, manner, avenue, route, direction, street, orientation, trail, mode, technique, layout, system, course, passage, process, track, format, ideology, tactic, custom, aisle, journey, lane, norm, guideline, style, regular, procedure, protocol, order, plan, channel, routine, strategy, pattern, theme, composition, policy, angle, tendency

ni

100%

this, that, these, those, particular, specifically, there

nimi

100%

word, name, term, title, lyrics, label, brand, so-called

nimi ijo

100%

noun

olin

100%

loving, love, romance, romantic, compassion, attraction, intimate, passion, beloved, loyalty, loyal, faithful, dear, mercy, darling, passionate, care, appreciation, crush, respect

ona

100%

its, her, them, their, he, she, him, they, it, his, themselves, itself, himself, herself

open

100%

open, begin, start, beginning, initiate, starting, opening, initial, access, entry, engage, launch, starter, introduction, origin

pakala

100%

destruction, broken, mistake, damage, damn, goddamn, ruin, burst, accident, destroy, heck, error, hurt, crash, injure, harm, fail, break, failure, fault, injury, flaw, crack, collapse, snap, fuck, fucking, trouble, rip, explode, crush, wound, violate, offense, strike, boom, crap

pali

100%

do, work, construct, produce, make, activity, job, build, production, working, labour, action, task, create, function, occupation, operating, project, execute, manufacturing, craft, develop, generate, compose, assemble, act, profession, assignment, creation, enact, commit, perform, operation, service, effort, implement, operate, accomplish, implementation, processing, behaviour, behave, career, actively, employment, practice, development, execution, invent, industry, role, procedure, functional, construction, achieve, prepare, interact, undergo, accomplishment, undertake, busy, behavioural, productive, industrial, plan, participation, manipulate

palisa

100%

stick, rod, stake, pole, branch, staff, straight, bar, stem, beam

pan

100%

bread, grain, wheat, rice, corn, carbohydrate

pana

100%

give, put, deliver, grant, delivery, send, submit, provide, transfer, distribute, distribution, donate, appoint, contribute, output, yield, publishing, given, share, deploy, offering, assign, deposit, convey, offer, input, emission, lend, supply, release, pour, publish, provision, gift, export, shared, serve, spend, spread, attach, administer, devote, serving, donation, contribution, added, post, toss, apply, transmission, present, bring, add, install, show, introduce, dedicate, exhibit, insert

pilin

100%

emotion, feeling, feel, sentiment, mood, emotionally, heart, sense, attitude, emotional, opinion, notion, impression, perceive, assume, hypothesis, deem, thinking, believe, assumption, thought, speculation, conscience, suppose, experience, stimulus, reaction, suspicion, belief, perception, touch, idea, estimated, consider, outlook, think, mentally

pimeja

100%

black, dark, darkness, shadow, shade

pini

100%

end, finish, shut, ending, conclude, outcome, cease, close (v), closed, latter, quit, final, stop, complete, off, cancel, conclusion, result, previous, pause, interrupt, lock, over

pipi

100%

bug, insect, spider

poka

100%

side, hip, beside, aside, closely, left (not right), sidebar, alongside

poki

100%

container, jar, box, package, bag, basket, bucket, bottle, pot, cabinet, classify, drawer, storage, locker, case, bowl, sack, cup, pack, cage, purse, trunk, pitcher, cell

pona

100%

good, appropriate, nice, acceptable, proper, simply, OK, fine, quality, valid, pleasant, friendly, positive, well, benefit, simple, virtue, alright, correct, repair, fix, right (not wrong), advantage, cool, okay, fixed, helpful, validity, kind, ethical, merit, peaceful, ideal, improve, successfully, improvement, correction, grace, fair, successful, ease, heal, supportive, approval, awesome, correctly, adequate, effectiveness, reasonable, decent, thanks, welfare, peace, wonderful, plain, properly, fairly, civil, terrific, improved, worthy, well-being, lovely, natural, resolve, easy, elementary, enhance, efficiency, mercy, useful, justice, elegant, beautiful, courtesy, effective, comfortable, reliability, perfect, please, relieve, basic, better, honest, solve, free, success, fascinating, qualify, morality, easily, excellent, sufficient

sama

100%

equal, alike, similar, equivalent, as, similarly, equality, equally, like, identical, likewise, related, relation, constant, associated, relate, seem, even, copy, mutual, equity, resemble, fellow

