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TOKI PONA
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PARTICLES
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a a or kin kin
(emphasis, emotion or confirmation)
anu anu
or
e e
(before the direct object)
en en
(between multiple subjects)
la la
(between the context phrase and the main sentence)
li li
(between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its VERB; also to introduce a new VERB for the same subject)
mu mu
(animal noise or communication)
nanpa nanpa
-th (ordinal number)
o o
hey! O! (vocative or imperative)
pi pi
of
seme seme
what? which?
taso taso
but, however
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PREPOSITIONS
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kepeken kepeken
to use, with, by means of
lon lon
located at, present at, real, true, existing
sama sama
as, like
tan tan
by, from, because of
tawa tawa
going to, toward; for; from the perspective of
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NUMBERS
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ale ale or ali
100
luka luka
five
tu tu
two
wan wan
one
ala ala
zero
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ADJECTIVES
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================ COLORS
jelo jelo
yellow, yellowish
kule kule
colourful, pigmented, painted
laso laso
blue, green
loje loje
red, reddish
pimeja pimeja
black, dark, unlit
walo walo
white, whitish; light-coloured, pale
================ OPPOSITES
ante ante
different, altered, changed, other
sama sama
same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow
ike ike
bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant
pona pona
good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple
lili lili
little, small, short; few; a bit; young
suli suli
big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult
kama kama
arriving, coming, future, summoned
pini pini
ago, completed, ended, finished, past
jaki jaki
disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary
suwi suwi
sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable
anpa anpa
bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent
wawa wawa
strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense
pakala pakala
botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up
sin sin
new, fresh; additional, another, extra
awen awen
enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying
tawa tawa
moving
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ala ala
no, not, zero
ale ale or ali
all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful
ken ken
possible
lape lape
sleeping, resting
lete lete
cold, cool; uncooked, raw
moli moli
dead, dying
musi musi
artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreational
mute mute
many, a lot, more, much, several, very
nasa nasa
unusual, strange; foolish, crazy; drunk, intoxicated
ni ni
that, this
pilin pilin
feeling (an emotion, a direct experience)
pu pu
interacting with the official Toki Pona book
sewi sewi
awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural
sike sike
of one year
taso taso
only
wan wan
unique, united
weka weka
absent, away, ignored
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NOUNS
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================ ABSTRACT
ijo ijo
thing, phenomenon, object, matter
mute mute
quantity
nanpa nanpa
numbers
tenpo tenpo
time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation
================ PEOPLE
jan jan
human being, person, somebody
kulupu kulupu
community, company, group, nation, society, tribe
mi mi
I, me, we, us
sina sina
you
ona ona
he, she, it, they
================ BODY
kute kute
ear
lawa lawa
head, mind
luka luka
arm, hand, tactile organ
lukin lukin or oko
eye
mama mama
parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer
meli meli
woman, female, feminine person; wife
mije mije
man, male, masculine person; husband
nena nena
bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance
noka noka
foot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part
pilin pilin
heart (physical or emotional)
sijelo sijelo
body (of person or animal), physical state, torso
uta uta
mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw
================ SHAPES
kiwen kiwen
hard object, metal, rock, stone
linja linja
long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn
lipu lipu
flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website
sike sike
round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel
supa supa
horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on
palisa palisa
long hard thing; branch, rod, stick
================ POSITION
insa insa
centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach
monsi monsi
back, behind, rear
poka poka
hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity
selo selo
outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary
sewi sewi
area above, highest part, something elevated
sinpin sinpin
face, foremost, front, wall
================ ELEMENTS
seli seli
fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source
ma ma
earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil
kon kon
air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent
telo telo
water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverage
================ NATURE
ale ale or ali
abundance, everything, life, universe
ko ko
clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder
mun mun
moon, night sky object, star
suno suno
sun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source
================ BIOLOGY
akesi akesi
non-cute animal; reptile, amphibian
kala kala
fish, marine animal, sea creature
kasi kasi
plant, vegetation; herb, leaf
kili kili
fruit, vegetable, mushroom
pan pan
cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta
pipi pipi
bug, insect, ant, spider
soweli soweli
animal, beast, land mammal
waso waso
bird, flying creature, winged animal
================ MAN-MADE
esun esun
market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction
ilo ilo
tool, implement, machine, device
len len
cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy
lupa lupa
door, hole, orifice, window
mani mani
money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal
nasin nasin
way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road
nimi nimi
name, word
poki poki
container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel
sitelen sitelen
image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing
sona sona
knowledge
tomo tomo
indoor space; building, home, house, room
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PRE-VERBS
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awen awen
to continue to
kama kama
to become, manage to, succeed in
ken ken
to be able to, be allowed to, can, may
lukin lukin or oko
to seek, look for, try to
sona sona
to know how to
wile wile
must, need, require, should, want, wish
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VERBS
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================ STATE
jo jo
to have, carry, contain, hold
================ ACTIONS
alasa alasa
to hunt, forage
lawa lawa
to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule
moku moku
to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest
open open
to begin, start; open; turn on
pali pali
to do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare
pana pana
to give, send, emit, provide, put, release
utala utala
to battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against
================ SENSES
kalama kalama
to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud
kute kute
to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey
lukin lukin or oko
to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch
olin olin
to love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to
sona sona
to know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on
toki toki
to communicate, say, speak, say, talk, use language, think
unpa unpa
to have sexual or marital relations with