List of Toki Pona words

This is a list of words in Toki Pona, a constructed language with very few words, by Sonja Lang. The language uses a small number of words so people need to combine words together to say more complex things. 

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

In Toki Pona there are 120 main words called  from Sonja Lang's first book. Words from Sonja Lang's book Toki Pona Dictionary are called . 

 History 
Sonja Lang first put an early form of Toki Pona on the Internet in 2001. It had 118 words at the start. Between 2001 and 2014, she added more words and changed and took out others. In 2014, Lang put out a book called Toki Pona: The Language of Good. It says it presents a completed form of the language. The book has 120 words and 3 synonym words. Words in this book are called . In 2021, Sonja Lang put out another book called Toki Pona Dictionary. She made it with answers she got from people in the Toki Pona Discord chat group. The book adds 17 words she called "important" and other words she calls "not important". The important words in this book are called , and the words that are not important are called  or . These groups come from how many times people used a word in their answers. Toki Pona Dictionary has words made by Sonja Lang and by other people. After the second book came out, people continue to do studies about which words people use in Toki Pona.

 List of words 


This list has words from the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good.
+Toki Pona wordEnglish meaningSitelen PonaSitelen Sitelena (adds emotion and emphasis)alt=a in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxakesi lizard or reptilealt=akesi in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxala no, not, zeroalt=ala in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxalasa huntalt=alasa in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxale all, 100alt=ale in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxalianpa down, lowlyalt=anpa in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxante different, otheralt=ante in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxanu oralt=anu in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxawen keep, wait, stay, continuealt=awen in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxe (marks direct objects)alt=e in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxen and (only used between multiple subjects)alt=en in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxesun market, tradealt=esun in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxijo thing, object, matteralt=ijo in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxike bad, too much, not importantalt=ike in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxilo tool, device, machinealt=ilo in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxinsa inside, stomachalt=insa in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxjaki dirty, disgustingalt=jaki in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxjan person, humanalt=jan in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxjelo yellow, light greenalt=jelo in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxjo have, holdalt=jo in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxkala fish, sea creaturealt=kala in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxkalama sound, noise, recitealt=kalama in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxkama come, becomealt=kama in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxkasi plantalt=kasi in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxken can, possiblealt=ken in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxkepeken usingalt=kepeken in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxkili fruit, vegetablealt=kili in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxkiwen hard, solid, stonealt=kiwen in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxko paste, powderlt=_(toki_pona)|alt=ko in sitelen pona|25x25pxlt=_(toki_pona)|25x25pxkon air, spiritalt=kon in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxkule color, paintedlt=_(toki_pona)|alt=kule in sitelen pona|25x25pxlt=_(toki_pona)|25x25pxkulupu group, communitylt=_(toki_pona)|alt=kulupu in sitelen pona|25x25pxlt=_(toki_pona)|25x25pxkute ear, hear, listen, obeylt=_(toki_pona)|alt=kute in sitelen pona|25x25pxlt=_(toki_pona)|25x25pxla (marks context)alt=la in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxlape sleep, restlt=_(toki_pona)|alt=lape in sitelen pona|25x25pxlt=_(toki_pona)|25x25pxlaso blue, greenlt=_(toki_pona)|alt=laso in sitelen pona|25x25pxlt=_(toki_pona)|25x25pxlawa head, mind, control, leadlt=_(toki_pona)|alt=lawa in sitelen pona|25x25pxlt=_(toki_pona)|25x25pxlen cloth, clothing, cover, privacyalt=len in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxlete cold, cool, rawalt=lete in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxli (marks the predicate)alt=li in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxlili small, little, youngalt=lili in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxlinja line, string, hairlt=_(toki_pona)|alt=linja in sitelen pona|25x25pxlt=_(toki_pona)|25x25pxlipu flat object, paper, documentalt=lipu in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxloje redalt=loje in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxlon at, in, on, real, true, existalt=lon in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxluka hand, arm, fivealt=luka in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxlukin eye, see, look at, tryalt=lukin in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px lupa hole, door, windowalt=lupa in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px ma land, earth, countryalt=ma in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px mama parent, ancestor, creator, caretakeralt=mama in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px25x25px mani money, wealth, cattlealt=mani in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px meli woman, female, feminine, wifealt=meli in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px mi I, me, we, usalt=mi in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px mije man, male, masculine, husbandalt=mije in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px moku eat, consume, foodalt=moku in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px moli dead, die, death, killalt=moli in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px monsi back, rearalt=monsi in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px mu animal onomatopoeia (moo, meow, etc.)alt=mu in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px mun moon, night sky objectalt=mun in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px musi fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainmentalt=musi in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px mute many, very, much, several, a lot, numerous, morealt=mute in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px nanpa number, (marks ordinal numbers)alt=nanpa in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px nasa strange, silly, drunk, (not standard or suggested) foolish, crazyalt=nasa in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px nasin way, manner, custom, road, path, doctrine, system, methodalt=nasin in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px nena bump, hill, mountain, button, nosealt=nena in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px ni this, thatalt=ni in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px nimi word, namealt=nimi in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px noka leg, foot, organ for moving; basealt=noka in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px o O! (marks vocative or commands)alt=o in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px olin love, respectalt=olin in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px ona he, she, it, theyalt=ona in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px open open, beginalt=open in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px pakala error, mistake, damage, break, destroyalt=pakala in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px pali make, do, work, activityalt=pali in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px palisa long hard object (e.g. rod, stick, branch)alt=palisa in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px pan grain, cereal, bread, pastaalt=pan in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px pana give, put, sendalt=pana in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px pi (groups describing words)alt=pi in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px pilin feelings, emotion, heartalt=pilin in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px pimeja black, dark, shadowalt=pimeja in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px pini end, finish, stop, pastalt=pini in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px pipi bug, insectalt=pipi in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px poka side, hip, next to, nearby placealt=poka in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px poki box, bowl, containeralt=poki in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px pona good, simple, usefulalt=pona in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px pu relating to Toki Pona: The Language of Goodalt=pu in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px sama same, similar, equal, likealt=sama in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px seli fire, warmth, heatalt=seli in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px selo outside, surface, skin, boundaryalt=selo in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px seme what, whichalt=seme in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px sewi high, up, above, holy, sacredalt=sewi in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxalt=sewi in sitelen pona|25x25px sijelo body, physical statealt=sijelo in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px sike circle, wheel, ball, yearalt=sike in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px sin new, fresh, anotheralt=sin in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px sina youalt=sina in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px sinpin front, wall, chest, facealt=sinpin in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px sitelen picture, image, write, drawalt=sitelen in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px sona know, information, wisdomalt=sona in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px soweli animal, (especially) land mammalalt=soweli in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px suli big, tall, long, important, adultalt=suli in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px suno sun, lightalt=suno in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px supa level surface, platform, furniture, table, chairalt=supa in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px suwi sweet, cute, sugaralt=suwi in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px tan from, because of, causealt=tan in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px taso but, onlyalt=taso in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px tawa to, for, move, goalt=tawa in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px telo water, liquid, wet, wash, beveragealt=telo in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px tenpo time, moment, period, situationalt=tenpo in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px toki say, speech, languagealt=toki in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px tomo house, building, roomalt=tomo in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px tu two, halfalt=tu in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px unpa sex, sexualalt=unpa in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px uta mouth, lips, jawalt=uta in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px utala fight, hit, battle, waralt=utala in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px walo white, light-coloredalt=walo in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px wan one, unique, unitealt=wan in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px waso bird, winged animalalt=waso in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px wawa strong, power, energyalt=wawa in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px weka far, away, missingalt=weka in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px wile want, need, desire, mustalt=wile in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px