seli

100%

heat, fire, hot, burning, flame, burn, warm, warming, bake, temperature, cook, boil, cooking, tropical

seme

100%

what, which, huh

sewi

100%

upper, divine, sacred, top, holy, sky, elevated, high, spiritual, raise, supreme, highly, peak, God, rise, above, superior, magical, summit, weather, upstairs, religious, arise

sijelo

100%

body, torso, flesh, physically, form, figure, self, physical

sike

100%

circle, round, sphere, ball, loop, cycle, wheel, disc, globe, circuit, spin, ring, surround, curve, rolling, spot, orbit, twist, roll

sin

100%

new, newly, fresh, back (i.e. as before or returned), again, unprecedented, innovative, modern, another, additionally, recent, repeat, innovation, young

sitelen

100%

picture, image, graphic, symbol, drawing, illustration, photo, illustrate, writing, painting, write, written, depict, draw, photograph, portrait, icon, representation, mark, portray, record, render, text, note, sign, pattern, graph, poster, compose, letter (of alphabet)

sona

100%

know, knowledge, information, understand, understanding, aware, info, wisdom, awareness, known, data, wise, recognition, recognize, expertise, intelligence, smart, sure, experienced, insight, educational, identify, remember, conscious, clever, cognitive, logical, familiar, logic, acknowledge, skill

suli

100%

importance, big, large, important, significant, matter (v), significantly, grand, huge, vast, weight, tall, crucial, prominent, extensive, fat, broad, long, substantial, significance, size, giant, heavy, wide, extended, considerable, thick, major, tremendous, extent, magnitude, great, length, vital, height, importantly, greatly, severe, dramatically, mass, essential, largely, relevant, massive, fundamental, emphasize, stretch, enormous, extend, heavily, critical, expansion, expand, depth, volume, extension, age, profound, deeply, density, widely, influential, dominant, grow, growth, dramatic, super, emphasis, remarkable, mainly

suwi

100%

sweet, cute, candy, sugar, gentle, dessert, tender, soft, darling, treat

taso

100%

but, only, solely, however, exclusively, although, though, just, exclusive, despite, nonetheless, mere, merely, except, nevertheless, yet, sole, whereas, regardless, exception

tawa

100%

motion, go, toward, move, movement, towards, to, for, transit, travel, trip, transportation, walk, advance, onto, transport, pass, walking, migration, departure, from the perspective of, push, march, slide, proceed, forth, drift, according to, mobile, until, transfer, cross, till, approach, forward, momentum, attend, progress

telo

100%

fluid, water, wet, wash, pond, pool, drink, shower, lake

tenpo

100%

time, timing, session, occasion, phase, moment, date, circumstance, hour, appointment, scenario, event, season, period, interval, situation, instance

tenpo lete

100%

winter

toki

100%

speech, talk, conversation, say, communicate, speak, communication, hello, language, tell, statement, hi, discuss, discussion, discourse, mention, comment, refer, message, express, remark, dialogue, reporting, call, narrative, commentary, disclose, respond, contact, verbal, admit, proposal, tale, story, declare, interview, answer, testify, report, expression, phrase, excuse, hey, response, reply, greet, confess, declaration, interaction, suggest, quote, state, preach, describe, negotiate, specify, claim, feedback, counsel, coverage, proposition, suggestion, accuse, consult

tomo

100%

building, house, housing, chamber, home, room, shelter, residence, suite, domestic, structural, structure, residential, facility, establishment, household, cabin, apartment, station, hall, venue, institute, construction

tu

100%

two, pair, double, both, twice, couple, cut, divide

unpa

100%

sex, sexual, sexually, fucking, fuck

uta

100%

mouth, lip, kiss, jaw, bite, chew

utala

100%

fight, fighting, battle, combat, conflict, contend, assault, attack, versus, violent, compete, challenge, violence, hit, struggle, war, contest, oppose, dispute, competitive, tackle, competition, aggressive, resist, beat, opposed, punch, hostile, confront, riot, opposition, against, strike

walo

100%

white, pale

waso

100%

bird, chicken, duck, turkey, eagle, bat

wawa

100%

strength, power, powerful, strong, energy, strongly, force, intense, bold, intensity, reinforce, strengthen, firmly, charge, brave, rapid, electrical, might, tough, electricity, fast, rapidly, compelling, confident, quickly, glory, boost, severe

