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List of Toki Pona words

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This is a list of words in Toki Pona, a constructed language with very few words.[1][2] The language uses a small number of words so people need to combine words together to say more complicated things.

The words can act as nouns or verbs or any other part of speech. Speakers figure things out from context.[3]

In Toki Pona there are 120 main words called nimi pu, there are some rare words called nimi ku.[a] While there are many other words in the language, they are mostly old and outdated and not many people use them.

Toki Pona word English meaning sitelen pona sitelen sitelen
a interjection a in sitelen pona File:A - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
akesi lizard or reptile akesi in sitelen pona File:Akesi - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
ala no, not, zero ala in sitelen pona File:Ala - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
alasa hunt alasa in sitelen pona File:Alasa - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
ale all, 100 ale in sitelen pona File:Ale - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
ali
anpa down, lowly anpa in sitelen pona File:Anpa - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
ante different, other ante in sitelen pona File:Ante - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
anu or anu in sitelen pona File:Anu - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
apeja (uncommon) shame, guilt apeja in sitelen pona
awen enduring, wait, continue awen in sitelen pona File:Awen - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
e direct object marker e in sitelen pona File:E - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
en and (only used between multiple subjects) en in sitelen pona File:En - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
epiku (humorous) epic epiku in sitelen pona File:Epiku - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg
esun market, trade esun in sitelen pona File:Esun - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
ijo thing, object, matter ijo in sitelen pona File:Ijo - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
ike bad, superfluous ike in sitelen pona File:Ike - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
iki (archaic, obscure) he, she, it, they[citation needed]
ilo tool, device ilo in sitelen pona File:Ilo - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
insa inside, stomach insa in sitelen pona File:Insa - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
jaki dirty, disgusting jaki in sitelen pona File:Jaki - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
jalan (uncommon) walk
jan person, human jan in sitelen pona File:Jan - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
jasima (uncommon) reflection, mirror jasima in sitelen pona File:Jasima - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg
jelo yellow, light green jelo in sitelen pona File:Jelo - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
jo have, hold jo in sitelen pona File:Jo - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
kala fish, sea creature kala in sitelen pona File:Kala - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
kalama sound, noise, recite kalama in sitelen pona File:Kalama - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
kama come, become kama in sitelen pona File:Kama - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
kan (archaic, obscure) with, together
kapa (archaic, obscure) bump, hill[citation needed]
kapesi (rare) brown, grey
kasi plant kasi in sitelen pona File:Kasi - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
ken can, possible ken in sitelen pona File:Ken - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
kepeken using kepeken in sitelen pona File:Kepeken - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
kijetesantakalu raccoon kijetesantakalu in sitelen pona File:Kijetesantakalu - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg
kili fruit, vegetable kili in sitelen pona File:Kili - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
kin also, too kin in sitelen pona File:Kin - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
kipisi cut, divide, part kipisi in sitelen pona File:Kipisi - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
kiwen hard, solid, stone kiwen in sitelen pona File:Kiwen - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
ko paste, powder ko in sitelen pona lt=_(toki_pona)
kokosila (uncommon, humorous) speak another language when Toki Pona would be more appropriate kokosila in sitelen pona File:Kokosila - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg
kon air, spirit kon in sitelen pona File:Kon - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
ku relating to Toki Pona Dictionary ku in sitelen pona File:Ku - sitelen sitelen sound symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg
kule color, painted kule in sitelen pona lt=_(toki_pona)
kulupu group, community kulupu in sitelen pona lt=_(toki_pona)
kute ear, hear, listen, obey kute in sitelen pona lt=_(toki_pona)
la (context phrase marker) la in sitelen pona File:La - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
lanpan grab, seize, steal lanpan in sitelen pona File:Lanpan - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg
lape sleep, rest lape in sitelen pona lt=_(toki_pona)
laso blue, green laso in sitelen pona lt=_(toki_pona)
lawa head, mind, control, lead lawa in sitelen pona lt=_(toki_pona)
leko block, square leko in sitelen pona File:Leko - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg
len cloth, clothing, cover, privacy len in sitelen pona File:Len - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
lete cold, cool, raw lete in sitelen pona File:Lete - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
li (predicate marker) li in sitelen pona File:Li - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
lili small, little, young lili in sitelen pona File:Lili - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
linja line, string, hair linja in sitelen pona lt=_(toki_pona)
lipu flat object, paper, document lipu in sitelen pona File:Lipu - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
loje red loje in sitelen pona File:Loje - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
lon at, in, on, real, true, exist lon in sitelen pona File:Lon - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
luka hand, arm, five luka in sitelen pona File:Luka - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
lukin eye, see, look at, try lukin in sitelen pona File:Lukin - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
lupa hole, door, orifice, window lupa in sitelen pona File:Lupa - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
ma land, earth, country ma in sitelen pona File:Ma - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
majuna (uncommon) old, ancient majuna in sitelen pona
majuna in sitelen pona
mama parent, ancestor, creator, caretaker mama in sitelen pona File:Mama - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg
File:Mama (majuna) - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
mani money, wealth, cattle mani in sitelen pona File:Mani - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
meli woman, female, feminine, wife meli in sitelen pona File:Meli - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
meso average, medium meso in sitelen pona File:Meso - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg
mi I, me, we, us mi in sitelen pona File:Mi - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
mije man, male, masculine, husband mije in sitelen pona File:Mije - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
misikeke medicine, cure misikeke in sitelen pona File:Misikeke - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg
moku eat, consume, food moku in sitelen pona File:Moku - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
moli dead, die, death, kill moli in sitelen pona File:Moli - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
monsi back, rear monsi in sitelen pona File:Monsi - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
monsuta monster, fear, danger, scary monsuta in sitelen pona File:Monsuta - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg
mu animal onomatopoeia (moo, meow, etc.) mu in sitelen pona File:Mu - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
