# Toki Pona/Word list
## Official Word List

Total 123 words from the official word list in the book at .

### a

    interj ah, ha, uh, oh, ooh, aw, well (emotion word)

### akesi

    n reptile, amphibian

### ala

    mod no, not, none, un-
    n nothing, negation, zero
    interj no!

### alasa

    vt gather, hunt, forage

### ale, ali

    n everything, anything, life, universe
    mod all, every, complete, whole

### anpa

    n bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath
    mod low, lower, bottom, down, lowly, humble, dependant

### ante

    n difference
    mod different
    conj otherwise, or else
    vt change, alter, modify

### anu

    conj or

### awen

    vi stay, wait, remain, stop
    vt keep
    mod remaining, stationary, permanent, sedentary

### e

    sep (introduces a direct object)

### en

    conj and (used to coordinate head nouns)

### esun

    n market, shop, business, trading, selling, buying

### ijo

    n thing, something, stuff, anything, object
    mod of something
    vt objectify

### ike

    mod bad, negative, wrong, evil, overly complex, (figuratively) unhealthy
    interj oh dear! woe! alas!
    n negativity, badness, evil
    vt to make bad, to worsen, to have a negative effect upon
    vi to be bad, to suck
    [sounds like icky]

### ilo

    n tool, device, machine, thing used for a specific purpose

### insa

    n inside, inner world, centre, stomach
    mod inner, internal
    [inside]

### jaki

    mod dirty, gross, filthy
    n dirt, pollution, garbage, filth
    vt pollute, dirty
    interj ew! yuck!
    [yucky]

### jan

    n person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody
    mod human, somebody's, personal, of people
    vt personify, humanize, personalize

### jelo

    mod yellow, light green
    [yellow]

### 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

    vi come, become, arrive, happen, pursue actions to arrive to (a certain state), manage to, start to
    n event, happening, chance, arrival, beginning
    mod coming, future
    vt bring about, summon
    [come up]

### kasi

    n plant, leaf, herb, tree, wood

### ken

    vi can, is able to, is allowed to, may, is possible
    n possibility, ability, power to do things, permission
    vt make possible, enable, allow, permit
    cont it is possible that

### kepeken

    vt use
    prep with

### kili

    n fruit, vegetable, mushroom

### kin

    mod also, too, even, indeed (emphasizes the word(s) before it)

### kipisi

    n part, partition
    vt split, cut, divide

### kiwen

    mod hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal
    n hard thing, rock, stone, metal, mineral, clay

### ko

    n semi-solid or squishy substance, e.g. paste, powder, gum

### kon

    n air, wind, smell, soul
    mod air-like, ethereal, gaseous

### kule

    n colour, paint
    mod colourful
    vt colour, paint

### kulupu

    n group, community, society, company, people
    mod communal, shared, public, of the society
    [group]

### 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

### 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, few, 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, written text or information

### 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

### lukin

    vt see, look at, watch, read
    vi look, watch out, pay attention
    mod visual(ly)
    [looking]

### lupa

    n hole, orifice, window, door
    [sounds like loop]

### ma

    n land, earth, country, (outdoor) area

### mama

    n parent, mother, father
    mod of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly
    [sounds like momma]

### mani

    n money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital
    [money]

### meli

    n woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend
    mod female, feminine, womanly
    [Mary]

### mi

    n I, we
    mod my, our
    [me]

### mije

    n man, male, boy, husband, boyfriend
    mod male, masculine, manly

### moku

    n food, meal
    vt eat, drink, swallow, ingest, consume

### moli

    n death
    vi die, be dead
    vt kill
    mod dead, deadly, fatal

### monsi

    n back, rear end, butt, behind
    mod back, rear

### mu

    interj woof! meow! moo! etc. (animal noise)
    [moo]

### mun

    n moon
    mod lunar
    [moon]

### musi

    n fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainment
    mod artful, fun, recreational
    vi play, have fun
    vt amuse, entertain

### mute

    mod many, very, much, several, a lot, abundant, numerous, more
    n amount, quantity
    vt make many or much
    [multi]

### namako

    n food additive, accessory, something extra
    vt season, embellish, stimulate

### nanpa

    n number
    oth -th (ordinal numbers)
    [number]

### 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, nose, hill, mountain, button

### 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
    [similar to oculist]

### olin

    n love
    mod love
    vt to love (a person)

### ona

    n she, he, it, they
    mod her, his, 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, spoil, ruin
    vi screw up, fall apart, break
    interj damn! fuck!

### 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

### pan

    n grain, cereal

### 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
    [feeling]

### 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
    prep in the accompaniment of, with
    mod neighbouring

### poki

    n container, box, bowl, cup, glass
    [box]

### 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
    [bonam]

### pu

    vi interact with the official toki pona book

### sama

    mod same, similar, equal, of equal status or position
    prep like, as, seem

### 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, face, 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
    [sweet]

### tan

    prep from, by, because of, since
    n origin, cause

### taso

    mod only, sole
    conj but
    [that's all]

### tawa

    prep to, in order to, towards, for, until
    vi go to, walk, travel, move, leave
    n movement, transportation
    mod moving, mobile
    vt move, displace
    [towards]

### 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
    mod talking, verbal
    vt say
    vi talk, chat, communicate
    interj hello! hi!

### tomo

    n indoor constructed space, e.g. house, home, room, building
    mod urban, domestic, household
tonsi
    n non-binary, transgender, non-conforming

### tu

    mod two
    n duo, pair
    vt double, separate/cut/divide in two
    [two]

### unpa

    n sex, sexuality
    mod erotic, sexual
    vt have sex with, sleep with
    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 or part, whiteness, lightness
    [sounds like wall, which is often white]

### wan

    mod one, a
    n unit, element, particle, part, piece
    vt unite, make one
    [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