weka

100%

rid, removal, remove, eliminate, apart, omit, missing, away, absence, loss, delete, dismiss, distant, leave, abandon, far, vanish, disappear, avoid, out, exclude, escape, distance, drain, flee, withdraw, reject, ban, sweep, exit, resign, separation, skip, strip, wipe, fade, lack, remote, lose, separate

wile

100%

want, wish, intend, require, need, desire, intention, willing, will, intent, preference, motivation, necessity, yearn, ought, necessary, hope, willingness, ambition, prefer, requirement, required, must, obligation, decision, should, demand, eager, request, agenda, goal, would, select, motive, interested, criteria, dare, opt, choose, consent, expectation, shall, urge, determination, pick, objective, depend, elect, dependent, deserve, selection, incentive, strive, choice, supposed, interest, enthusiasm

akesi

96%

reptile, frog

anpa

96%

down, bottom, lower, defeat, below, beneath, under, bow, underlying

jan kute

95%

listener, audience

jan-utala

jan utala

95%

warrior, fighter, soldier, competitor, opponent, rival

kasi

95%

plant, bush, herb, tree

kili

95%

fruit, vegetable, apple, kumquat, fungus, nut, bean, onion, tomato

loje

95%

red

mun

95%

moon, celestial body, star, planet

soweli

95%

animal, deer, creature, dog, cat, llama, goat, Musteloidea, beast, lion, pig, capybara, wolf, horse, mouse (2020), tiger, large domesticated animal, Hominidae, procyonid, monkey, rabbit

a

94%

ah, oh, ha, ooh, uh, gosh, whoa, wow, um, huh, uh-huh, quite, gasp, really, mm-hmm, hmm, sigh

jan-alasa

jan alasa

94%

hunter

jan-lawa

jan lawa

94%

boss, administrator, leader, supervisor, chief, commander, manager, captain, master, chairman, director, president, governor, minister, officer, emperor, congressman, senator, king, employer, sheriff, coordinator, mayor, lawmaker, politician

jelo

94%

yellow, golden

lupa

94%

hole, door, orifice, pit, window, gate, entrance, opening, gap, dig

mije

94%

male, man, husband, cisgender man, sir, boyfriend, guy, gentleman, transgender man

sina

94%

you, your, yours, yourself

suno

94%

sun, solar, light, sunlight, bright, shine

jaki

93%

dirty, trash, gross, garbage, mess, disgusting, junk, bacteria, nasty, crap, waste, toxic, infection, disease, shit, virus, pollution, bullshit, illness

jan-pali

jan pali

93%

worker, maker, employee, producer, developer, participant, practitioner, manufacturer, personnel, creator, contractor

kama

93%

coming, come, arrival, arrive, become, upcoming, emerging, emerge, happen, occur, next, developmental, arise, visit, induce, trigger, phenomenon, event

kepeken

93%

use, utilize, via, employ, used, operate, interact, equip

lipu

93%

paper, book, ticket, document, article, card, page, magazine, sheet, file, website, essay, novel, letter (in mail), sign, publication, doc, certificate, literature, journal, flat, blog, list, pad, poster, newspaper, form, tag

monsi

93%

butt, back (anatomy), ass, behind

noka

93%

leg, foot, lap, ankle, kick, heel, knee, base

pilin-pona

pilin pona

93%

glad, happy, pleased, joy, satisfaction, happiness, comfortable, pleasure, grateful, happily, well-being

tan

93%

from, reason, because of, by, source, behalf of, basis, origin, motive, cause, purpose, per, since, factor, incentive

tenpo kama

93%

future, later

wan

93%

one, united, unity, combined, unite, single, unit, blend, combine, union, bind, solo, whole, integration, integrate, component, alone, together, segment, mix, particular, independent, portion, slice, primary, combination, part

ilo tenpo

92%

clock

jan pi kama sona

92%

learner, student

jan tawa

92%

traveller

nimi pali

92%

verb

sinpin

92%

front, face (n), wall, chest (anatomy), ahead, barrier

tenpo pini

92%

past, deadline, history

esun

91%

trading, trade, shopping, deal, commerce, sales, purchase, buy, transaction, market, sale, exchange, sell, retail, business, shop, store, commercial, financial, enterprise, economy, franchise

