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QuestionAnswer
no, not, zero, nothing, [~ ala ~] (used to form a yes-no question)ala
(before the direct object)e
thing, phenomenon, object, matterijo
bad, negative, non-essential, irrelevant,complicated, complexike
tool, implement, machine, deviceilo
centre, content, inside, between, internal organ, stomachinsa
human being, person, somebodyjan
yellow, yellowishjelo
to produce a sound, recite, utter aloudkalama
arriving, coming, future, summoned, (pv.) to become, manage to, succeed inkama
plant, vegetation, herb, leafkasi
to be able to, be allowed to, can, may, possibly, possibleken
to use, with, by means ofkepeken
community, company, group, nation, society, tribekulupu
ear; to hear, listen, pay attention to, obeykute
(between the context phrase and the main sentence)la
sleeping, restinglape
(between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its verb, also to introduce a new verb for the same subject)li
little, small, short, few, a bit, younglili
flat object, book, document, card, paper, record, websitelipu
located at, present at, real, true, existing, (affirmative response)lon
arm, hand, tactile organ, five, touch/feel physically, interact, pressluka
earth, land, outdoors, world, country, territory, soilma
parent, ancestor, creator, originator, caretaker, sustainermama
I, me, we, usmi
to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingestmoku
artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreationmusi
many, a lot, more, much, several, very, quantity, three (or more), 20mute
-th (ordinal number), numbersnanpa
way, custom, doctrine, method, path, roadnasin
that, thisni
name, wordnimi
hey! O! (vocative, imperative, or optative)o
love, have compassion for, respect, show affection toolin
he, she, it, theyona
begin, start, open, turn onopen
botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up, (curse expletive, e.g. ****!)pakala
do, take action on, work on, build, make, preparepali
give, send, emit, provide, put, releasepana
heart (physical or emotional), feeling (an emotion, a direct experience)pilin
black, dark, unlitpimeja
ago, completed, ended, finished, pastpini
good, positive, useful, friendly, peaceful, simplepona
what? which?seme
round or circular thing, ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel, of one yearsike
yousina
image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writingsitelen
know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on, (pv.) know how tosona
animal, beast, land mammalsoweli
big, heavy, large, long, tall, important, adultsuli
sun, light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine, light sourcesuno
sweet, fragrant, cute, innocent, adorablesuwi
going to, toward, for, from the perspective of, moving, (pv.) going totawa
water, liquid, fluid, wet substance, beveragestelo
time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situationtenpo
communicate, say, speak, talk, use language, think, hellotoki
indoor space, building, home, house, roomtomo
two, separate, cuttu
battle, challenge, compete against, struggle againstutala
white, whitish, light-coloured, palewalo
unique, united, onewan
strong, powerful, confident, sure, energetic, intensewawa
must, need, require, should, want, wishwile
(emphasis, emotion or confirmation)a
reptile, amphibianakesi
to hunt, forage, seek, (pv.) try to, attemptalasa
bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent, bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath, low, lower, bottom, downanpa
different, altered, changed, otherante
or, choose, decideanu
enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying, (pv.) to continue to, to keepawen
(between multiple subjects) and, plusen
disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitaryjaki
to have, carry, contain, holdjo
fish, marine animal, sea creaturekala
fruit, vegetable, mushroomkili
hard object, metal, rock, stonekiwen
clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powderko
air, breath, essence, spirit, hidden reality, unseen agentkon
colorful, pigmented, painted, of or relating to the LGBT+ communitykule
blue, greenlaso
head, mind, to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rulelawa
cloth, clothing, fabric, textile, cover, layer of privacylen
cold, cool, uncooked, rawlete
long and flexible thing, cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn, line, connectionlinja
red, reddishloje
eye, look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch, look for, seek, (pv.) try tolukin
door, hole, orifice, windowlupa
money, cash, savings, wealth, large domesticated animalmani
dead, dyingmoli
back, behind, rearmonsi
(animal noise or communication), (non-speech vocalization)mu
moon, night sky object, star, glow, glowing light, light in the darkmun
unusual, strange, silly, drunk, intoxicatednasa
bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberancenena
foot, leg, organ of locomotion, bottom, lower partnoka
long hard thing, branch, rod, stickpalisa
cereal, grain, barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat, bread, pastapan
of (used to divide a second noun group that describes a first noun group), (introduces a genitive noun)pi
bug, insect, ant, spiderpipi
hip, side, next to, nearby, vicinity, along with (comitative), besidepoka
container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vesselpoki
same, similar, each other, sibling, peer, fellow, as, likesama
fire, cooking element, chemical reaction, heat sourceseli
area above, highest part, something elevated, awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernaturalsewi
body (of person or animal), physical state, torsosijelo
new, fresh, additional, another, extrasin
face, foremost, front, wallsinpin
horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something onsupa
by, from, because of, origin, causetan
but, however, onlytaso
mouth, lips, oral cavity, jawuta
bird, flying creature, winged animalwaso
absent, away, ignoredweka
market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transactionesun
outer form, outer layer, bark, peel, shell, skin, boundaryselo
have sexual relations withunpa
interacting with the official Toki Pona bookpu
all, abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful, abundance, everything, life, universe, one hundred,100ale
indeed, too, also, as wellkin
fear, dread, monster, predator, threat, dangermonsuta
non-binary, gender-non-conforming, trans, non-cisgendertonsi
woman, female, feminine person, wifemeli
man, male, masculine person, husbandmije
any animal from the Procyonidae family, such as raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles, any animal from the Musteloidea superfamily, including raccoons, weasels, otters, skunks, and red pandaskijetesantakalu
interacting with the Toki Pona Dictionary by Sonja Langku
stairs, square, block, corner, cubeleko
(indicates thinking, pondering, recognition, agreement, or humming)n
embellishment, spice, extra, additionalnamako
split, cut, slice, sever, sharpkipisi
fungus, fungisoko
medicine, medicalmisikeke
take, seize, catch, receive, getlanpan
eye, ocular, visual {cf. lukin}oko
epic, cool, awesome, amazingepiku
midpoint, medium, mediocre, neither one not the other, neither fully is nor isn'tmeso
any non-pu word, any new word, any joke wordminisin
network, internet, connection, weave, braid, interlacelinluwi
to use one or more of the "banned" syllables wu, wo, ji, or ti, or to break toki pona phonotacticswuwojiti
magic, sorcery, enchant, magical, supernatural, occult, incomprehensibleusawi
spiky, sharp, angle, point, triangularkiki
old, aged, ancientmajuna
reflect, resound, mirror, be on the opposite/polar end ofjasima
to think, brainstorm, rationalize, conclude, ponderisipin
[interjection] indicating awe or amazementwa