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Toki Pona dictionary The dictionary below is copied as it appears in Toki Pona: The Language of Good by Sonja Lang, the creator of Toki Pona. You may download the dictionary as a spreadsheet file (in ODS format).
| word | type | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| a or kin | PARTICLE | (emphasis, emotion or confirmation) |
| akesi | NOUN | non-cute animal; reptile, amphibian |
| ala | ADJECTIVE | no, not, zero |
| alasa | VERB | to hunt, forage |
| ale or ali | ADJECTIVE | all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful |
| NOUN | abundance, everything, life, universe | |
| NUMBER | 100 | |
| anpa | ADJECTIVE | bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent |
| ante | ADJECTIVE | different, altered, changed, other |
| anu | PARTICLE | or |
| awen | ADJECTIVE | enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying |
| PRE-VERB | to continue to | |
| e | PARTICLE | (before the direct object) |
| en | PARTICLE | (between multiple subjects) |
| esun | NOUN | market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction |
| ijo | NOUN | thing, phenomenon, object, matter |
| ike | ADJECTIVE | bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant |
| ilo | NOUN | tool, implement, machine, device |
| insa | NOUN | centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach |
| jaki | ADJECTIVE | disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary |
| jan | NOUN | human being, person, somebody |
| jelo | ADJECTIVE | yellow, yellowish |
| jo | VERB | to have, carry, contain, hold |
| kala | NOUN | fish, marine animal, sea creature |
| kalama | VERB | to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud |
| kama | ADJECTIVE | arriving, coming, future, summoned |
| PRE-VERB | to become, manage to, succeed in | |
| kasi | NOUN | plant, vegetation; herb, leaf |
| ken | PRE-VERB | to be able to, be allowed to, can, may |
| ADJECTIVE | possible | |
| kepeken | PREPOSITION | to use, with, by means of |
| kili | NOUN | fruit, vegetable, mushroom |
| kiwen | NOUN | hard object, metal, rock, stone |
| ko | NOUN | clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder |
| kon | NOUN | air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent |
| kule | ADJECTIVE | colourful, pigmented, painted |
| kulupu | NOUN | community, company, group, nation, society, tribe |
| kute | NOUN | ear |
| VERB | to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey | |
| la | PARTICLE | (between the context phrase and the main sentence) |
| lape | ADJECTIVE | sleeping, resting |
| laso | ADJECTIVE | blue, green |
| lawa | NOUN | head, mind |
| VERB | to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule | |
| len | NOUN | cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy |
| lete | ADJECTIVE | cold, cool; uncooked, raw |
| li | PARTICLE | (between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its VERB ; also to introduce a new VERB for the same subject) |
| lili | ADJECTIVE | little, small, short; few; a bit; young |
| linja | NOUN | long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn |
| lipu | NOUN | flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website |
| loje | ADJECTIVE | red, reddish |
| lon | PREPOSITION | located at, present at, real, true, existing |
| luka | NOUN | arm, hand, tactile organ |
| NUMBER | five | |
| lukin or oko | NOUN | eye |
| VERB | to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch | |
| PRE-VERB | to seek, look for, try to | |
| lupa NOUN door, hole, orifice, window | ||
| ma NOUN earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil | ||
| mama NOUN parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer | ||
| mani NOUN money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal | ||
| meli NOUN woman, female, feminine person; wife | ||
| mi NOUN I, me, we, us | ||
| mije NOUN man, male, masculine person; husband | ||
| moku VERB to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest | ||
| moli ADJECTIVE dead, dying | ||
| monsi NOUN back, behind, rear | ||
| mu PARTICLE (animal noise or communication) | ||
| mun NOUN moon, night sky object, star | ||
| musi ADJECTIVE artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreational | ||
| mute ADJECTIVE many, a lot, more, much, several, very | ||
| NOUN quantity | ||
| nanpa PARTICLE -th (ordinal number) | ||
| NOUN numbers | ||
| nasa ADJECTIVE unusual, strange; foolish, crazy; drunk, intoxicated | ||
| nasin NOUN way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road | ||
| nena NOUN bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance | ||
| ni ADJECTIVE that, this | ||
| nimi NOUN name, word | ||
| noka NOUN foot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part | ||
| o PARTICLE hey! O! (vocative or imperative) | ||
| olin VERB to love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to | ||
| ona NOUN he, she, it, they | ||
| open VERB to begin, start; open; turn on | ||
| pakala ADJECTIVE botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up | ||
| pali VERB to do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare | ||
| palisa NOUN long hard thing; branch, rod, stick | ||
| pan NOUN cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta | ||
| pana VERB to give, send, emit, provide, put, release | ||
| pi PARTICLE of | ||
| pilin NOUN heart (physical or emotional) | ||
| ADJECTIVE feeling (an emotion, a direct experience) | ||
| pimeja ADJECTIVE black, dark, unlit | ||
| pini ADJECTIVE ago, completed, ended, finished, past | ||
| pipi NOUN bug, insect, ant, spider | ||
| poka NOUN hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity | ||
| poki NOUN container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel | ||
| pona ADJECTIVE good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple | ||
| pu ADJECTIVE interacting with the official Toki Pona book | ||
| sama ADJECTIVE same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow | ||
| PREPOSITION as, like | ||
| seli ADJECTIVE fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source | ||
| selo NOUN outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary | ||
| seme PARTICLE what? which? | ||
| sewi NOUN area above, highest part, something elevated | ||
| ADJECTIVE awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural | ||
| sijelo NOUN body (of person or animal), physical state, torso | ||
| sike NOUN round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel | ||
| ADJECTIVE of one year | ||
| sin or namako ADJECTIVE new, fresh; additional, another, extra | ||
| sina NOUN you | ||
| sinpin NOUN face, foremost, front, wall | ||
| sitelen NOUN image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing | ||
| sona VERB to know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on | ||
| PRE-VERB to know how to | ||
| soweli NOUN animal, beast, land mammal | ||
| suli ADJECTIVE big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult | ||
| suno NOUN sun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source | ||
| supa NOUN horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on | ||
| suwi ADJECTIVE sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable | ||
| tan PREPOSITION by, from, because of | ||
| taso PARTICLE but, however | ||
| ADJECTIVE only | ||
| tawa PREPOSITION going to, toward; for; from the perspective of | ||
| ADJECTIVE moving | ||
| telo NOUN water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverage | ||
| tenpo NOUN time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation | ||
| toki VERB to communicate, say, speak, say, talk, use language, think | ||
| tomo NOUN indoor space; building, home, house, room | ||
| tu NUMBER two | ||
| unpa VERB to have sexual or marital relations with | ||
| uta NOUN mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw | ||
| utala VERB to battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against | ||
| walo ADJECTIVE white, whitish; light-coloured, pale | ||
| wan ADJECTIVE unique, united | ||
| NUMBER one | ||
| waso NOUN bird, flying creature, winged animal | ||
| wawa ADJECTIVE strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense | ||
| weka ADJECTIVE absent, away, ignored | ||
| wile PRE-VERB must, need, require, should, want, wish |