Toki-Pona - English Dictionary

a   interj ah! ha! oh! ooh! aw! (emotion word)
     
akesi   n non-cute animal, reptile, amphibian, dinosaur, monster
     
ala   mod no, not, none, un-
    n nothingness, negation, zero
    interj no!
     
ali / (ale)   n everything, anything, life, the universe
    mod all, every, complete, whole
     
anpa   n bottom, down, under, below, floor, beneath
    mod low, lower, bottom
    vt lower, down, defeat, overcome
     
ante   n difference
    mod different
    cont otherwise, or else
    vt change, alter, modify
     
anu   conj or
     
awen   vi stay, wait, remain
    vt keep
    mod remaining, stationary, permanent, sedentary
     
e   sep (introduces a direct object)
     
en   conj and (used to coordinate head nouns)
     
ijo   n thing, something, stuff, anything, object
    mod of something
    vt objectify
     
ike   mod bad, evil, wrong, evil, overly complex, (figuratively) unhealthy
    interj oh dear! woe! alas!
    n negativity, evil, badness
    vt to make bad, to worsen, to have a negative effect upon
    vi to be bad, to suck
     
ilo   n tool, device, machine, thing used for a specific purpose
     
insa   n inside, inner world, centre, stomach
    mod internal, central
     
jaki   mod dirty, gross, filthy
    n dirt, pollution, filth
    vt pollute, dirty
    interj ew! yuck!
     
jan   n person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody
    mod personal, human, somebody's, of people
    vt personify, humanize, personalize
     
jelo   mod yellow, light green
     
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   n event, happening, chance, arrival, beginning
    mod coming, future
    vi come, become, arrive, happen, pursue actions to arrive to (a certain state),
    manage to, start to
    vt bring about, summon
     
kasi   n plant, leaf, herb, tree, wood
     
ken   n possibility, ability, power to do things, permission
    vi can, is able to, is allowed to, may, is possible
    vt make possible, enable, allow, permit
    cont it is possible that
     
kepeken   vt use
    prep with
     
kili   n fruit, pulpy vegetable, mushroom
     
kin   mod also, too, even, indeed (emphasizes the word that follows)
     
kiwen   n hard thing, rock, stone, metal, mineral, clay
    mod hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal
     
ko   n semi-solid substance (paste, powder, gum, etc.)
     
kon   n air, wind, odour, soul
    mod air-like, ethereal, gaseous
     
kule   n color, paint
    vt color, paint
    mod colourful
     
kulupu   n group, community, society, company
    mod communal, shared, public, of the society
     
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, freeze
     
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, fes, 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, e.g. paper, card, ticket
     
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
    mod five
     
lukin   vt see, look at, watch, read
    vi look, watch out, pay attention
    mod visual
     
lupa   n hole, orifice, window, door
     
ma   n land, earth, country, (outdoor) area
     
mama   n parent, mother, father
    mod of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly
     
mani   n money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital
     
meli   n woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend
    mod female, feminine, womanly
     
mi   n I, we
    mod my, our
     
mije   n man, male, husband, boyfriend
    mod male, masculine, manly
     
moku   n food, meal
    vt eat, drink, swallow, ingest, consume
     
moli   n death
    mod dead, deadly, fatal
    vt kill
    vi die, be dead
     
monsi   n back, rear end, butt, behind
    mod back, rear
     
mu   interj woof! meow! moo! etc. (cute animal noise)
     
mun   n moon
    mod lunar
     
musi   n fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainment
    mod artful, fun, recreational
    vi play, have fun
    vt amuse, entertain
     
mute   mod many, several, very, much, a lot, abundant, numerous, more
    n amount, quantity
    vt make many or much
     
nanpa   n number
    oth -th (ordinal numbers)
     
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, hill, mountain, button, nose
     
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
     
olin   n love
    mod love
    vt to love (a person)
     
ona   n he, she, it, they
    mod his, her, 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, bungle, spoil, ruin
    vi screw up, fall apart, break
    interj damn! fuckk!
     
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
     
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
     
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
    mod neighboring
    prep in the accompaniment of, with
     
poki   n container, box, bowl, cup, glass
     
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
     
sama   mod same, similar, equal, of equal status or position
    prep like, as, seem
    cont similarly, in the same way that
     
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, 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
     
tan   prep from, by, because of, since
    n origin, cause
     
taso   mod only, sole
    conj but
     
tawa   prep to, in order to, towards, for, until
    n movement, transportation
    mod moving, mobile
    vi go, leave, walk, travel, move
    vt move, displace
     
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
    vt say
    vi talk, chat, communicate
    interj hello! hi!
    interj hello! hi!
     
tomo   n indoor constructed space, e.g. house, home, room, building
    mod urban, domestic, household
     
tu   mod two
    n duo, pair
    vt double, separate/cut/divide in 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/part, whiteness, lightness
     
wan   mod one, a
    n unit, element, particle, part, piece
    vt unite, make 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
   


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