| jan | person, people, inhabitant, member | |
| jan ike | bad person, jerk, negative person, enemy | |
| jan kulupu | member of a group | |
| jan lili | small, short, thin or young person, child | |
| jan nasa | strange, foolish, unconventional or crazy person | |
| jan olin | loved one | |
| jan pona | good person, friend, positive person | |
| jan pi ma ante | foreigner | |
| jan pi ma sama | fellow citizen of same country or land | |
| jan pi tomo sama | housemate, roommate | |
| jan sama | similar person, counterpart, peer, person in same situation, sibling | |
| jan suli | big, tall or fat person, adult | |
| jan toki | speaker, messenger, person communicating |