- β a
- interj: ah! ha! oh! ooh! aw! (emotion word)
- π¦ akesi
- n: non-cute animal, reptile, amphibian, dinosaur, monster
- β ala
- mod: no, not, none, un-
n: nothingness, negation, zero
interj: no! - πΉ alasa
- mod: hunting-, -hunting, hunting
n: hunting
vt: to hunt, to forage - βΎοΈ ale (ali)
- n: everything, anything, life, the universe
mod: all, every, complete, whole - β¬οΈ anpa
- n: bottom, down, under, below, floor, beneath
mod: low, lower, bottom
vt: lower, down, defeat, overcome - π ante
- n: difference
mod: different
cont: otherwise, or else
vt: change, alter, modify - β―οΈ anu
- conj: or
- β awen
- vi: stay, wait, remain
vt: keep
mod: remaining, stationary, permanent, sedentary - β© e
- sep: (introduces a direct object)
- β en
- conj: and (used to coordinate head nouns)
- π esun
- n: market, shop, fair, bazaar, business, transaction
mod: commercial, trade, marketable, for sale, salable, deductible
vt: to buy, to sell, to barter, to swap - π ijo
- n: thing, something, stuff, anything, object
mod: of something
vt: objectify - π ike
- mod: bad, evil, wrong, evil, overly complex, (figuratively) unhealthy
interj: oh dear! woe! alas!
n: negativity, evil, badness
vt: to make bad, to worsen, to have a negative effect upon
vi: to be bad, to suck - βοΈ ilo
- n: tool, device, machine, thing used for a specific purpose
- βΊοΈ insa
- n: inside, inner world, centre, stomach
mod: internal, central - π© jaki
- mod: dirty, gross, filthy
n: dirt, pollution, filth
vt: pollute, dirty
interj: ew! yuck! - π€ jan
- n: person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody
mod: personal, human, somebody's, of people
vt: personify, humanize, personalize - π jelo
- mod: yellow, light green
- π jo
- vt: have, contain
n: having
kama: receive, get, take, obtain - π kala
- n: fish, sea creature
- π kalama
- n: sound, noise, voice
vi: make noise
vt: sound, ring, play (an instrument) - πΆ kama
- n: event, happening, chance, arrival, beginning
mod: coming, future
vi: come, become, arrive, happen, pursue actions to arrive to (a certain state), manage to, start to
vt: bring about, summon - π΄ kasi
- n: plant, leaf, herb, tree, wood
- πͺ ken
- n: possibility, ability, power to do things, permission
vi: can, is able to, is allowed to, may, is possible
vt: make possible, enable, allow, permit
cont: it is possible that - π§ kepeken
- vt: use
prep: with - π kili
- n: fruit, pulpy vegetable, mushroom
- β kin
- mod: also, too, still, really, even, indeed
interj*: really!, truly!, indeed!
cont*: moreover, indeed, in addition - βοΈ kipisi
- n*: section, fragment, slice
vt*: to cut - π kiwen
- n: hard thing, rock, stone, metal, mineral, clay
mod: hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal - π¦ ko
- n: semi-solid or squishy substance; clay, dough, glue, paste, powder, gum
vt: to squash, to pulverize - π¨ kon
- n: air, wind, odour, soul
mod: air-like, ethereal, gaseous - π kule
- n: color, paint
vt: color, paint
mod: colourful - π₯ kulupu
- n: group, community, society, company
mod: communal, shared, public, of the society - π kute
- vt: listen, hear
mod: auditory, hearing - πΌ la
- sep: (between adverb or phrase of context and sentence)
- π΄ lape
- n, vi: sleep, rest
mod: sleeping, of sleep - π΅ laso
- mod: blue, blue-green
- πΆ lawa
- n: head, mind
mod: main, leading, in charge
vt: lead, control, rule, steer - π len
- n: clothing, cloth, fabric
- βοΈ lete
- n: cold
mod: cold, uncooked, raw
vt: cool down, chill, freeze - βΆοΈ li
- sep: (between any subject except mi and sina and its verb; also used to introduce a new verb for the same subject)
- π lili
- mod: small, little, young, a bit, short, fes, less
vt: reduce, shorten, shrink, lessen - γ°οΈ linja
- n: long, very thin, floppy thing, e.g. string, rope, hair, thread, cord, chain
- π lipu
- n: flat and bendable thing, e.g. paper, card, ticket
- π΄ loje
- mod: red
- π lon
- prep: be located in/at/on
vi: be there, be present, be real/true, exist, be awake - β luka
- n: hand, arm
mod: five - π lukin
- vt: see, look at, watch, read
vi: look, watch out, pay attention
mod: visual, to seek to, try to, look for - π³οΈ lupa
- n: hole, orifice, window, door
- ποΈ ma
- n: land, earth, country, (outdoor) area
- πͺ mama
- n: parent, mother, father
mod: of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly - π° mani
- n: money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital
- π§ meli
- n: woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend
mod: female, feminine, womanly - π mi
- n: I, we
mod: my, our - π¨ mije
- n: man, male, husband, boyfriend
mod: male, masculine, manly - π½οΈ moku
- n: food, meal
vt: eat, drink, swallow, ingest, consume - π moli
- n: death
mod: dead, deadly, fatal
vt: kill
vi: die, be dead - β¬
οΈ monsi
- n: back, rear end, butt, behind
mod: back, rear - πΉ monsuta
- n*: monster, monstrosity, fearful thing, fright, mythical creatures, fear
- πΉ mu
- interj: woof! meow! moo! etc. (cute animal noise)
- π mun
- n: moon, night sky object
mod: lunar - π musi
