Toki Pona/Word list
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Official Word List
[edit | edit source]Total 123 words from the official word list in the book at [1].
- 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, written text or information
- 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
[edit | edit source]- 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