Practical Toki Pona Dictionary

a

a

1. (particle) (emphasis, emotion or confirmation)

akesi

1. reptile, amphibian

Dutch hagedis

ala

1. no, not, zero
2. (particle) not (after a preposition or pre-verb)

Georgian არა ara

alasa

1. to hunt, forage

Acadian French à la chasse

ale

1. all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful; abundance, everything, life, universe
2. (number) 100

Dutch alle

anpa

1. bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent

Acadian French en bas

ante

1. different, altered, changed, other

Dutch ander

anu

1. (particle) or

Georgian ან an

awen

1. enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying
2. (pre-verb) to continue to

Dutch houden

e

e

1. (particle) (before the direct object)

en

1. (particle) (between multiple subjects)

Dutch en

esun

1. market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction

i

ijo

1. thing, phenomenon, object, matter

Esperanto io

ike

1. bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant

Finnish ilkeä

ilo

1. tool, implement, machine, device

Esperanto ilo

insa

1. centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach

Tok Pisin insait

j

jaki

1. disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary

English yucky

jan

1. human being, person, somebody

Cantonese 人

jelo

1. yellow, yellowish

English yellow

jo

1. to have, carry, contain, hold

Mandarin 有

k

kala

1. fish, marine animal, sea creature

Finnish kala

kalama

1. to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud

Croatian galáma

kama

1. arriving, coming, future, summoned
2. (pre-verb) to become, manage to, succeed in

Tok Pisin kamap

kasi

1. plant, vegetation; herb, leaf

Finnish kasvi

ken

1. (pre-verb) to be able to, be allowed to, can, may
2. possible

Tok Pisin ken

kepeken

1. (preposition) to use, with, by means of

Dutch gebruiken

kili

1. fruit, vegetable, mushroom

Georgian ხილი xili

kiwen

1. hard object, metal, rock, stone

Finnish kiven (Finnish kivi)

ko

1. clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder

Cantonese 膏

kon

1. air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent

Mandarin 空氣

kule

1. colourful, pigmented, painted

Acadian French couleur

kulupu

1. community, company, group, nation, society, tribe

Tongan kulupu

kute

1. ear; to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey

Acadian French écouter

l

la

1. (particle) (between the context phrase and the main sentence)

Esperanto la

lape

1. sleeping, resting

Dutch slapen

laso

1. blue, green

Welsh glas

lawa

1. head, mind; to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule

len

1. cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy

Acadian French linge

lete

1. cold, cool; uncooked, raw

Acadian French frette

li

1. (particle) (between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its verb; also to introduce a new verb for the same subject)

Esperanto li

lili

1. little, small, short; few; a bit; young

Tok Pisin liklik

linja

1. long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn

Finnish linja

lipu

1. flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website

Finnish lippu

loje

1. red, reddish

Dutch rooie (Dutch rood)

lon

1. (preposition) located at, present at, real, true, existing

Tok Pisin long

luka

1. arm, hand, tactile organ
2. (number) five

Croatian rúka

lukin

1. eye; to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch
2. (pre-verb) to seek, look for, try to

Tok Pisin lukim

lupa

1. door, hole, orifice, window

Lojban clupa

m

ma

1. earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil

Finnish maa

mama

1. parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer

Georgian მამა mama

mani

1. money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal

English money

meli

1. woman, female, feminine person; wife

Tok Pisin meri

mi

1. I, me, we, us

Esperanto mi, English me

mije

1. man, male, masculine person; husband

Finnish mies

moku

1. to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest

Japanese モグモグ

moli

1. dead, dying

Acadian French mourir

monsi

1. back, behind, rear

Acadian French mon tchu (French mon cul)

mu

1. (particle) (animal noise or communication)

mun

1. moon, night sky object, star

English moon

musi

1. artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreational

Esperanto amuzi

mute

1. many, a lot, more, much, several, very; quantity

Esperanto multe

n

namako

1. sin

nanpa

1. (particle) -th (ordinal number)
2. numbers

Tok Pisin namba

nasa

1. unusual, strange; foolish; drunk, intoxicated

Tok Pisin nasau

nasin

1. way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road

Croatian náčin

nena

1. bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance

Finnish nenä

ni

1. that, this

Cantonese 呢

nimi

1. name, word

Finnish nimi

noka

1. foot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part

Croatian nòga

o

o

1. (particle) hey! O! (vocative or imperative, after subject and/or before sentence or imperative)

Georgian -ო -o, Esperanto ho, English O

oko

1. lukin

olin

1. to love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to

Croatian volim (Croatian voljeti)

ona

1. he, she, it, they

Croatian òna

open

1. to begin, start; open; turn on

English open

p

pakala

1. botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up

Tok Pisin bagarap

pali

1. to do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare

Esperanto fari

palisa

1. long hard thing; branch, rod, stick

Croatian pȁlica

pan

1. cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta

pana

1. to give, send, emit, provide, put, release

pi

1. (particle) (regroups modifiers)

Tok Pisin bilong

pilin

1. heart (physical or emotional); feeling (an emotion, a direct experience)

Tok Pisin pilim, English feeling

pimeja

1. black, dark, unlit

Finnish pimeä

pini

1. ago, completed, ended, finished, past
2. (pre-pu) end, tip

Tok Pisin pinis, Acadian French fini

pipi

1. bug, insect, ant, spider

Acadian French bibitte

poka

1. hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity

Croatian bȍk

poki

1. container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel

Tok Pisin bokis

pona

1. good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple

Esperanto bona

pu

1. interacting with the official Toki Pona book

s

sama

1. same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow
2. (preposition) as, like

Finnish sama, Esperanto sama

seli

1. fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source

Georgian ცხელი cxeli

selo

1. outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary

Esperanto ŝelo

seme

1. (particle) what? which?

Mandarin 什么

sewi

1. area above, highest part, something elevated; awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural

Georgian ზევით zevit

sijelo

1. body (of person or animal), physical state, torso

Croatian tijȇlo

sike

1. round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel; of one year

English circle

sin

1. new, fresh; additional, another, extra

Mandarin 新

sina

1. you

Finnish sinä

sinpin

1. face, foremost, front, wall

Mandarin

sitelen

1. image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing

Dutch schilderen

sona

1. to know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on
2. (pre-verb) to know how to

Georgian ცოდნა codna

soweli

1. animal, beast, land mammal

Georgian ცხოველი cxoveli

suli

1. big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult

Finnish suuri

suno

1. sun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source

Esperanto suno

supa

1. horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on

Acadian French surface, Esperanto surfaco, English surface

suwi

1. sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable

Tok Pisin swit

t

tan

1. (preposition) by, from, because of

taso

1. only
2. (particle) but, however (at the beginning of a sentence)

Tok Pisin tasol

tawa

1. (preposition) going to, toward; for; from the perspective of
2. moving

English towards

telo

1. water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverage

Acadian French de l'eau

tenpo

1. time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation

Esperanto tempo

toki

1. to communicate, say, speak, say, talk, use language, think

Tok Pisin tok

tomo

1. indoor space; building, home, house, room

Esperanto domo

tu

1. (number) two

English two

u

unpa

1. to have sexual relations with

uta

1. mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw

Croatian ústa

utala

1. to battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against

Croatian ùdarati

w

walo

1. white, whitish; light-coloured, pale

Finnish valko-

wan

1. unique, united
2. (number) one

English one

waso

1. bird, flying creature, winged animal

Acadian French oiseau

wawa

1. strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense

Finnish vahva

weka

1. absent, away, ignored

Dutch weg

wile

1. (pre-verb) must, need, require, should, want, wish

Dutch willen