Zrajm’s Toki Pona Dictionary

a kin PARTICLE(emotional interjection, emphasis, confirmation)

akesi NOUNnon-cute animal; reptile, amphibian

ala NOUNnothing ADJECTIVEnot, no, empty NUMBER0, zero

alasa VERBhunt, gather, forage; (unconventional) search, (unconventional) look for

ale ali NOUNabundance, everything, life, universe ADJECTIVEall; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful NUMBERall/infinite (simple system), 100 (complex system)

anpa ADJECTIVEbowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent NOUN(old/non-pu) lower part VERB(without object) to bow down VERB(with object) to conquer, to defeat

ante ADJECTIVEdifferent, altered, changed, other NOUNdifference, change, (unconventional) version VERBto change

anu PARTICLEor

awen ADJECTIVEkept, protected, safe, enduring, resilient, waiting, staying PRE-VERBto continue to (do something) NOUN(unconventional) stability, safety, wait VERBkeep, stay, endure, protect

e PARTICLE(before the direct object)

en PARTICLEand (between multiple subjects)

esun NOUNtrade, transaction, exchange, market, shop, fair, bazaar ADJECTIVEtrade/exchange-related, commercial VERBto trade, to exchange

ijo NOUNthing, phenomenon, object, matter ADJECTIVEmaterial, physical

ike ADJECTIVEbad, evil, negative; complex, non-essential, unnecessary, irrelevant NOUNevil VERB(unconventional) make something worse

ilo NOUNtool, implement, machine, device ADJECTIVEuseful, (unconventional) electronic, metallic

insa NOUNcenter, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach ADJECTIVEcentral, inside, between

jaki ADJECTIVEdirty, disgusting, unclean, unsanitary, toxic, obscene, sickly NOUNdirt, waste VERBto make something dirty

jan NOUNsomebody, person, human being, people, humanity ADJECTIVEhuman-like, personal

jelo ADJECTIVEyellow, yellowish NOUNyellow (and its shades) VERBcolor something yellow

jo VERBhave, carry, contain, hold NOUN(unconventional) possessions, property

kala NOUNfish, marine animal, sea creature

kalama VERBproduce sound, make noise, to play (an instrument); recite, utter aloud NOUNsound, noise ADJECTIVEloud, noisy, sound-making

kama PRE-VERBbecome, be in the process of (doing something), manage to, succeed in NOUNevent, arrival ADJECTIVEarriving, coming, future, summoned

kasi NOUNplant, vegetation; herb, leaf, grass

ken PRE-VERBbe able to, be allowed to, can, may ADJECTIVEpossible, (unconventional) able NOUNability, possibility, (unconventional) right, liberty

kepeken PREPOSITIONto use, with, by means of, (do something) using, with the help of NOUNuse, (unconventional) practice VERB(with object) to use something

kili NOUNfruit, vegetable, mushroom

kiwen NOUNhard object, metal, rock, stone, solid ADJECTIVEhard, metallic, solid

ko NOUNclay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder

kon NOUNair, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent, (unconventional) gas ADJECTIVEinvisible, ephemeral, (unconventional) gaseous

kule ADJECTIVEcolorful, pigmented, painted NOUNcolor, (rare) gender VERBto paint something a color

kulupu NOUNgroup, community, company, society, nation, tribe ADJECTIVEcommunal, social

kute NOUNear, hearing VERBto hear, listen; pay attention to, obey ADJECTIVE…-sounding

la PARTICLEif, when (introduces context; between the context phrase and the main sentence)

lape ADJECTIVEsleeping, resting, restful NOUNsleep, rest VERBsleep, rest

laso ADJECTIVEblue, green NOUNblue, green VERBcolor something blue/green

lawa VERBhead, control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule NOUNhead, mind ADJECTIVEmain, primary, controlling, ruling

len NOUNcloth, clothes, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy ADJECTIVEclothed, made of cloth/fabric VERBto clothe, to provide a layer of privacy

lete ADJECTIVEcold, cool; uncooked, raw NOUNcold VERBcool down

li PARTICLE(between subject and its predicate [except mi or sina]; also introduces a new predicate for the same subject)

