a  or  kin:emphasis, emotion or confirmation
akesi:NOUN non-cute animal; reptile, amphibian
ala:ADJECTIVE no, not, zero
alasa:VERB to hunt, forage
ale  or  ali:ADJECTIVE all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful NOUN abundance, everything, life, universe NUMBER 100
anpa:ADJECTIVE bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent
ante:ADJECTIVE different, altered, changed, other
anu:PARTICLE or
awen:ADJECTIVE enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying PRE-VERB to continue to
e:PARTICLE (before the direct object)
en:PARTICLE (between multiple subjects)
esun:NOUN market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction
ijo:NOUN thing, phenomenon, object, matter
ike:ADJECTIVE bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant
ilo:NOUN tool, implement, machine, device
insa:NOUN centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach
jaki:ADJECTIVE disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary
jan:NOUN human being, person, somebody
jelo:ADJECTIVE yellow, yellowish
jo:VERB to have, carry, contain, hold
kala:NOUN fish, marine animal, sea creature
kalama:VERB to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud
kama:ADJECTIVE arriving, coming, future, summoned PRE - VERB to become, manage to, succeed in
kasi:NOUN plant, vegetation; herb, leaf
ken:PRE - VERB to be able to, be allowed to, can, may ADJECTIVE possible
kepeken:PREPOSITION to use, with, by means of
kili:NOUN fruit, vegetable, mushroom
kiwen:NOUN hard object, metal, rock, stone
ko:NOUN clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder
kon:NOUN air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent
kule:ADJECTIVE colourful, pigmented, painted
kulupu:NOUN community, company, group, nation, society, tribe
kute:NOUN ear VERB to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey
la:PARTICLE between the context phrase and the main sentence
lape:ADJECTIVE sleeping, resting
laso:ADJECTIVE blue, green
lawa:NOUN head, mind; VERB to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule
len:NOUN cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy
lete:ADJECTIVE cold, cool; uncooked, raw
li:PARTICLE between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its verb
lili:ADJECTIVE little, small, short; few; a bit; young
linja:NOUN long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn
lipu:NOUN flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website
loje:ADJECTIVE red, reddish
lon:PREPOSITION located at, present at, real, true, existing
luka:NOUN arm, hand, tactile organ NUMBER five
lukin  or  oko:NOUN eye VERB to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch PRE - VERB to seek, look for, try to
lupa:NOUN door, hole, orifice, window
ma:NOUN earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil
mama:NOUN parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer
mani:NOUN money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal
meli:NOUN woman, female, feminine person; wife
mi:NOUN I, me, we, us
mije:NOUN man, male, masculine person; husband
moku:VERB to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest
moli:ADJECTIVE dead, dying
monsi:NOUN back, behind, rear
mu:PARTICLE animal noise or communication
mun:NOUN moon, night sky object, star
musi:ADJECTIVE artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreational
mute:ADJECTIVE many, a lot, more, much, several, very NOUN quantity
nanpa:PARTICLE -th, ordinal number NOUN numbers
nasa:ADJECTIVE unusual, strange; foolish, crazy; drunk, intoxicated
nasin:NOUN way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road
nena:NOUN bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance
ni:ADJECTIVE that, this
nimi:NOUN name, word
noka:NOUN foot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part
o:PARTICLE hey! O! vocative or imperative
olin:VERB to love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to
ona:NOUN he, she, it, they
open:VERB to begin, start; open; turn on
pakala:ADJECTIVE botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up
pali:VERB to do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare
palisa:NOUN long hard thing; branch, rod, stick
pan:NOUN cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta
pana:VERB to give, send, emit, provide, put, release
pi:PARTICLE of
pilin:NOUN heart (physical or emotional) ADJECTIVE feeling (an emotion, a direct experience)
pimeja:ADJECTIVE black, dark, unlit
pini:ADJECTIVE ago, completed, ended, finished, past
pipi:NOUN bug, insect, ant, spider
poka:NOUN hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity
poki:NOUN container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel
pona:ADJECTIVE good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple
pu:ADJECTIVE interacting with the Toki Pona book
sama:ADJECTIVE same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow PREPOSITION as, like
seli:ADJECTIVE fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source
selo:NOUN outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary
seme:PARTICLE what? which?
sewi:NOUN area above, highest part, something elevated ADJECTIVE awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural
sijelo:NOUN body (of person or animal), physical state, torso
sike:NOUN round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel ADJECTIVE of one year
sin or namako:ADJECTIVE new, fresh; additional, another, extra
sina:NOUN you
sinpin:NOUN face, foremost, front, wall
sitelen:NOUN image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing
sona:VERB to know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on PRE - VERB to know how to
soweli:NOUN animal, beast, land mammal
suli:ADJECTIVE big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult
suno:NOUN sun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source
supa:NOUN horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on
suwi:ADJECTIVE sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable
tan:PREPOSITION by, from, because of
taso:PARTICLE but, however ADJECTIVE only
tawa:PREPOSITION going to, toward; for; from the perspective of ADJECTIVE moving
telo:NOUN water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverage
tenpo:NOUN time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation
toki:VERB to communicate, say, speak, say, talk, use language, think
tomo:NOUN indoor space; building, home, house, room
tu:NUMBER two
unpa:VERB to have sexual or marital relations with
uta:NOUN mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw
utala:VERB to battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against
walo:ADJECTIVE white, whitish; light-coloured, pale
wan:ADJECTIVE unique, united NUMBER one
waso:NOUN bird, flying creature, winged animal
wawa:ADJECTIVE strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense
weka:ADJECTIVE absent, away, ignored
wile:PRE - VERB must, need, require, should, want, wish