toki pona words Flashcards
a
emphasis, emotion, confirmation
akesi
reptile, amphibian
ala
no, not, zero; [~ ala ~] (used to form a yes-no question); nothing
alasa
to hunt, forage, seek | ALT (pv.) try to, attempt
ale
all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful; abundance, everything, life, universe; one hundred | ALT 100
anpa
bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent | ALT bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath; low, lower, bottom, down
ante
different, altered, changed, other
anu
or | ALT choose, decide
awen
enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying; (pv.) to continue to, to keep
e
(before the direct object)
esun
market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction
en
(between multiple subjects)
ijo
thing, phenomenon, object, matter
ken
to be able to, be allowed to, can may; possible
ike
bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant | ALT complicated, complex
ilo
tool, implement, machine, device
jan
human being, person, somebody
jelo
yellow, yellowish
insa
centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach
jaki
disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary
jo
to have, carry, contain, hold
kala
fish, marine animal, sea creature
kama
arriving, coming, future, summoned; (pv.) to become, manage to, succeed in
kasi
plant, vegetation; herb, leaf
kalama
to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud
kili
fruit, vegetable, mushroom
kepeken
to use, with, by means of
kiwen
hard object, metal, rock, stone
ko
clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder
kon
air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent
kule
colorful, pigmented, painted | ALT of or relating to the LGBT+ community
kulupu
community, company, group, nation, society, tribe
la
(between the context phrase and the main sentence)
kute
ear; to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey
lape
sleeping, resting
laso
blue, green
lawa
head, mind; to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule
len
cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy
lili
little, small, short; few; a bit; young
lete
cold, cool; uncooked, raw
li
(between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its verb; also to introduce a new verb for the same subject)
lupa
door, hole, orifice, window
linja
long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn | ALT line, connection
lipu
flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website
loje
red, reddish
lon
located at, present at, real, true, existing | ALT (affirmative response)
luka
arm, hand, tactile organ; five | ALT touch/feel physically, interact, press
ma
earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil
lukin
eye; look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch; look for, seek; (pv.) try to
moku
to eat, brink, consume, swallow, ingest
mama
parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer
mani
money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal
mi
I, me, we, us
monsi
back, behind, rear
moli
dead, dying
musi
artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreation
mun
moon, night sky object, star | ALT glow, glowing light, light in the dark
mu
(animal noise or communication) | ALT (non-speech vocalization)
nasin
way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road
nanpa
-th (ordinal number); numbers
mute
many, a lot, more, much several, very; quantity | ALT three (or more), 20
nasa
unusual, strange; silly; drunk, intoxicated
nena
bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance
ni
that, this
nimi
name, word
noka
foot, leg, origin of locomotion; bottom, lower part
o
hey! O! (vocative, imperative, or optative)
olin
love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to
ona
he, she, it, they
open
begin, start; open; turn on
pakala
botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up | ALT (curse expletive, e.g. fuck!)
pali
do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare
palisa
long hard thing; branch, rod, stick
pan
cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread pasta
pana
give, send, emit, provide, put, release
pi
of (used to divide a second noun group that describes a first noun group) | ALT (introduces a genitive noun)
pilin
heart (physically or emotional); feeling (an emotion, a direct experience)
pimeja
black, dark, unlit
pini
ago, completed, ended, finished, past
pipi
bug, insect, ant, spider
poka
hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity | ALT along with (comitative), beside
poki
container, bag, bowl, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel
pona
good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple
pu
interacting with the official toki pona book
sama
same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow; as, like
seli
fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source
selo
outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary
seme
what? which?