jan-seme

jan seme

91%

who, whom

jan-suli

jan suli

91%

adult

sona-ala

sona ala

91%

ignorance, ignorant, unknown, uncertainty

tomo lipu

91%

library

wile moku

91%

hunger, hungry

jan-ala

jan ala

90%

nobody

jan pana

90%

provider, donor, dealer

wile sona

90%

curiosity, inquiry, question, curious

sitelen-tawa

sitelen tawa

89%

video, film, footage, movie

kiwen uta

88%

tooth

ko

88%

goo, semisolid, powder, paste, clay, sand, dust, substance, cream, dough, mud

la

88%

if, while, depending, regarding, than

len-luka

len luka

88%

glove

musi supa

88%

board game

toki Inli

88%

English

ilo moku

87%

fork

kalama ala

87%

silence, silent, quiet

jan-toki

jan toki

86%

spokesperson, speaker, narrator, caller, correspondent, reporter

supa

86%

platform, table, shelf, board, furniture, flat, lie (be in flat position), level, desk, deck, couch, stage, seat, bench, tablet, surface, chair, counter, pad

supa-lape

supa lape

86%

bed

telo kili

86%

juice

jan lukin

85%

viewer, observer, witness, inspector, reader

pilin-ike

pilin ike

85%

upset, sad, guilt, uncomfortable, suffer, stress, frustration, disappointed, disappointment, grief

tomo anpa

85%

basement

jan kepeken

83%

user

jan-olin

jan-olin2

jan olin

83%

lover, spouse, sweetheart, beloved, wife

jan-sona

jan sona

83%

scholar, scientist, expert, specialist, intellectual

ma-tomo

ma tomo

83%

city, town

nanpa tu

83%

second (2nd), secondary

selo

83%

skin, boundary, surface, peel, outer, shape, layer, outline, edge, external, border, frame, margin, shell, barrier, cover, appearance

tawa musi

83%

dance, dancing

tenpo ni la

83%

currently

kama jo

82%

receive, acquire, obtain, acquisition, get, take, gain, download, pickup, collect

namako

82%

spice, extra, additional, adornment, extension, bonus, salt, fancy, special

pu

82%

interact with Toki Pona: The Language of Good, officially

telo suli

82%

ocean, sea

jan musi

81%

player, performer, actor

laso

81%

blue, teal, green

tomo-tawa

tomo tawa

81%

car, vehicle, wagon, van, shuttle

ale

80%

every, everything, all, entire, universal, completely, total, entirely, universe, altogether, comprehensive, full, totally, each, fully, any, thoroughly, absolute, general, countless, complete, whole, hundred

ale la

80%

overall

ilo-musi

ilo musi

80%

toy

ilo-open

ilo open

80%

key

jaki ala

80%

clean

jan pi kama jo

80%

receiver, recipient

jan-poka

jan poka

80%

companion, neighbour, partner

kama suli

80%

increasing, growing, grow, growth, expansion, increased, increase, inflation

mi la

80%

personally

pini la

80%

finally, ultimately

pona-lukin

pona lukin

80%

pretty, attractive, beauty

tan seme

80%

why

tenpo esun

80%

week

tenpo suno

80%

day

wawa ala

80%

weak, weakness

kin

79%

also, too, indeed, especially

tomo-lape

tomo lape

79%

bedroom

luka waso

77%

wing

poki lipu

77%

envelope

pona la

77%

fortunately

kulupu utala

76%

army, military

tomo tawa telo

76%

boat, ship

akesi linja

75%

snake

jan mani

75%

banker

jan-sama

jan sama

75%

peer, sibling, brother, twin

kasi nasa

75%

marijuana

kasi telo

75%

seaweed

len-noka

len noka

75%

boot, shoe, sock, pants

ma Mewika

75%

United States

mi tawa

75%

bye (said by person leaving)

