VOCABULARY ijo = thing, something, stuff, anything, object ante = change, alter, modify ike = bad, negative, wrong, evil insa = inside, inner world, centre, stomach akesi = non-cute animal, reptile, amphibian ala = no, not, none, un- ale = everything, anything, life, the universe, all, every, complete, whole anu = or awen To stay, wait, remain zero = ala wan = one tu = two GRAMMAR TIP Compound sentences There are two ways to make compound sentences in Toki Pona, one way involves using li, and the other way involves using e. pipi li lukin li unpa. This would be translated as, The insect looks and has sex By putting li before each verb, you can show how the subject, which is pipi does more than one thing. mi moku li pakala. This says, I eat and destroy. While li is still omitted before moku because the subject of the sentence is mi we still use it before the second verb, pakala. Without the li there, the sentence would be chaotic and confusing. The other type of compound sentence is used when there are several direct objects of the same verb, like in this following example: mi moku e kili e telo. This says I eat/drink fruit and water e is used multiple times because kili and telo are both direct objects, and so e must precede them both. Here's another example: I want to see the land and the sun. mi wile lukin e ma e suno.