| 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 | |