Toki Pona Dictionary

119 flashcards · Other · by Philip Watson

1. lawa

   NOUN head, mind VERB to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule

2. wile

   PRE - VERB must, need, require, should, want, wish

3. weka

   ADJECTIVE absent, away, ignored

4. wawa

   ADJECTIVE strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense

5. waso

   NOUN bird, flying creature, winged animal

6. mani

   NOUN money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal

7. mama

   NOUN parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer

8. ma

   NOUN earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil

9. lupa

   NOUN door, hole, orifice, window

10. lukin or oko

    NOUN eye VERB to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch PRE - VERB to seek, look for, try to

11. luka

    NOUN arm, hand, tactile organ NUMBER five

12. lon

    PREPOSITION located at, present at, real, true, existing

13. kulupu

    NOUN community, company, group, nation, society, tribe

14. kule

    ADJECTIVE colourful, pigmented, painted

15. kon

    NOUN air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent

16. ko

    NOUN clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder

17. kiwen

    NOUN hard object, metal, rock, stone

18. kili

    NOUN fruit, vegetable, mushroom

19. kepeken

    PREPOSITION to use, with, by means of

20. ken

    PRE - VERB to be able to, be allowed to, can, may ADJECTIVE possible

21. kasi

    NOUN plant, vegetation; herb, leaf

22. kama

    ADJECTIVE arriving, coming, future, summoned PRE - VERB to become, manage to, succeed in

23. kalama

    VERB to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud

24. kala

    NOUN fish, marine animal, sea creature

25. jo

    VERB to have, carry, contain, hold

26. jelo

    ADJECTIVE yellow, yellowish

27. jan

    NOUN human being, person, somebody

28. jaki

    ADJECTIVE disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary

29. insa

    NOUN centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach

30. ilo

    NOUN tool, implement, machine, device

31. ike

    ADJECTIVE bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant

32. ijo

    NOUN thing, phenomenon, object, matter

33. esun

    NOUN market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction

34. en

    PARTICLE (between multiple subjects)

35. e

    PARTICLE (before the direct object)

36. awen

    ADJECTIVE enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying PRE-VERB to continue to

37. anu

    PARTICLE or

38. ante

    ADJECTIVE different, altered, changed, other

39. anpa

    ADJECTIVE bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent

40. ale or ali

    ADJECTIVE all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful NOUN abundance, everything, life, universe NUMBER 100

41. alasa

    VERB to hunt, forage

42. ala

    ADJECTIVE no, not, zero

43. akesi

    NOUN non-cute animal; reptile, amphibian

44. wan

    ADJECTIVE unique, united NUMBER one

45. walo

    ADJECTIVE white, whitish; light-coloured, pale

46. utala

    VERB to battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against

47. uta

    NOUN mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw

48. unpa

    VERB to have sexual or marital relations with

49. tu

    NUMBER two

50. tomo

    NOUN indoor space; building, home, house, room

51. toki

    VERB to communicate, say, speak, say, talk, use language, think

52. tenpo

    NOUN time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation

53. telo

    NOUN water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverage

54. tawa

    PREPOSITION going to, toward; for; from the perspective of ADJECTIVE moving

55. taso

    PARTICLE but, however ADJECTIVE only

56. tan

    PREPOSITION by, from, because of

57. suwi

    ADJECTIVE sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable

58. supa

    NOUN horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on

59. suno

    NOUN sun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source

60. suli

    ADJECTIVE big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult

61. soweli

    NOUN animal, beast, land mammal

62. sona

    VERB to know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on PRE - VERB to know how to

63. sitelen

    NOUN image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing

64. sinpin

    NOUN face, foremost, front, wall

65. sina

    NOUN you

66. sin or namako

    ADJECTIVE new, fresh; additional, another, extra

67. sike

    NOUN round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel ADJECTIVE of one year

68. lape

    ADJECTIVE sleeping, resting

69. laso

    ADJECTIVE blue, green

70. kute

    NOUN ear VERB to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey

71. sijelo

    NOUN body (of person or animal), physical state, torso

72. sewi

    NOUN area above, highest part, something elevated ADJECTIVE awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural

73. seme

    PARTICLE what? which?

74. selo

    NOUN outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary

75. seli

    ADJECTIVE fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source

76. sama

    ADJECTIVE same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow PREPOSITION as, like

77. pu

    ADJECTIVE interacting with the official Toki Pona book

78. pona

    ADJECTIVE good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple

79. poki

    NOUN container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel

80. poka

    NOUN hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity

81. pipi

    NOUN bug, insect, ant, spider

82. pini

    ADJECTIVE ago, completed, ended, finished, past

83. pimeja

    ADJECTIVE black, dark, unlit

84. la

    PARTICLE (between the context phrase and the main sentence)

85. pilin

    NOUN heart (physical or emotional) ADJECTIVE feeling (an emotion, a direct experience)

86. pi

    PARTICLE of

87. pana

    VERB to give, send, emit, provide, put, release

88. pan

    NOUN cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta

89. palisa

    NOUN long hard thing; branch, rod, stick

90. pali

    VERB to do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare

91. pakala

    ADJECTIVE botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up

92. open

    VERB to begin, start; open; turn on

93. ona

    NOUN he, she, it, they

94. olin

    VERB to love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to

95. o

    PARTICLE hey! O! (vocative or imperative)

96. noka

    NOUN foot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part

97. nimi

    NOUN name, word

98. ni

    ADJECTIVE that, this

99. nena

    NOUN bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance

100. nasin

     NOUN way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road