Toki Pona/Word list

Official Word List

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

• 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