ni la

75%

thus

tawa-pona

tawa pona

75%

bye (said by person staying), goodbye

telo nasa

75%

alcohol, beer

tenpo mun

75%

month

tomo-moku

tomo moku

75%

restaurant, kitchen

jan esun

73%

vendor, businessperson, retailer, customer, consumer

jan moku

73%

eater, chef

ko pan

73%

flour

kon tawa

73%

wind

ma-kasi

ma kasi

73%

garden

mi pakala

73%

I’m sorry

tenpo seli

73%

summer

toki suli

73%

announcement

ilo tenpo suno

72%

sundial

kala suli

71%

whale

loje-walo

loje walo

71%

pink

nanpa tu tu

71%

fourth

nanpa tu wan

71%

third

sona-toki

sona toki

71%

linguistics

tomo lawa

71%

headquarters, courtroom

ante la

70%

otherwise

len jaki

70%

laundry

lon seme

70%

where

nanpa pini

70%

last, final

nasin len

70%

fashion

sitelen lape

70%

dream

tenpo pimeja

70%

night

tomo sewi

70%

temple, church

jan sitelen

69%

painter, author, writer

kipisi

69%

split, division, slice, cut, divide, chop, segment, section, portion, piece, part, half, rip, clip, separation, chunk, carve, separate, sector, percentage

lon poka

69%

around, near, alongside, nearby, close (adj), accompany, beside

mute ike

69%

too much

nasin sewi

69%

religion

pan suwi

69%

cake

ilo utala

68%

weapon

jan pi pana sona

68%

educator, instructor, teacher, mentor

oko

68%

eye, vision

pana sona

68%

teach, teaching, educate, instruct

jan pi tawa musi

67%

dancer

lon ni

67%

there, here

mama-mama

mama mama

67%

grandma, grandmother

mama-mije

mama-mije2

mama mije

67%

dad, father, daddy

nena

67%

hill, nose, ridge, button, peak, mountain, pile, breast, mount, fold

pali ala

67%

unemployment

pali nanpa

67%

calculation

poki wawa

67%

battery

sike mama

67%

egg

tomo-mani

tomo mani

67%

bank

tomo-pali

tomo pali

67%

studio, factory, workshop, office

tomo-sona

tomo sona

67%

academy, classroom, school

kulupu lawa

65%

council, senate, congress, administration

tenpo suno kama

65%

tomorrow

ilo kalama

64%

radio, bell

ilo-suno

ilo suno

64%

lamp

kalama-musi

kalama musi

64%

music, song

lape ala

64%

awake

leko

64%

square, cube, block, stair, brick, polyhedron

moku lili

64%

snack

pali sin

64%

rebuild

soweli lili

64%

Glires or Eulipotyphla (2021), mouse (2020)

telo uta

64%

spit

tenpo mute la

64%

typically, usually, tend, commonly

tenpo suno ni

64%

today

tomo-telo

tomo telo

64%

bathroom

ilo-kipisi

ilo kipisi

63%

knife

jan kama

63%

visitor

nanpa wan

63%

first, original, primary

sitelen musi

63%

comics, meme

ilo sitelen

62%

pen, camera

jan-ike

jan ike

62%

offender, asshole, enemy

pona tawa

62%

suit (v)

sona-nanpa

sona nanpa

62%

mathematics

telo ala

62%

dry

tenpo pi pali ala

62%

vacation

tomo len

62%

tent

ma Nijon

61%

Japan

ma sewi

61%

heaven

jan-lili

jan lili

60%

child, baby

jan pi alasa sona

60%

researcher, detective

jan-sewi

jan-sewi2

jan sewi

60%

saint

kin la

60%

moreover

linja lawa

60%

hair

lon ma ante

60%

elsewhere, abroad

ma mama

60%

homeland

moli telo

60%

drown

monsuta

60%

scary, fear, monster, horror, scare, disturbing, terror, beast, afraid, demon

nanpa luka tu

60%

seventh

nasin moku

60%

diet

pilin utala

60%

angry, rage, anger, mad

poki-len

poki len

60%

sack

poki tawa

60%

cart

pona sijelo

60%

health

soweli suli

60%

elephant

tawa anpa

60%

descend

tawa telo

60%

swim

tenpo lili

60%

minute, second (unit of time)

tenpo-ni

tenpo ni

60%

now, current

tenpo pimeja ni

60%

tonight

toki Lasina

60%

Latin

waso telo

60%

duck

weka sona

60%

forget

jasima

59%

reflect, opposite, reverse

lon sinpin

59%

ahead

tenpo suli

59%

era, longtime, century

tomo pi tomo tawa

59%

garage

tonsi

59%

non-binary person, transgender person, gender non-conforming person, intersex person

