k l m n p s t w j a e i o u a ah, ha, uh, oh, ooh, aw, well (emotion word) akesi non-cute animal, reptile, amphibian ala nothing, negation, zero no, not, none, un- no! ale everything, anything, life, the universe mod all, every, complete, whole anpa bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath low, lower, bottom, down ante difference different change, alter, modify otherwise, or else anu or awen remaining, stationary, permanent, sedentary keep stay, wait,remain e (introduces a direct object) en and (used to coordinate head nouns) ijo thing, something, stuff, anything, object of something objectify ike negativity, badness, evil bad, negative, wrong, evil, overly complex, (figuratively) unhealthy to make bad, to worsen, to have a negative effect upon to be bad, to suck oh dear! woe! alas! ilo tool, device, machine, thing used for a specific purpose insa inside, inner world, centre, stomach inner, internal jaki dirt, pollution, garbage, filth dirty, gross, filthy pollute, dirty ew! yuck! jan person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody human, somebody's, personal, of people personify, humanize, personalize jelo yellow, light green jo having have, contain receive, get, take, obtain kala fish, sea creature kalama sound, noise, voice sound, ring, play (an instrument) make noise kama event, happening, chance, arrival, beginning coming, future bring about, summon come, become, arrive, happen, pursue actions to arrive to (a certain state), manage to, start to kasi plant, leaf, herb, tree, wood ken possibility, ability, power to do things, permission make possible, enable, allow, permit can, is able to, is allowed to, may, is possible it is possible that kepeken use with kili fruit, pulpy vegetable, mushroom kin also, too, even, indeed (emphasizes the word(s) before it) kiwen hard thing, rock, stone, metal, mineral, clay hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal ko semi-solid or squishy substance, e.g. paste, powder, gum kon air, wind, smell, soul air-like, ethereal, gaseous kule colour, paint colourful colour, paint kute auditory, hearing listen, hear kulupu group, community, society, company, people communal, shared, public, of the society la (between adverb or phrase of context and sentence) lape sleep, rest sleeping, of sleep sleep, rest laso blue, blue-green lawa head, mind main, leading, in charge lead, control, rule, steer len clothing, cloth, fabric lete cold cold, uncooked cool down, chill

li (between any subject except mi and sina and its verb; also used to introduce a new verb for the same subject)

lili small, little, young, a bit, short, few, less reduce, shorten, shrink, lessen linja long, very thin, floppy thing, e.g. string, rope, hair, thread, cord, chain lipu flat and bendable thing, e.g. paper, card, ticket loje red lon be there, be present, be real/true, exist, be awake be (located) in/at/on luka hand, arm five lukin visual(ly) see, look at, watch, read look, watch out, pay attention lupa hole, orifice, window, door ma land, earth, country, (outdoor) area mama parent, mother, father of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly mani money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital meli woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend female, feminine, womanly mi I, we my, our mije man, male, husband, boyfriend male, masculine, manly moku food, meal eat, drink, swallow, ingest, consume moli death dead, deadly, fatal kill die, be dead monsi back, rear end, butt, behind back, rear mu woof! meow! moo! etc. (cute animal noise) mun moon lunar musi fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainment artful, fun, recreational amuse, entertain play, have fun mute amount, quantity many, very, much, several, a lot, abundant, numerous, more make many or much nanpa number -th (ordinal numbers) nasa silly, crazy, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, weird drive crazy, make weird nasin way, manner, custom, road, path, doctrine, system, method nena bump, nose, hill, mountain, button ni this, that nimi word, name noka leg, foot o O (vocative or imperative) hey! (calling somebody's attention) oko eye olin love love to love (a person) ona she, he, it, they her, his, its, their open open, turn on pakala blunder, accident, mistake, destruction, damage, breaking screw up, fuck up, botch, ruin, break, hurt, injure, damage, spoil, ruin screw up, fall apart, break damn! fuck! pali activity, work, deed, project active, work-related, operating, working do, make, build, create act, work, function palisa long, mostly hard object, e.g. rod, stick, branch pana giving, transfer, exchange give, put, send, place, release, emit, cause pi of, belonging to pilin feelings, emotion, heart feel, think, sense, touch feel pimeja darkness, shadows black, dark darken pini end, tip completed, finished, past, done, ago finish, close, end, turn off pipi bug, insect, spider poka side, hip, next to neighbouring in the accompaniment of, with poki container, box, bowl, cup, glass pona good, simplicity, positivity good, simple, positive, nice, correct, right improve, fix, repair, make good great! good! thanks! OK! cool! yay! sama same, similar, equal, of equal status or position like, as, seem seli fire, warmth, heat hot, warm, cooked heat, warm up, cook selo outside, surface, skin, shell, bark, shape, peel seme what, which, wh- (question word) sewi high, up, above, top, over, on superior, elevated, religious, formal sijelo body, physical state sike circle, wheel, sphere, ball, cycle round, cyclical sin new, fresh, another, more renew, renovate, freshen sina you your sinpin front, chest, torso, face, wall sitelen picture, image draw, write sona knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, understanding know, understand, know how to know, understand learn, study soweli animal, especially land mammal, lovable animal suli size big, tall, long, adult, important enlarge, lengthen suno sun, light supa horizontal surface, e.g furniture, table, chair, pillow, floor suwi candy, sweet food sweet, cute sweeten tan origin, cause from, by, because of, since taso only, sole but tawa movement, transportation moving, mobile move, displace go to, walk, travel, move, leave to, in order to, towards, for, until telo water, liquid, juice, sauce water, wash with water tenpo time, period of time, moment, duration, situation toki language, talking, speech, communication talking, verbal say talk, chat, communicate hello! hi! tomo indoor constructed space, e.g. house, home, room, building urban, domestic, household tu duo, pair two double, separate/cut/divide in two unpa sex, sexuality erotic, sexual have sex with, sleep with, fuck have sex uta mouth oral utala conflict, disharmony, competition, fight, war, battle, attack, blow, argument, physical or verbal violence hit, strike, attack, compete against walo white thing or part, whiteness, lightness white, light (colour) wan unit, element, particle, part, piece one, a unite, make one waso bird, winged animal wawa energy, strength, power energetic, strong, fierce, intense, sure, confident strengthen, energize, empower weka absence away, absent, missing throw away, remove, get rid of wile desire, need, will necessary to want, need, wish, have to, must, will, should [A-Z]* unofficial word . (end of a sentence) ? (end of a question sentence) ! (end of a exclamation sentence) : (colon, end of a hint sentence) , (end of a half sentence) " (quote)