sewi
area above, highest part, something elevated; awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural
sijelo
body (of person or animal), physical state, torso
sike
round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel; of one year
sin
new, fresh; additional, another extra
sina
you
sinpin
face, foremost, front, wall
sitelen
image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing
sona
know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on; (pv.) know how to
soweli
animal, beast, land mammal
suli
big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult
suno
sun; light, brightness, glow radiance, shine; light source
supa
horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on
suwi
sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable
tan
by, from, because of; origin, cause
taso
but, however; only
tawa
going to; toward; for; from the perspective of; moving | ALT (pv.) going to
telo
water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverages
tenpo
time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation
toki
communicate, say, speak, talk, use language, think; hello
tomo
indoor space; building, home, house, room
tu
two | ALT separate, cut
unpa
have sexual relations with
uta
mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw
utala
battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against
walo
white, whitish; light-colored, pale
wan
unique, united; one
waso
bird, flying creature, winged animal
wawa
strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense
weka
absent, away, ignored
wile
must, need, require, should, want, wish
kijetesantakalu
any animal from the Procyonidae family, such as raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles | ALT any animal from the Musteloidea superfamily, including raccoons, weasels, otters, skunks, and red pandas
kin
{see a} | ALT indeed, too, also, as well
kipisi
split, cut, slice, sever; sharp
ku
interacting with the toki pona dictionary by sonja lang
leko
stairs, square, block, corner, cube
meli
woman, female, feminine person; wife
mije
man, male, masculine person; husband
misikeke
medicine, medical
monsuta
fear, dread; monster, predator; threat, danger
n
(indicated thinking, pondering, recognition, agreement, or humming)
namako
{see sin} | ALT embellishment, spice, extra, additional
soko
fungus, fungi
tonsi
non-binary, gender-non-conforming | ALT trans, non-cisgender
ali
[alternate form of ale]
epiku
epic, cool, awesome, amazing
jasima
reflect, resound, mirror, be on the opposite/polar end of
kokosila
to speak a non-toki pona language in an environment where toki pona is more appropriate
lanpan
take, seize, catch, receive, get
linluwi
network, internet, connection; weave, braid, interlace
majuna
old, aged, ancient
meso
midpoint, medium, mediocre; neither one not the other, neither fully is nor isn’t
nimisin
any non-pu word; any new word; any joke word
oko
{see lukin} | ALT eye, ocular, visual {cf. lukin}
su
interacting with a book from the illustrated story book series that began with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, produced by Sonja Lang
apeja
guilt, shame, shun, stigma, disgrace; to accuse, to single out, to expose, to dishonor, to embarrass
isipin
to think, brainstorm, rationalize, conclude, ponder
jami
yummy; eliciting or stimulating a positive sensory experience
jonke
goose, goose noise
kamalawala
anarchy, uprising, revolt, rebellion
kapesi
brown, gray
kiki
spiky, sharp, angle, point, triangular
konwe
animacy, life, autonomy; autonomous being, living thing, organism; alive, animate, dynamic; to animate, to bring to life
kulijo
[interjection] casual expression or acknowledgement; cool, fine, okay
melome
sapphic, lesbian, wlw
mijomi
gay, mlm
misa
glires or eulipotyphla; rat, mouse, squirrel, rabbit, rodent; { ~ sulli} capybara
malupisu
pizza
nja
meow, feline sound
ojuta
toki pona adaptation of English meme “ligma”
oke
(acknowledgement or acceptance)
omekapo
goodbye, farewell, see you later, eat a good fish
owe
orwellian, totalitarian, of or relating to big brother (from 1984), antonym of kamalawala
pake
stop, cease, halt; to block the way, to interrupt; to prevent
pika
electric, electronic, conductive, mechanical, online; electricity, lightning, thunder, network
po
four
powe
unreal, false, untrue; pretend; deceive, trick
puwa
fluffy, soft, squishy (something that can be compressed and will try to go back to its original shape)
san
three
soto
left, left side, port side
sutopatikuna
platypus
taki
sticky, magnetic; bond, attract, attach, clip
te
(particle introducing a quote)
teje
right, right side, starboard
to
(particle closing a quote)
unu
purple
usawi
magic, sorcery; enchant; magical, supernatural, occult, incomprehensible
wa
[interjection] indicating awe or amazement
wasoweli
animal with qualities of both waso and soweli
wekama
leave and come back, be temporarily absent with the expectation of returning
wuwojiti
to use one or more of the “banned” syllables wu, wo, ji, or ti; to break toki pona phonotactics
yupekosi
to behave like george lucas and revise your old creative works and actually make them worse
