Toki Pona/Word list

Official Word List
Total 123 words from the official word list in the book at.


 * a	: interj	ah, ha, uh, oh, ooh, aw, well (emotion word)
 * akesi	: n	reptile, amphibian
 * ala	: mod	no, not, none, un-
 * n	nothing, negation, zero
 * interj	no!


 * alasa	: vt	gather, hunt, forage
 * ale, ali	: n	everything, anything, life, universe
 * mod	all, every, complete, whole


 * anpa	: n	bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath
 * mod	low, lower, bottom, down, lowly, humble, dependant


 * ante	: n	difference
 * mod	different
 * conj	otherwise, or else
 * vt	change, alter, modify


 * anu	: conj	or
 * awen	: vi	stay, wait, remain, stop
 * vt	keep
 * mod	remaining, stationary, permanent, sedentary


 * e	: sep	(introduces a direct object)
 * en	: conj	and (used to coordinate head nouns)
 * esun	: n	market, shop, business, trading, selling, buying
 * ijo	: n	thing, something, stuff, anything, object
 * mod	of something
 * vt	objectify


 * ike	: mod	bad, negative, wrong, evil, overly complex, (figuratively) unhealthy
 * interj	oh dear! woe! alas!
 * n	negativity, badness, evil
 * vt	to make bad, to worsen, to have a negative effect upon
 * vi	to be bad, to suck
 * [sounds like icky]


 * ilo	: n	tool, device, machine, thing used for a specific purpose
 * insa	: n	inside, inner world, centre, stomach
 * mod	inner, internal
 * [inside]


 * jaki	: mod	dirty, gross, filthy
 * n	dirt, pollution, garbage, filth
 * vt	pollute, dirty
 * interj	ew! yuck!
 * [yucky]


 * jan	: n	person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody
 * mod	human, somebody's, personal, of people
 * vt	personify, humanize, personalize


 * jelo	: mod	yellow, light green
 * [yellow]


 * jo	: vt	have, contain
 * n	having
 * kama	receive, get, take, obtain


 * kala	: n	fish, sea creature
 * kalama	: n	sound, noise, voice
 * vi	make noise
 * vt	sound, ring, play (an instrument)


 * kama	: vi	come, become, arrive, happen, pursue actions to arrive to (a certain state), manage to, start to
 * n	event, happening, chance, arrival, beginning
 * mod	coming, future
 * vt	bring about, summon
 * [come up]


 * kasi	: n	plant, leaf, herb, tree, wood
 * ken	: vi	can, is able to, is allowed to, may, is possible
 * n	possibility, ability, power to do things, permission
 * vt	make possible, enable, allow, permit
 * cont	it is possible that


 * kepeken	: vt	use
 * prep	with


 * kili	: n	fruit, vegetable, mushroom
 * kin	: mod	also, too, even, indeed (emphasizes the word(s) before it)
 * kipisi	: n	part, partition
 * vt	split, cut, divide


 * kiwen	: mod	hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal
 * n	hard thing, rock, stone, metal, mineral, clay


 * ko	: n	semi-solid or squishy substance, e.g. paste, powder, gum
 * kon	: n	air, wind, smell, soul
 * mod	air-like, ethereal, gaseous


 * kule	: n	colour, paint
 * mod	colourful
 * vt	colour, paint


 * kulupu	: n	group, community, society, company, people
 * mod	communal, shared, public, of the society
 * [group]


 * kute	: vt	listen, hear
 * mod	auditory, hearing


 * la	: sep	(between adverb or phrase of context and sentence)
 * lape	: n, vi	sleep, rest
 * mod	sleeping, of sleep


 * laso	: mod	blue, blue-green
 * lawa	: n	head, mind
 * mod	main, leading, in charge
 * vt	lead, control, rule, steer


 * len	: n	clothing, cloth, fabric
 * lete	: n	cold
 * mod	cold, uncooked
 * vt	cool down, chill