This list has added words that were listed as "important" in Toki Pona Dictionary.
Toki Pona wordEnglish meaningSitelen PonaSitelen Sitelennamakoextra, additional, spice, season, embellishalt=namako in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxalt=namako in sitelen pona|25x25pxkin also, too 25x25px|alt=kin in sitelen pona 25x25px oko eyealt=oko in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxkipisi cut, divide, part 25x25px|alt=kipisi in sitelen pona 25x25pxleko block, squarealt=leko in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px monsuta monster, fear, danger, scaryalt=monsuta in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px tonsi non-binary, transgenderalt=tonsi in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxjasima (not common) reflection, mirroralt=jasima in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxkijetesantakalu (humorous) raccoon25x25px|alt=kijetesantakalu in sitelen pona25x25px soko mushroom, fungusalt=soko in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px meso average, mediumalt=meso in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxepiku (humorous) epicalt=epiku in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxkokosila (not common, humorous) speak another language where you should speak Toki Pona 25x25px|alt=kokosila in sitelen pona 25x25pxlanpan grab, take, stealalt=lanpan in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px n um, hmmalt=n in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px misikeke medicine, curealt=misikeke in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25pxku relating to Toki Pona Dictionaryalt=ku in sitelen pona|25x25px25x25px

 Other words 
Words not listed above are old or not common. For lists of less common words, see Appendix:Toki Pona#Other words on Wiktionary.

Notes

 Related pages 

 Toki Pona
 Sitelen Pona
 Sitelen Sitelen

References

Other websites

 Toki Pona Appendix on Wiktionary
 WikiProject Toki Pona on Wikidata

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