- n: fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainment
mod: artful, fun, recreational
vi: play, have fun
vt: amuse, entertain - π mute
- mod: many, several, very, much, a lot, abundant, numerous, more
n: amount, quantity
vt: make many or much - π§ namako
- n*: spice, something extra, food additive, accessory
vt*: to spice, to flavor, to decorate
mod*: spicy, piquant - #οΈβ£ nanpa
- n: number
oth: -th (ordinal numbers) - π nasa
- mod: silly, crazy, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, weird
vt: drive crazy, make weird - π£οΈ nasin
- n: way, manner, custom, road, path, doctrine, system, method
- π» nena
- n: bump, hill, mountain, button, nose
- π ni
- mod: this, that
- π¬ nimi
- n: word, name
- 𦡠noka
- n: leg, foot
- π o
- sep: O (vocative or imperative)
interj: hey! (calling somebody's attention) - ποΈ oko
- n: eye
- π olin
- n: love
mod: love
vt: to love (a person) - π ona
- n: he, she, it, they
mod: his, her, its, their - π open
- vt: open, turn on
- π₯ pakala
- n: blunder, accident, mistake, destruction, damage, breaking
vt: screw up, fuck up, botch, ruin, break, hurt, injure, damage, bungle, spoil, ruin
vi: screw up, fall apart, break
interj: damn! fuck! - β pali
- n: activity, work, deed, project
mod: active, work-related, operating, working
vt: do, make, build, create
vi: act, work, function - π palisa
- n: long, mostly hard object, e.g. rod, stick, branch
- π pan
- n: cereal, grain, barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat, bread, pasta
- π€ pana
- vt: give, put, send, place, release, emit, cause
n: giving, transfer, exchange - βΉοΈ pi
- sep: of, belonging to
- β€οΈ pilin
- n: feelings, emotion, heart
vi: feel
vt: feel, think, sense, touch - β« pimeja
- mod: black, dark
n: darkness, shadows
vt: darken - π pini
- n: end, tip
mod: completed, finished, past, done, ago
vt: finish, close, end, turn off - π pipi
- n: bug, insect, spider
- βοΈ poka
- n: side, hip, next to
mod: neighboring
prep: in the accompaniment of, with - π¦ poki
- n: container, box, bowl, cup, glass
- π 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 - π pu
- n: buying and interacting with the official Toki Pona book
mod: buying and interacting with the official Toki Pona book
vt: to apply (the official Toki Pona book) toβ¦
vi: to buy and to read (the official Toki Pona book) - βοΈ sama
- mod: same, similar, equal, of equal status or position
prep: like, as, seem
cont: similarly, in the same way that - π₯ seli
- n: fire, warmth, heat
mod: hot, warm, cooked
vt: heat, warm up, cook - π² selo
- n: outside, surface, skin, shell, bark, shape, peel
- β seme
- oth: what, which, wh- (question word)
- β¬οΈ sewi
- n: high, up, above, top, over, on
mod: superior, elevated, religious, formal - ποΈ sijelo
- n: body, physical state
- β sike
- n: circle, wheel, sphere, ball, cycle
mod: round, cyclical - π sin
- mod: new, fresh, another, more
vt: renew, renovate, freshen - π sina
- n: you
mod: your - β‘οΈ sinpin
- n: front, chest, torso, wall
- πΌοΈ sitelen
- n: picture, image
vt: draw, write - π§ sona
- n: knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, understanding
vt: know, understand, know how to
vi: know, understand
kama: learn, study - π soweli
- n: animal, especially land mammal, lovable animal
- π suli
- mod: big, tall, long, adult, important
vt: enlarge, lengthen
n: size - βοΈ suno
- n: sun, light
- ποΈ supa
- n: horizontal surface, e.g. furniture, table, chair, pillow, floor
- π suwi
- n: candy, sweet food
mod: sweet, cute
vt: sweeten - β©οΈ tan
- prep: from, by, because of, since
n: origin, cause - π€ taso
- mod: only, sole
conj: but - βͺοΈ tawa
- prep: to, in order to, towards, for, until
n: movement, transportation
mod: moving, mobile
vi: go, leave, walk, travel, move
vt: move, displace - π§ telo
- n: water, liquid, juice, sauce
vt: water, wash with water - β° tenpo
- n: time, period of time, moment, duration, situation
- π£οΈ toki
- n: language, talking, speech, communication
vt: say
vi: talk, chat, communicate
interj: hello! hi! - π tomo
- n: indoor constructed space, e.g. house, home, room, building
mod: urban, domestic, household - βοΈ tu
- mod: two
n: duo, pair
vt: double, separate/cut/divide in two - π unpa
- n: sex, sexuality
mod: erotic, sexual
vt: have sex with, sleep with, fuck
vi: have sex - π uta
- n: mouth
mod: oral - βοΈ utala
- n: conflict, disharmony, competition, fight, war, battle, attack, blow, argument, physical or verbal violence
vt: hit, strike, attack, compete against - βͺ walo
- mod: white, light (colour)
n: white thing/part, whiteness, lightness - βοΈ wan
- mod: one, a
n: unit, element, particle, part, piece
vt: unite, make one - π¦
waso
- n: bird, winged animal
- β‘ wawa
- n: energy, strength, power
mod: energetic, strong, fierce, intense, sure, confident
vt: strengthen, energize, empower - π« weka
- mod: away, absent, missing
n: absence
vt: throw away, remove, get rid of - π wile
- vt: to want, need, wish, have to, must, will, should
n: desire, need, will
mod: necessary