 * li	: sep	"(between any subject except mi and sina and its verb; also used to introduce a new verb for the same subject)"
 * lili	: mod	small, little, young, a bit, short, few, less
 * vt	reduce, shorten, shrink, lessen


 * linja	: n	long, very thin, floppy thing, e.g. string, rope, hair, thread, cord, chain
 * lipu	: n	flat and bendable thing, e.g. paper, card, ticket
 * loje	: mod	red
 * lon	: prep	be (located) in/at/on
 * vi	be there, be present, be real/true, exist, be awake


 * luka	: n	hand, arm
 * lukin	: vt	see, look at, watch, read
 * vi	look, watch out, pay attention
 * mod	visual(ly)
 * [looking]


 * lupa	: n	hole, orifice, window, door
 * [sounds like loop]


 * ma	: n	land, earth, country, (outdoor) area
 * mama	: n	parent, mother, father
 * mod	of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly
 * [sounds like momma]


 * mani	: n	money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital
 * [money]


 * meli	: n	woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend
 * mod	female, feminine, womanly
 * [Mary]


 * mi	: n	I, we
 * mod	my, our
 * [me]


 * mije	: n	man, male, boy, husband, boyfriend
 * mod	male, masculine, manly


 * moku	: n	food, meal
 * vt	eat, drink, swallow, ingest, consume


 * moli	: n	death
 * vi	die, be dead
 * vt	kill
 * mod	dead, deadly, fatal


 * monsi	: n	back, rear end, butt, behind
 * mod	back, rear


 * mu	: interj	woof! meow! moo! etc. (animal noise)
 * [moo]


 * mun	: n	moon
 * mod	lunar
 * [moon]


 * musi	: n	fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainment
 * mod	artful, fun, recreational
 * vi	play, have fun
 * vt	amuse, entertain


 * mute	: mod	many, very, much, several, a lot, abundant, numerous, more
 * n	amount, quantity
 * vt	make many or much
 * [multi]


 * namako	: n food additive, accessory, something extra
 * vt season, embellish, stimulate


 * nanpa	: n	number
 * oth	-th (ordinal numbers)
 * [number]


 * nasa	: mod	silly, crazy, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, weird
 * vt	drive crazy, make weird


 * nasin	: n	way, manner, custom, road, path, doctrine, system, method
 * nena	: n	bump, nose, hill, mountain, button
 * ni	: mod	this, that
 * nimi	: n	word, name
 * noka	: n	leg, foot
 * o	: sep	O (vocative or imperative)
 * interj	hey! (calling somebody's attention)


 * oko	: n	eye
 * [similar to oculist]


 * olin	: n	love
 * mod	love
 * vt	to love (a person)


 * ona	: n	she, he, it, they
 * mod	her, his, its, their


 * open	: vt	open, turn on
 * pakala	: n	blunder, accident, mistake, destruction, damage, breaking
 * vt	screw up, fuck up, botch, ruin, break, hurt, injure, damage, spoil, ruin
 * vi	screw up, fall apart, break
 * interj	damn! fuck!


 * pali	: n	activity, work, deed, project
 * mod	active, work-related, operating, working
 * vt	do, make, build, create
 * vi	act, work, function


 * palisa	: n	long, mostly hard object, e.g. rod, stick, branch
 * pan	: n	grain, cereal
 * pana	: vt	give, put, send, place, release, emit, cause
 * n	giving, transfer, exchange


 * pi	: sep	of, belonging to
 * pilin	: n	feelings, emotion, heart
 * vi	feel
 * vt	feel, think, sense, touch
 * [feeling]


 * pimeja	: mod	black, dark
 * n	darkness, shadows
 * vt	darken


 * pini	: n	end, tip
 * mod	completed, finished, past, done, ago
 * vt	finish, close, end, turn off


 * pipi	: n	bug, insect, spider
 * poka	: n	side, hip, next to
 * prep	in the accompaniment of, with
 * mod	neighbouring