mun moon, night sky object mun in sitelen pona File:Mun - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
musi fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainment musi in sitelen pona File:Musi - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
mute many, very, much, several, a lot, abundant, numerous, more mute in sitelen pona File:Mute - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
n um, hmm n in sitelen pona File:N - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg
namako extra, additional, spice, season, embellish namako in sitelen pona File:Namako - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
namako in sitelen pona
namako in sitelen pona
nanpa number, ordinal indicator [en] nanpa in sitelen pona File:Nanpa - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
nasa strange, silly, drunk, (nonstandard, proscribed) foolish, crazy nasa in sitelen pona File:Nasa - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
nasin way, manner, custom, road, path, doctrine, system, method nasin in sitelen pona File:Nasin - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
nena bump, hill, mountain, button, nose nena in sitelen pona File:Nena - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
ni this, that ni in sitelen pona File:Ni - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
nimi word, name nimi in sitelen pona File:Nimi - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
noka leg, foot, organ of locomotion; base noka in sitelen pona File:Noka - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
o O! (vocative or imperative) o in sitelen pona File:O - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
oko eye oko in sitelen pona File:Oko - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
olin love, respect olin in sitelen pona File:Olin - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
ona he, she, it, they ona in sitelen pona File:Ona - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
open open, begin open in sitelen pona File:Open - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
pakala blunder, accident, mistake, destruction, damage, break pakala in sitelen pona File:Pakala - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
pake (uncommon) stop, cease pake in sitelen pona
pali make, activity, work, deed, project pali in sitelen pona File:Pali - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
palisa long hard object (e.g. rod, stick, branch) palisa in sitelen pona File:Palisa - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
pan grain, cereal, bread, pasta pan in sitelen pona File:Pan - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
pana give, put, send, place, release, emit pana in sitelen pona File:Pana - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
pasila (archaic, obscure) easy[citation needed]
pata (archaic, obscure) sibling File:Pata - sitelen sitelen word glyph drawn by Aronora.png
peta (archaic, obscure) green[7][8] File:Peta - sitelen sitelen word glyph drawn by Aronora.png
pi (modifier phrase marker) pi in sitelen pona File:Pi - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
pilin feelings, emotion, heart pilin in sitelen pona File:Pilin - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
pimeja black, dark, shadow pimeja in sitelen pona File:Pimeja - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
pini end, finish, stop, past pini in sitelen pona File:Pini - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
pipi bug, insect pipi in sitelen pona File:Pipi - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
po (archaic, obscure) four File:Po - sitelen sitelen word glyph drawn by Aronora.png
poka side, hip, next to, vicinity poka in sitelen pona File:Poka - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
poki container, box, bowl poki in sitelen pona File:Poki - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
pona good, simple, useful pona in sitelen pona File:Pona - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
powe (uncommon) false, fake, deceptive
pu relating to Toki Pona: The Language of Good pu in sitelen pona File:Pu - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
sama same, similar, equal, like sama in sitelen pona File:Sama - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
seli fire, warmth, heat seli in sitelen pona File:Seli - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
selo outside, surface, skin, boundary selo in sitelen pona File:Selo - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
seme what, which seme in sitelen pona File:Seme - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
sewi high, up, above, sacred sewi in sitelen pona File:Sewi - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
sewi in sitelen pona
sijelo body, physical state, torso sijelo in sitelen pona File:Sijelo - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
sike circle, wheel, ball, year sike in sitelen pona File:Sike - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
san (archaic, unofficial) three, especially in senary base File:San - sitelen sitelen word glyph drawn by Aronora.png
sin new, fresh, another sin in sitelen pona File:Sin - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
sina you sina in sitelen pona File:Sina - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
sinpin front, wall, chest, face sinpin in sitelen pona File:Sinpin - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
sitelen picture, image, write, draw sitelen in sitelen pona File:Sitelen - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
soko mushroom, fungus soko in sitelen pona File:Soko - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg
sona know, information, wisdom sona in sitelen pona File:Sona - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
soweli animal, (especially) land mammal soweli in sitelen pona File:Soweli - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
suli big, tall, long, important, adult suli in sitelen pona File:Suli - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
suno sun, light suno in sitelen pona File:Suno - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
supa horizontal supporting surface, platform, furniture, table, chair supa in sitelen pona File:Supa - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
suwi sweet, cute, sugar suwi in sitelen pona File:Suwi - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
tan from, because of, cause tan in sitelen pona File:Tan - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
taso but, only taso in sitelen pona File:Taso - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
tawa to, for, move, go tawa in sitelen pona File:Tawa - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
telo water, liquid, wet, wash, beverage telo in sitelen pona File:Telo - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
tenpo time, moment, period, situation tenpo in sitelen pona File:Tenpo - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
toki say, speech, language toki in sitelen pona File:Toki - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
tomo house, building, room tomo in sitelen pona File:Tomo - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
tonsi non-binary, transgender tonsi in sitelen pona File:Tonsi - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg
tu two, halve tu in sitelen pona File:Tu - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
tuli (archaic, obscure) three File:San - sitelen sitelen word glyph drawn by Aronora.png
unpa sex, sexual unpa in sitelen pona File:Unpa - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
unu (rare) purple
uta mouth, lips, jaw, oral uta in sitelen pona File:Uta - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
utala conflict, battle, fight, compete utala in sitelen pona File:Utala - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
walo white, light-colored walo in sitelen pona File:Walo - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
wan one, unique, unite wan in sitelen pona File:Wan - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
waso bird, winged animal waso in sitelen pona File:Waso - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
wawa strong, power, energy wawa in sitelen pona File:Wawa - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
weka away, absent, missing weka in sitelen pona File:Weka - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg
wile want, need, desire, must wile in sitelen pona File:Wile - sitelen sitelen word symbol.svg