lili ADJECTIVElittle, small, short; few; a bit; young NOUNsmallness VERBto shrink

linja NOUNlong flexible thing; string, cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn

lipu NOUNflat object; book, document, page, card, paper, record, website ADJECTIVEflat, used as lipu, lipu-like, of lipu

loje ADJECTIVEred, reddish NOUNred VERBcolor something red

lon PREPOSITIONin, at, on, located at, present at; real, true, existing NOUNtruth, life, existence ADJECTIVEreal, true, present, existing VERB(without object) is true, exists

luka NOUNarm, hand, tactile organ NUMBER5, five (complex system)

lukin oko NOUNeye, vision VERBlook at, see, examine, observe, read, watch PRE-VERBseek, look for, try to ADJECTIVE…-looking, visual

lupa NOUNdoor, hole, orifice, window

ma NOUNearth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil

mama NOUNparent, ancestor; creator, origin, originator; caretaker, sustainer VERBcreate, parent, take care of

mani NOUNmoney, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal ADJECTIVE(unconventional) wealthy

meli NOUNwoman, female, feminine person; wife ADJECTIVEfeminine

mi NOUNI, me, we, us ADJECTIVEmy, our

mije NOUNman, male, masculine person; husband ADJECTIVEmasculine

moku VERBeat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest NOUNfood ADJECTIVEedible, of food

moli ADJECTIVEdead, dying NOUNdeath VERBto kill

monsi NOUNback, behind, rear, butt ADJECTIVEback, rear

mu PARTICLE(animal noise or communication, any animal sound)

mun NOUNmoon, star, night sky object ADJECTIVElunar, stellar

musi ADJECTIVEartistic, entertaining, amusing, frivolous, playful, recreational NOUNgame, art VERBamuse, play, have fun

mute ADJECTIVEmany, a lot, more, much, several, very NOUNquantity NUMBER3 or more (simple system), 20 (complex system)

nanpa PARTICLE-th (ordinal number) ADJECTIVEmathematical, numeric, (unconventional) digital NOUNnumber

nasa ADJECTIVEweird, unusual, strange; foolish, crazy; drunk, intoxicated

nasin NOUNway, custom, doctrine, directive, method, path, road, street ADJECTIVEstreet-, true to the directive/way/custom VERB(unconventional) to guide, to show the path

nena NOUNbump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance ADJECTIVEhilly, mountainous, bumpy

ni ADJECTIVEthis, that NOUNthis, that

nimi NOUNname, word

noka NOUNfoot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part, under (something)

o PARTICLEhey! o! (addressing somebody or command)

olin VERBlove, have compassion for, respect, show affection to NOUNlove, compassion, affection, respect ADJECTIVEloved, favorite, respected

ona NOUNhe, she, it, they ADJECTIVEhis, her, their, its

open VERBbegin, start; open; turn on NOUNstart, beginning ADJECTIVEinitial, starting PRE-VERBbegin (doing something)

pakala ADJECTIVEbotched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up, wrong NOUNdamage, mistake VERBto break, to make mistakes PARTICLE(generic curse)

pali VERBdo, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare NOUNwork, labor ADJECTIVEworking

palisa NOUNlong hard thing; branch, rod, stick, (unconventional) length ADJECTIVElong

pan NOUNcereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta, pizza

pana VERBgive, send, emit, provide, put, release ADJECTIVE(unconventional) given, sent, released

pi PARTICLEof (regroup two or more modifiers)

pilin NOUNheart; feeling, touch, sense ADJECTIVEfeeling (an emotion, a direct experience) VERBtouch, think, feel

pimeja ADJECTIVEblack, dark, unlit NOUNblack, shadow VERBcolor something black, cast a shadow

pini ADJECTIVEago, completed, ended, finished, final, (tenpo pini) past NOUNend, finish VERBto end, to finish, to close PRE-VERBto end/stop doing something

pipi NOUNbug, insect, ant, spider

poka NOUNhip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity, nearby area ADJECTIVEneighboring, nearby, at one’s side

poki NOUNcontainer, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel VERB(unconventional) to put in a box

pona ADJECTIVEgood, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple NOUNgood, simplicity VERBto improve, to fix

pu ADJECTIVEinteracting with / as told in the official Toki Pona book NOUNthe official Toki Pona book VERBinteracting with the official Toki Pona book The official Toki Pona book only defines the verb meaning of the word pu. Some people in the Toki Pona community prefer to only use it in the verb meaning, while others use it in others as well.

