Official Toki Pona Dictionary
Official Toki Pona Dictionary
a or kin[1]
- particle(emphasis, emotion or confirmation)
akesi
- nounnon-cute animal; reptile, amphibian[2]
ala
- adjectiveno, not, zero
alasa
- verbto hunt, forage
ale or ali
- adjectiveall; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful
- nounabundance, everything, life, universe
- number100
anpa
- adjectivebowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent
ante
- adjectivedifferent, altered, changed, other
anu
- particleor
awen
- adjectiveenduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying
- pre-verbto continue to
e
- particle(before the direct object)
en
- particle(between multiple subjects)
esun
- nounmarket, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction
ijo
- nounthing, phenomenon, object, matter
ike
- adjectivebad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant
ilo
- nountool, implement, machine, device
insa
- nouncentre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach
jaki
- adjectivedisgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary
jan
- nounhuman being, person, somebody
jelo
- adjectiveyellow, yellowish
jo
- verbto have, carry, contain, hold
kala
- nounfish, marine animal, sea creature
kalama
- verbto produce a sound; recite, utter aloud
kama
- adjectivearriving, coming, future, summoned
- pre-verbto become, manage to, succeed in
kasi
- nounplant, vegetation; herb, leaf
ken
- pre-verbto be able to, be allowed to, can, may
- adjectivepossible
kepeken
- prepositionto use, with, by means of
kili
- nounfruit, vegetable, mushroom
kiwen
- nounhard object, metal, rock, stone
ko
- nounclay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder
kon
- nounair, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent
kule
- adjectivecolourful, pigmented, painted
kulupu
- nouncommunity, company, group, nation, society, tribe
kute
- nounear
- verbto hear, listen; pay attention to, obey
la
- particle(between the context phrase and the main sentence)
lape
- adjectivesleeping, resting
laso
- adjectiveblue, green
lawa
- nounhead, mind
- verbto control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule
len
- nouncloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy
lete
- adjectivecold, cool; uncooked, raw
li
- particle(between any subject except mi alone or sina alone
- andits verb; also to introduce a new verb for the same
- subject)
lili
- adjectivelittle, small, short; few; a bit; young
linja
- nounlong and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn
lipu
- nounflat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website
loje
- adjectivered, reddish
lon
- prepositionlocated at, present at, real, true, existing
luka
- nounarm, hand, tactile organ
- numberfive
lukin or oko[1]
- nouneye
- verbto look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch
- pre-verbto seek, look for, try to
lupa
- noundoor, hole, orifice, window
ma
- nounearth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil
mama
- nounparent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer
mani
- nounmoney, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal
meli
- nounwoman, female, feminine person; wife
mi
- nounI, me, we, us
mije
- nounman, male, masculine person; husband
moku
- verbto eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest
moli
- adjectivedead, dying
monsi
- nounback, behind, rear
mu
- particle(animal noise or communication)
mun
- nounmoon, night sky object, star
musi
- adjectiveartistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreational
mute
- adjectivemany, a lot, more, much, several, very
- nounquantity
nanpa
- particle-th (ordinal number)
- nounnumbers
nasa
- adjectiveunusual, strange; foolish, crazy; drunk, intoxicated[3]
nasin
- nounway, custom, doctrine, method, path, road
nena
- nounbump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance
ni
- adjectivethat, this
nimi
- nounname, word
noka
- nounfoot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part
o
- particlehey! O! (vocative or imperative)
olin
- verbto love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to
ona
- nounhe, she, it, they
open
- verbto begin, start; open; turn on
pakala
- adjectivebotched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up
pali
- verbto do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare
palisa
- nounlong hard thing; branch, rod, stick
pan
- nouncereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta
pana
- verbto give, send, emit, provide, put, release
pi
- particleof
pilin
- nounheart (physical or emotional)
- adjectivefeeling (an emotion, a direct experience)
pimeja
- adjectiveblack, dark, unlit
pini
- adjectiveago, completed, ended, finished, past
pipi
- nounbug, insect, ant, spider
poka
- nounhip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity
poki
- nouncontainer, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel
pona
- adjectivegood, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple
pu
- adjectiveinteracting with the official Toki Pona book
sama
- adjectivesame, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow
- prepositionas, like
seli
- noun[4]fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source
selo
- nounouter form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary
seme
- particlewhat? which?
sewi
- nounarea above, highest part, something elevated
- adjectiveawe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural
sijelo
- nounbody (of person or animal), physical state, torso
sike
- nounround or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel
- adjectiveof one year
sin or namako[1]
- adjectivenew, fresh; additional, another, extra
sina
- nounyou
sinpin
- nounface, foremost, front, wall
sitelen
- nounimage, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing
sona
- verbto know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on
- pre-verbto know how to
soweli
- nounanimal, beast, land mammal
suli
- adjectivebig, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult
suno
- nounsun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source
supa
- nounhorizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on
suwi
- adjectivesweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable
tan
- prepositionby, from, because of
taso
- particlebut, however
- adjectiveonly
tawa
- prepositiongoing to, toward; for; from the perspective of
- adjectivemoving
telo
- nounwater, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverage
tenpo
- nountime, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation
toki
- verbto communicate, say, speak, say, talk, use language, think
tomo
- nounindoor space; building, home, house, room
tu
- numbertwo
unpa
- verbto have sexual or marital relations with
uta
- nounmouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw
utala
- verbto battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against
walo
- adjectivewhite, whitish; light-coloured, pale
wan
- adjectiveunique, united
- numberone
waso
- nounbird, flying creature, winged animal
wawa
- adjectivestrong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense
weka
- adjectiveabsent, away, ignored
wile
- pre-verbmust, need, require, should, want, wish
Notes on lipu pu (2021)
Notes and corrections made by Lang herself in her 2021 publication Toki Pona Dictionary. Note that these following quotes are not released to the public domain, but licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
In an effort to minimize the vocabulary for learners, some words were presented as merged: a and kin, sin and namako, lukin and oko. In reality, the community of Toki Pona speakers, both before and after publication of the first book, uses these words with different meanings. See the dictionary part of [Toki Pona Dictionary (2021)] for definitions.
(See also Wiktionary definitions: a and kin; sin and namako; lukin and oko.)
- ↑
Correction:
- akesi
- nounreptile, amphibian
("non-cute animal" was removed)
- akesi
- ↑
Non-ableist language:
- nasa
- adjectiveunusual, strange; silly; drunk, intoxicated
("foolish, crazy" was changed to "silly")
- nasa
- ↑
(Erroneously marked as "adjective" in the 2014 publication; corrected on this page)The examples given for seli are in fact nouns.
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