Notes[change]

  1. ↑ Prior to the publication of Toki Pona: The Language of Good, the language grew to 118 words.[4] Between then and the publication of Toki Pona Dictionary, varying counts were given for the number of words in the former (nimi pu, lit. "words of Toki Pona: The Language of Good"), ranging between 120 and 125.[1] The Toki Pona Dictionary added 16 new "essential" words (nimi ku suli, lit. "important Dictionary words"),[5] and states on its back cover that there are a total of 137.[6] It also includes several less-used words (nimi ku pi suli ala, lit. "non-important Dictionary words").[5]

References[change]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Blahuš, Marek (November 2011). Fiedler, Sabine (ed.). "Toki Pona: eine minimalistische Plansprache" [Toki Pona: A Minimalistic Planned Language] (PDF). Interlinguistische Informationen (in Deutsch). 18. Berlin: 51–55. ISSN 1432-3567. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  2. ↑ Rogers, Steven D. (2011). "Part I: Made-Up Languages – Toki pona". A Dictionary of Made-Up Languages. United States of America: Adams Media. ISBN 978-1440528170.
  3. ↑ Tomaszewski, Zach (2012-12-11). "A Formal Grammar for Toki Pona" (PDF). University of Hawai‘i. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Classic Word List (Improved!)". tokipona.net. Archived from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lang 2021, p. 22–23.
  6. ↑ Lang 2021, back cover.
  7. ↑ "Lexicon (English)". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  8. ↑ "Dictionnaire étymologique [Découvrir et approfondir le toki pona]". tokipona.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-10.

Sources[change]

  • Lang, Sonja (2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362.
  • Toki Pona Stories: akesi seli lili [The Little Dragon]. 2020. ISBN 979-8637271252.
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