a
(interjection) ah, oh, ha, eh, um, oy; (particle) [placed after something for emphasis or emotion]
akesi
reptile, amphibian, scaly creature, crawling creature
ala
not, nothing, no; (particle) [negates a word or phrase]; (particle) [forms a yes-no question]; (number) zero
alasa
hunt, forage, search, attempt; (preverb) try to
ale
all, every, everything, entirety, universe; (number) one hundred
anpa
bottom, underside; below, beneath; defeated, humble, lowly
ante
different, altered; modify, change; other; difference
anu
(particle) [separates multiple possibilities, replacing another particle], or
awen
stay, remain, wait, pause; protect, keep safe; continue; (preverb) continue to
e
(particle) [marks the start of a direct object]
en
(particle) [separates multiple subjects]
esun
trade, barter, exchange, swap, buy, sell; market, shop, fair, bazaar, place of business
ijo
thing, object, entity, being, matter, phenomenon
ike
negative quality, e.g. bad, unpleasant, harmful, unneeded
ilo
tool, implement, machine, device
insa
inside, center, between, middle, midpoint, internal
jaki
disgusting, unclean, unsanitary, toxic, repulsive, rotten
jan
human being, person, somebody
jelo
yellow, amber, golden, lime yellow, yellowish orange
jo
hold, carry, possess, contain, own
kala
fish, marine animal, sea creature, swimming creature
kalama
to produce sound; sound, e.g. sing, thunder, drum, clap, laugh, beep
kama
arriving, coming, future, summoned; (preverb) to become, manage to, succeed in
kasi
plant, vegetation; herb, leaf
ken
can, may, ability, permission; possibility, maybe; allow, enable; (preverb) to be able to
kepeken
(preposition) using, by means of
kili
fruit, vegetable, mushroom
kiwen
hard object e.g. metal, stone, wood
ko
semi-solid, e.g. paste, powder, goo, sand, soil, clay; squishy, moldable; sticky
kon
air, breath, wind; essence, spirit, soul, ghost; unseen agent
kule
color, pigment; category, genre, flavor; colorful, diverse
kulupu
group, community, society, company, nation, collection, team, crowd
kute
ear, hearing organ; hear, listen, pay attention to, obey
la
(particle) [mark the previous statement as context to the following statement]
lape
sleep, rest, break from an activity or work
laso
turquoise, blue, green, cyan, indigo, lime green
lawa
head, mind, brain; control, lead, guide; government, leader; rule, law
len
cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; covered, hidden, secret, private
lete
cold, cool, frozen; freeze, chill; raw, uncooked
li
(particle) [marks the start of an indicative verb (statement)]
lili
small, short, young; few; piece, part
linja
long, flexible thing, e.g. rope, yarn, hair, fur, line, strand
lipu
flat and bendable object, e.g. paper, card, leaf; written text or document, e.g. book, website, clay tablet
loje
red, magenta, scarlet, pink, rust-colored, reddish orange
lon
present, existing, real, true; (preposition) located at, in, during, in the context of
luka
hand, arm, tactile limb, grasping limb; to grasp, interact with, feel using touch; (number) five
lukin
see, look, view, examine, read, watch; visual; eye, seeing organ; (preverb) try to
lupa
hole, pit, cave, doorway, window, portal
ma
earth, land, soil; country, territory, world; outdoors
mama
parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer, guardian
mani
money, currency; thing of value e.g. gold, investment, livestock
mi
(pronoun) I, me, we, us
moku
eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest; food, edible thing
moli
death, dead, die, dying; kill, murder
monsi
back, behind, rear
mu
(animal noise or communication, onomatopoeia)
mun
moon, night sky object, star, celestial body
musi
fun, game, entertainment, art, play, amusing, interesting, comical, silly
mute
many, several, very; quantity; (number) twenty
nanpa
number; (particle) [ordinal number], -th
nasa
strange, unusual, silly, abnormal, unexpected; drunk, intoxicated
nasin
method, doctrine, tradition; path, road, way
nena
protuberances e.g. bump, button, hill, nose
ni
this, that, these, those
nimi
word, name
noka
foot, leg, organ of locomotion, roots
o
(particle) [marks the end of a vocative (who is being spoken to)], [marks the start of an imperative (command, wish, instruction)], should
olin
to have a strong emotional bond with, e.g. affection, appreciation, compassion, respect; platonic, romantic, or familial relationships
ona
(third-person pronoun) he, she, it, they
open
begin, start, open, turn on; beginning
pakala
damaged, broken, botched, harmed, messed up; mistake
pali
work, activity; create, build, design; put effort toward, take action on
palisa
long and hard thing e.g. branch, pole, rod, stick, spine, mast
pan
grains, starchy foods, baked goods e.g. rice, sorghum, bread, noodles, masa, porridge, injera
pana
give, send, emit, provide, put, release
pi
(particle) [group the following words into one modifier for the previous word]
pilin
experience e.g. emotion, feeling, touch; heart (physical or emotional)
pimeja
dark, unlit; dark color, e.g. black, purple, brown
pini
finish, stop, prevent; close, disable, turn off; ended, past; edge, end, conclusion
pipi
insect, bug, spider, tiny crawling creature
poka
hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity
poki
container e.g. bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, folder
pona
positive quality, e.g. good, pleasant, helpful, friendly, useful, peaceful
pu
interacting with the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good by Sonja Lang
sama
same, similar, alike; (adjective) peer, fellow, each other; (preposition) similar to, same as
seli
hot, warm; heat, fire, flame; burn
selo
outer layer, e.g. skin, peel, shell, bark; outer shape, outer form, boundary
seme