sama ADJECTIVEsame, similar, like; each other; sibling, peer, fellow PREPOSITIONas, like NOUNsimilarity, (someone’s) sibling

seli ADJECTIVEwarm, hot NOUNheat, warmth; fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source VERBto heat

selo NOUNouter form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary ADJECTIVEouter

seme PARTICLEwhat? which? (for questions)

sewi NOUNarea above, top, highest part, something elevated, sky, god ADJECTIVEhigh, above; awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural

sijelo NOUNbody (of person or animal), physical state, torso ADJECTIVEphysical, of sijelo

sike NOUNround/circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel, (sike tenpo) year ADJECTIVEround, circular, spherical, of one year VERBto make a circle around

sin namako ADJECTIVEnew, fresh; additional, another, extra NOUNnovelty, addition, (unconventional) update, spice VERBto add, to update

sina NOUNyou ADJECTIVEyour

sinpin NOUNface, foremost part, front, wall ADJECTIVEof face, foremost

sitelen NOUNimage, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing ADJECTIVEsymbolic, written, recorded VERBto write, to draw, to record

sona VERBknow, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on PRE-VERBknow how to NOUNknowledge, information ADJECTIVEknown

soweli NOUNanimal, beast, land mammal

suli ADJECTIVEbig, heavy, large, long, tall; important, great; adult NOUNsize, greatness VERBto grow

suno NOUNsun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source ADJECTIVEsolar, bright VERBto light, to shine

supa NOUNhorizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on

suwi ADJECTIVEsweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable NOUN(unconventional) sweets, fragrances

tan PREPOSITIONby, from, because of NOUNcause, reason, origin ADJECTIVEoriginal VERB(with object) (unconventional) to cause

taso PARTICLE(at beginning of sentence) but, however ADJECTIVEonly

tawa PREPOSITIONgoing to, toward; to, for; from the perspective of ADJECTIVEmoving NOUNmovement VERBto move

telo NOUNwater, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverage ADJECTIVEwet, fluid, liquid VERBto water, to clean

tenpo NOUNtime, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation ADJECTIVEtemporal

toki VERBto communicate, say, speak, talk, use language, think NOUNspeech, conversation, language ADJECTIVEverbal, conversational

tomo NOUNindoor space; building, structure, home, house, room ADJECTIVEindoor

tu NUMBER2, two NOUNdivide ADJECTIVEdivided VERBto divide Using tu at the end of a noun phrase is generally associated with the number 2. The meaning “divided” is usually specified by using a li particle:

kulupu tu – two communities
kulupu li tu. – the community is divided.

unpa VERBto have sex with NOUNsex ADJECTIVEsexual

uta NOUNmouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw ADJECTIVEoral

utala VERBto fight, to battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against NOUNfight, battle, challenge, war ADJECTIVEaggressive, warlike

walo ADJECTIVEwhite, whitish; light-colored, pale; bright, light NOUNthe color white (and its shades) VERBto color something white

wan ADJECTIVEunique, united, married NUMBER1, one NOUNpart (of something) VERBto unite, to marry Using wan at the end of a noun phrase is generally associated with the number 1. The meaning “united” is usually specified by using a li particle:

kulupu wan – one community
kulupu li wan. – the community is united.
kulupu mute wan – 21 communities (complex numbering system)
kulupu mute li wan – many (or 20) communities are united.

waso NOUNbird, flying creature, winged animal

wawa ADJECTIVEstrong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense NOUNstrength, power, energy

weka ADJECTIVEabsent, away, remote, ignored NOUNabsence, remoteness VERBremove, get rid of

wile PRE-VERBmust, need, require, should, want, wish, to want to do something NOUNwant, need, desire ADJECTIVEdesired, needed, required VERBto want something