ike la

58%

unfortunately, sadly

ike-lukin

ike lukin

58%

ugly

ilo sona

58%

computer

ma Elena

58%

Greece

pali ike

58%

sin, crime

pini ala

58%

endless

toki musi

58%

poetry, joke

tomo pi sitelen tawa

58%

cinema

jan awen

57%

defender, guard, defendant

jan pi toki pona

57%

Toki Pona speaker

kama-pona

kama pona

57%

recovery, welcome (interj), recover

kulupu mama

57%

family

lon ala

57%

fake, false

ona sama

57%

herself, himself, itself

pilin uta

57%

flavour, taste

tu-tu

tu tu

57%

four

tu-wan

tu wan

57%

three

jan pi sona esun

56%

economist

kama telo

56%

melt

lukin lili

56%

glance

mi mute

56%

we, us, ourselves

nasin mani

56%

capitalism

pali kulupu

56%

collaboration, cooperate

sama ala

56%

unlike

selo-soweli

selo soweli

56%

leather

sike kon

56%

balloon

tenpo sike

56%

year

linja kiwen

55%

chain

loje laso

55%

purple (2021)

lon la

55%

actually

mani mute

55%

expensive

pali sijelo

55%

workout, exercise

pan linja

55%

noodles

poki sike

55%

barrel

selo kiwen

55%

shell

sitelen esun

55%

advertisement, ad

linja monsi

54%

tail

mani lili

54%

cent

sijelo pona

54%

healthy

tomo esun

54%

shop, store

alasa kala

53%

fishing

ilo tawa

53%

motor

jan jo

53%

owner

kijetesantakalu

53%

procyonid, Musteloidea

kiwen-kasi

kiwen kasi

53%

wood, wooden

lon insa

53%

within

luka-tu

luka^tu

luka tu

53%

seven

meso

53%

average, moderate, medium, intermediate, ordinary

musi ala

53%

boring, seriously

soko

53%

mushroom, fungus

tawa sike

53%

roll, spin

tawa wawa

53%

run, running

tenpo pi jan lili

53%

childhood

tenpo pini la

53%

previously

toki-utala

toki utala

53%

argument

tomo pi pona sijelo

53%

clinic, hospital

tomo suli

53%

tower

lon monsi

52%

behind

akesi seli

50%

dragon

en

50%

and, plus

epiku

50%

epic, awesome, amazing

jan-kulupu

jan kulupu

50%

member

jan ma

50%

citizen

kama ante

50%

evolve

ken ike

50%

risk

ken la

50%

patentially, perhaps, maybe, possibly

ken tawa

50%

mobile

kepeken tenpo lili

50%

quick

kokosila

50%

speak another language in a Toki Pona only environment

lipu-kasi

lipu kasi

50%

leaf

lipu moku

50%

lipu-nimi

lipu nimi

50%

dictionary

ma suli

50%

continent

ma utala

50%

arena

mama-meli

mama-meli2

mama meli

50%

mother

nanpa luka

50%

fifth

nena suli

50%

mountain

nimi kon

50%

content word

o

50%

hey, shall, should, ought, must, please, let, dare, mandate, dear

pana pona

50%

assistance

pi tenpo pini

50%

historical

pilin ante

50%

disagree

pilin-sama

pilin sama

50%

sympathy

poki-seli

poki seli

50%

oven

sama lukin

50%

look like

soweli len

50%

sheep

tawa insa

50%

into

tawa sewi

50%

jump, leap

tawa waso

50%

flight

tenpo ala

50%

never

tenpo ale

50%

forever, constantly

tenpo sama la

50%

meanwhile

toki-ike

toki ike

50%

complain, criticize

toki insa

50%

thinking

toki lawa

50%

command

tomo tawa kon

50%

plane, aircraft

wile ala

50%

reluctant

yupekosi

50%

change a creative work and unintentionally make it worse

lanpan

48%

steal, seize, grab

ilo pi sitelen tawa

47%

television

insa pi ma tomo

47%

downtown

kama lili

47%

decrease

kama lon

47%

enroll

kasi suli

47%

tree

ken lukin

47%

visible

ken moli

47%

mortality

kulupu pi kalama musi

47%

band

laso-kasi

laso kasi

47%

green

len pi weka telo

47%

towel

lon anpa

47%

under

luka-luka-tu

luka luka tu

47%

dozen, twelve

meli olin

47%

girlfriend

moku suwi

47%

dessert

n

47%

um, mmm, hmm

pali pi kama sona

47%

experiment

pona a

47%

fantastic

tawa sinpin

47%

forward

telo wawa

47%

gasoline

tenpo suno pini

47%

yesterday

jan pi mute lili

46%

few (a few people)