 * poki	: n	container, box, bowl, cup, glass
 * [box]


 * pona	: n	good, simplicity, positivity
 * mod	good, simple, positive, nice, correct, right
 * interj	great! good! thanks! OK! cool! yay!
 * vt	improve, fix, repair, make good
 * [bonam]


 * pu	: vi interact with the official toki pona book
 * sama	: mod	same, similar, equal, of equal status or position
 * prep	like, as, seem


 * seli	: n	fire, warmth, heat
 * mod	hot, warm, cooked
 * vt	heat, warm up, cook


 * selo	: n	outside, surface, skin, shell, bark, shape, peel
 * seme	: oth	what, which, wh- (question word)
 * sewi	: n	high, up, above, top, over, on
 * mod	superior, elevated, religious, formal


 * sijelo	: n	body, physical state
 * sike	: n	circle, wheel, sphere, ball, cycle
 * mod	round, cyclical


 * sin	: mod	new, fresh, another, more
 * vt	renew, renovate, freshen


 * sina	: n	you
 * mod	your


 * sinpin	: n	front, chest, torso, face, wall
 * sitelen	: n	picture, image
 * vt	draw, write


 * sona	: n	knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, understanding
 * vt	know, understand, know how to
 * vi	know, understand
 * kama	learn, study


 * soweli	: n	animal, especially land mammal, lovable animal
 * suli	: mod	big, tall, long, adult, important
 * vt	enlarge, lengthen
 * n	size


 * suno	: n	sun, light
 * supa	: n	horizontal surface, e.g furniture, table, chair, pillow, floor
 * suwi	: n	candy, sweet food
 * mod	sweet, cute
 * vt	sweeten
 * [sweet]


 * tan	: prep	from, by, because of, since
 * n	origin, cause


 * taso	: mod	only, sole
 * conj	but
 * [that's all]


 * tawa	: prep	to, in order to, towards, for, until
 * vi	go to, walk, travel, move, leave
 * n	movement, transportation
 * mod	moving, mobile
 * vt	move, displace
 * [towards]


 * telo	: n	water, liquid, juice, sauce
 * vt	water, wash with water


 * tenpo	: n	time, period of time, moment, duration, situation
 * toki	: n	language, talking, speech, communication
 * mod	talking, verbal
 * vt	say
 * vi	talk, chat, communicate
 * interj	hello! hi!


 * tomo	: n	indoor constructed space, e.g. house, home, room, building
 * mod	urban, domestic, household

tonsi

n	non-binary, transgender, non-conforming
 * tu: mod	two
 * n	duo, pair
 * vt	double, separate/cut/divide in two
 * [two]


 * unpa: n	sex, sexuality
 * mod	erotic, sexual
 * vt	have sex with, sleep with, fuck
 * vi	have sex


 * uta: n	mouth
 * mod	oral


 * utala: n	conflict, disharmony, competition, fight, war, battle, attack, blow, argument, physical or verbal violence
 * vt	hit, strike, attack, compete against


 * walo: mod	white, light (colour)
 * n	white thing or part, whiteness, lightness
 * [sounds like wall, which is often white]


 * wan: mod	one, a
 * n	unit, element, particle, part, piece
 * vt	unite, make one
 * [one]


 * waso: n	bird, winged animal
 * wawa: n	energy, strength, power
 * mod	energetic, strong, fierce, intense, sure, confident
 * vt	strengthen, energize, empower


 * weka: mod	away, absent, missing
 * n	absence
 * vt	throw away, remove, get rid of


 * wile: vt	to want, need, wish, have to, must, will, should
 * n	desire, need, will
 * mod	necessary

Parts of Speech

 * n	head noun
 * mod	modifier (adjective or adverb)
 * sep	separator
 * vt	verb, transitive (normally used with e)
 * vi	verb, intransitive
 * interj	interjection
 * prep	quasi-preposition
 * conj	conjunction
 * kama	compound verb preceded by kama
 * cont	context word used before la
 * oth	special, other word

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