Updated jan Pije's lessons/Lesson 15 The Body

Vocabulary

ko - semi-solid substance (glue, powder, etc.)

kute - to hear

linja - line, hair

luka - arm, hand

lupa - hole, orifice, door, window

nena - bump, hill, extrusion

noka - leg, foot

oko - eye

palisa - rod, stick, pointy thing

selo - skin, external surface of something

sijelo - body

sike - circle, ball

sinpin - wall, chest

uta - mouth

Body Parts

All the words that you see above in the vocabulary list are used to make the name of a body part. However, some of the words have other uses as well.

oko - eye

nena - kute ear

nena - kon nose

uta - mouth

ijo uta walo - teeth

linja lawa - hair (of head)

lawa - head

anpa lawa - neck (bottom of head)

luka - hand, arm

len luka - gloves, mittens

poka - hip

noka - leg, foot

len noka - shoe, pants

sinpin - chest, abdomen, face

nena sike meli - female breasts

lupa meli - vagina

palisa mije - penis

sike mije - man’s testicles

monsi - a person’s back

selo - skin

Body Parts

All the words that you see above in the vocabulary list are used to make the name of a body part. However, some of the words have other uses as well. So, I've made this handy chart. Parts of the body which can be expressed in Toki Pona have a number labeling them. Once you get a number, go to the table below the chart. There, you can learn how to say the name of that body part and also learn about the other uses of the words that are used to make the name of that body part.

(Missing Picture)

Also, since the picture was of the front of the body, I couldn't give an arrow for the back, obviously. Just remember that monsi is used to denote a person's back.

There's no way I could put an arrow on the person's skin, because it would simply look out of place. At any rate, selo is used to mean skin. It can also mean the bark of a tree or any other type of external covering of something.

Bodily Fluids and Wastes

Practice Try translating these sentences from English to Toki Pona.