(particle) [indicate a question by marking missing info in a sentence]; what, which, who
sewi
up, top, above, highest part; divine, sacred, supernatural; awesome, inspiring, excelling
sijelo
body, shape, physical state, torso, substance, form
sike
circle, sphere, spiral, round thing e.g. ball, wheel; repeating thing e.g. cycle, orbit, loop
sin
new, fresh, update; repeat, do again
sina
(pronoun) you, y'all
sinpin
vertical surface e.g. wall, board; front of something e.g. face
sitelen
image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing
sona
knowledge, information, data; know, be skilled in, be wise about; (preverb) know how to
soweli
fuzzy creature, land animal, beast
suli
big, heavy, large, long, tall, wide; important, relevant
suno
light, shine, glow, radiance; sun, light source; brightness
supa
flat horizontal surface, especially to put or rest things on e.g. bed, floor, desk, plate, table, platform, stage
suwi
sweet, fragrant; cute, adorable
tan
(preposition) from, because of; cause, origin
taso
only, exclusively; (particle) [marks a sentence as qualifying or contradictory], but, however
tawa
motion, e.g. walking, shaking, flight, travel; (preposition) to, for, going to, from the perspective of
telo
liquids e.g. water, gasoline, soda, lava, soup, oil, ink
tenpo
time, event, situation, moment, period, duration
toki
communicate, say, think; conversation, story; language
tomo
indoor space or shelter e.g. room, building, home, tent, shack
tu
(number) two; separate, divide, split
unpa
sex, to have sex with
uta
mouth, lips, throat, consuming orifice
utala
fight, compete, battle; competition, challenge; struggle, strive
walo
light-colored, white, pale, light gray, cream
wan
(number) one; singular; combine, join, mix, fuse
waso
bird, flying creature, winged animal
wawa
power, energy, strength; confident, intense, forceful; amazing, impressive
weka
absent, away, distant; remove, get rid of
wile
want, desire, wish, require; (preverb) want to
kijetesantakalu
raccoon, kinkajou; any procyonid; any musteloid
kin
(particle) [after phrase or at sentence start] too, also, as well, additionally
kipisi
split, cut, slice; piece, part; sharp, pointy
ku
interacting with the book Toki Pona Dictionary (2021) by Sonja Lang
leko
square, cube, block, blocky object e.g. bricks, stairs
meli
woman, female, wife, girlfriend
mije
man, male, husband, boyfriend
misikeke
medical item or practice e.g. prescriptions, meditation, exercise, bandages, therapy
monsuta
fear, nervousness, dread; scary, frightening; scary thing e.g. predator, threat, danger
n
(interjection) hm, uh, mm, er, umm, [indicate thinking or pause]
namako
spice, ornament, adornment; extra, additional
soko
mushroom, fungus, lichen
tonsi
nonbinary, gender nonconforming, genderqueer, transgender*
ali
[pronunciation variant of ale]
epiku
epic, cool, awesome, amazing
jasima
reflect, echo; mirror, duplicate
lanpan
take, seize, steal
linluwi
bonded things which are stronger through their bonds e.g. network, internet, connection; weave, braid, interlace
majuna
old, aged, ancient
meso
midpoint, medium, mediocre; neither one not the other, neither fully is nor isn't
nimisin
any non-pu word; any new word; any joke word
oko
see, look, view, examine, read, watch; visual; eye, seeing organ; (preverb) try to
su
interacting with a book from the illustrated story book series that began with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, produced by Sonja Lang
apeja
guilt, shame, shun, stigma, disgrace; to accuse, to single out, to expose, to dishonor, to embarrass
isipin
to think, brainstorm, rationalize, conclude, ponder
jami
yummy; eliciting or stimulating a positive sensory experience
jonke
hjönk, goose sound, goose
kamalawala
anarchy, uprising, revolt, rebellion
kapesi
brown, gray, beige
kiki
spiky, sharp; angle, point; triangular
kokosila
to speak a non-Toki Pona language in an environment where Toki Pona is more appropriate
konwe
animacy, life, autonomy; autonomous being, living thing, organism; alive, animate, dynamic; to animate, to bring to life
kulijo
(interjection) [casually express appreciation or acknowledgement]; cool, fine, okay
melome
lesbian, sapphic, WLW
mijomi
gay, achillean, MLM
misa
Glires or Eulipotyphla; rat, mouse, squirrel, rabbit, rodent; {~ suli} capybara
mulapisu
pizza
nja
meow, cat sound
ojuta
adaptation of the English meme "ligma", (literally) "o uta" (lick)
oke
(acknowledgement or acceptance)
omekapo
goodbye, farewell, see you later, (literally) "o moku e kala pona" (eat a good fish)
owe
totalitarian, Orwellian; of or relating to Big Brother from the book Ninety Eighty-Four
pake
stop, cease, halt; to block the way, to interrupt; to prevent
pakola
[misspelling of pakala]
penpo
(equivalent to "(pi) toki pona taso")
pika
electric, electronic, conductive, mechanical, online; electricity, lightning, thunder, network
po
(number) four
powe
unreal, false, untrue; pretend; deceive, trick
puwa
fluffy, soft, squishy (something that can be compressed and will try to go back to its original shape)
san
(number) three
soto
left, left side, port side
sutopatikuna
platypus
taki
sticky, magnetic; bond, attract, attach, clip
te
(particle) [opens a quote]
teje
right, right side, starboard
to
(particle) [closes a quote]
unu
purple, violet
usawi
magic, sorcery; enchant; magical, supernatural, occult, incomprehensible
wa
(interjection) [indicating awe or amazement]
wasoweli
animal with qualities of both waso and soweli
wekama
leave and come back, be temporarily absent with the expectation of returning
wuwojiti
to use one or more of the "banned" syllables wu, wo, ji, or ti; to break toki pona phonotactics
yupekosi
to behave like George Lucas and revise your old creative works and actually make them worse