| a or kin |
| PARTICLE (emphasis, emotion or confirmation) |
| akesi |
| NOUN non-cute animal; reptile, amphibian |
| ala |
| ADJECTIVE no, not, zero |
| alasa |
| VERB to hunt, forage |
| ale or ali |
| ADJECTIVE all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful |
| NOUN abundance, everything, life, universe |
| NUMBER 100 |
| anpa |
| ADJECTIVE bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent |
| ante |
| ADJECTIVE different, altered, changed, other |
| anu |
| PARTICLE or |
| awen |
| ADJECTIVE enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying |
| PRE-VERB to continue to |
| e |
| PARTICLE (before the direct object) |
| en |
| PARTICLE (between multiple subjects) |
| esun |
| NOUN market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction |
| ijo |
| NOUN thing, phenomenon, object, matter |
| ike |
| ADJECTIVE bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant |
| ilo |
| NOUN tool, implement, machine, device |
| insa |
| NOUN centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach |
| jaki |
| ADJECTIVE disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary |
| jan |
| NOUN human being, person, somebody |
| jelo |
| ADJECTIVE yellow, yellowish |
| jo |
| VERB to have, carry, contain, hold |
| kala |
| NOUN fish, marine animal, sea creature |
| kalama |
| VERB to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud |
| kama |
| ADJECTIVE arriving, coming, future, summoned |
| PRE-VERB to become, manage to, succeed in |
| kasi |
| NOUN plant, vegetation; herb, leaf |
| ken |
| PRE-VERB to be able to, be allowed to, can, may |
| ADJECTIVE possible |
| kepeken |
| PREPOSITION to use, with, by means of |
| kili |
| NOUN fruit, vegetable, mushroom |
| kiwen |
| NOUN hard object, metal, rock, stone |
| ko |
| NOUN clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder |
| kon |
| NOUN air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent |
| kule |
| ADJECTIVE colourful, pigmented, painted |
| kulupu |
| NOUN community, company, group, nation, society, tribe |
| kute |
| NOUN ear |
| VERB to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey |
| la |
| PARTICLE (between the context phrase and the main sentence) |
| lape |
| ADJECTIVE sleeping, resting |
| laso |
| ADJECTIVE blue, green |
| lawa |
| NOUN head, mind |
| VERB to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule |
| len |
| NOUN cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy |
| lete |
| ADJECTIVE cold, cool; uncooked, raw |
| li |
PARTICLE (between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its verb; also to introduce a new verb for the same subject) |
| lili |
| ADJECTIVE little, small, short; few; a bit; young |
| linja |
| NOUN long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn |
| lipu |
| NOUN flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website |
| loje |
| ADJECTIVE red, reddish |
| lon |
| PREPOSITION located at, present at, real, true, existing |
| luka |
| NOUN arm, hand, tactile organ |
| NUMBER five |
| lukin or oko |
| NOUN eye
|
| VERB to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch |
| PRE-VERB to seek, look for, try to |
| lupa |
| NOUN door, hole, orifice, window |
| ma |
| NOUN earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil |
| mama |
| NOUN parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer |
| mani |
| NOUN money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal |
| meli |
| NOUN woman, female, feminine person; wife |
| mi |
| NOUN I, me, we, us |
| mije |
| NOUN man, male, masculine person; husband |
| moku |
| VERB to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest |
| moli |
| ADJECTIVE dead, dying |
| monsi |
| NOUN back, behind, rear |
| mu |
| PARTICLE (animal noise or communication) |
| mun |
| NOUN moon, night sky object, star |
| musi |
| ADJECTIVE artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreational |
| mute |
| ADJECTIVE many, a lot, more, much, several, very |
| NOUN quantity |
| nanpa |
| PARTICLE -th (ordinal number) |
| NOUN numbers |
| nasa |
| ADJECTIVE unusual, strange; foolish, crazy; drunk, intoxicated |
| nasin |
| NOUN way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road |
| nena |
| NOUN bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance |
| ni |
| ADJECTIVE that, this |
| nimi |
| NOUN name, word |
| noka |
| NOUN foot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part |
| o |
| PARTICLE hey! O! (vocative or imperative) |
| olin |
| VERB to love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to |
| ona |
| NOUN he, she, it, they |
| open |
| VERB to begin, start; open; turn on |
| pakala |
| ADJECTIVE botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up |
| pali |
| VERB to do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare |
| palisa |
| NOUN long hard thing; branch, rod, stick |
| pan |
| NOUN cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta |
| pana |
| VERB to give, send, emit, provide, put, release |
| pi |
| PARTICLE of |
| pilin |
| NOUN heart (physical or emotional) |
| ADJECTIVE feeling (an emotion, a direct experience) |
| pimeja |
| ADJECTIVE black, dark, unlit |
| pini |
| ADJECTIVE ago, completed, ended, finished, past |
| pipi |
| NOUN bug, insect, ant, spider |
| poka |
| NOUN hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity |
| poki |
| NOUN container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel |
| pona |
| ADJECTIVE good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple |
| pu |
| ADJECTIVE interacting with the official Toki Pona book |
| sama |
| ADJECTIVE same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow |
| PREPOSITION as, like |
| seli |
| ADJECTIVE fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source |
| selo |
| NOUN outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary |
| seme |
| PARTICLE what? which? |
| sewi |
| NOUN area above, highest part, something elevated |
| ADJECTIVE awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural |
| sijelo |
| NOUN body (of person or animal), physical state, torso |
| sike |
| NOUN round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel |
| ADJECTIVE of one year |
| sin or namako |
| ADJECTIVE new, fresh; additional, another, extra |
| sina |
| NOUN you |
| sinpin |
| NOUN face, foremost, front, wall |
| sitelen |
| NOUN image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing |
| sona |
| VERB to know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on |
| PRE-VERB to know how to |
| soweli |
| NOUN animal, beast, land mammal |
| suli |
| ADJECTIVE big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult |
| suno |
| NOUN sun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source |
| supa |
| NOUN horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on |
| suwi |
| ADJECTIVE sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable |
| tan |
| PREPOSITION by, from, because of |
| taso |
| PARTICLE but, however |
| ADJECTIVE only |
| tawa |
| PREPOSITION going to, toward; for; from the perspective of |
| ADJECTIVE moving |
| telo |
| NOUN water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverage |
| tenpo |
| NOUN time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation |
| toki |
| VERB to communicate, say, speak, say, talk, use language, think |
| tomo |
| NOUN indoor space; building, home, house, room |
| tu |
| NUMBER two |
| unpa |
| VERB to have sexual or marital relations with |
| uta |
| NOUN mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw |
| utala |
| VERB to battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against |
| walo |
| ADJECTIVE white, whitish; light-coloured, pale |
| wan |
| ADJECTIVE unique, united |
| NUMBER one |
| waso |
| NOUN bird, flying creature, winged animal |
| wawa |
| ADJECTIVE strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense |
| weka |
| ADJECTIVE absent, away, ignored |
| wile |
| PRE-VERB must, need, require, should, want, wish |