jo e ilo utala

46%

armed

lupa ma

46%

cave

mani kama

46%

income

misikeke

46%

medication, medicine, cure, pill, medical

sitelen sona

46%

chart

supa-moku

supa moku

46%

plate

telo jelo

46%

piss

tenpo musi

46%

festival

toki wile

46%

plea

tomo waso

46%

nest

awen sona

45%

remember

jan pi kama suli

45%

teenager

jo ala

45%

lack

lipu-tenpo

lipu*tenpo

lipu^tenpo

lipu tenpo

45%

calendar

lon ale

45%

everywhere

lon sewi

45%

above, over

lukin ala

45%

overlook, blind

ma ala

45%

nowhere

pilin-nasa

pilin nasa

45%

confusion

pilin wawa

45%

confident, excitement

poki-telo

poki telo

45%

cup

tenpo sama

45%

meantime

tenpo seme

45%

when

utala ala

45%

peace

ijo-esun

ijo esun

44%

commodity

kulupu utala telo

44%

navy

nasin toki

44%

accent

pi ma ante

44%

foreign

pi ma mute

44%

international

soweli tawa

44%

horse

supa-monsi

supa monsi

44%

seat

telo kasi

44%

tea

tenpo suno olin

44%

Valentine’s Day

toki open

44%

introduction

toki tawa sewi

44%

pray

tomo musi

44%

theatre

ijo-pana

ijo pana

43%

gift

len ala

43%

naked

linja uta

43%

moustache

mani tomo

43%

rent

pana mani

43%

payment, donation

pini pali

43%

retire

sike-lili

sike lili

43%

dot

telo loje

43%

blood

telo selo

43%

sweat

toki-sona

toki sona

43%

lecture

tomo pi pali sona

43%

lab

akesi kiwen

42%

turtle

jan pi kalama musi

42%

musician

jan sona pi tenpo pini

42%

historian

kasi-kule

kasi kule

42%

flower

kulupu ilo

42%

kit

len sinpin

42%

mask

lipu lawa

42%

constitution

ma-ale

ma ale

42%

worldwide

moku telo

42%

soup

mute pona

42%

sufficient

nanpa luka wan

42%

sixth

nasin pona

42%

solution

pali musi

42%

performance

pana e sona

42%

educate

pona-mute

pona mute

42%

excellent

sitelen tawa sona

42%

documentary

suli la

42%

especially

laso loje

41%

purple (2020)

o kama pona

41%

welcome (interj)

palisa luka

41%

finger

pana e telo loje

41%

bleed

sitelen selo

41%

tattoo

telo sewi

41%

rain

samu

40%

wanting to create new words

apeja

40%

shame, embarrassed, guilt

mulapisu

40%

pizza

majuna

36%

elderly, old, senior, historical, ancient, elder

powe

36%

fake, pretend, trick, false, myth, lie (saying untruth), fraud, trap, illusion, fantasy

ali

32%

all, entire, universe

misa suli

30%

capybara

pake

30%

prevent, stop, lock, forbid, wall, interrupt, intervention, deny, limitation, cease, restrict

isipin

29%

think, consciousness, imagination, theory

unu

27%

purple

linluwi

25%

network, Internet, virtual, web, digital, connection, net

kapesi

24%

brown, grey

wa

23%

whoa, wow

kiki

21%

spiky, sharp, angle, point

pi

20%

concerning, about

sutopatikuna

20%

platypus

ete

20%

exceed, beyond

misa

18%

Glires or Eulipotyphla, capybara

kan

17%

alongside, together, with, associated, involved, amid

waleja

15%

context, circumstance, attention, theme, situation, background, emphasize, emphasis, topic, case, subject, premise

kuntu

14%

laughter, chuckle, laugh, comedy

loka

13%

limb

po

10%

four

taki

10%

bond, attract, attach, clip

oke

10%

OK, alright, fine

ke

alright

teje

right (not left)

soto

left (not right)

pata

sibling, cousin

kamalawala

revolution

likujo

seven, gathering, collection

peto

cry

pomotolo

tomato

te

(opening quotation particle)

to

(closing quotation particle)

usawi

magic

Pingo

car

kese

LGBTQ+

san

three

ewe

stone