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a interj ah, ha, uh, oh, ooh, aw, well (emotion word) akesi n non-cute animal, reptile, amphibian ala mod no, not, none, un- n nothing, negation, zero interj no! ale, ali (both variants are correct) n everything, anything, life, the universe mod all, every, complete, whole anpa n bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath mod low, lower, bottom, down ante n difference mod different cont otherwise, or else vt change, alter, modify anu conj or awen vi stay, wait, remain vt keep mod remaining, stationary, permanent, sedentary e sep (introduces a direct object) en conj and (used to coordinate head nouns) ijo n thing, something, stuff, anything, object mod of something vt objectify ike mod bad, negative, wrong, evil, overly complex, (figuratively) unhealthy interj oh dear! woe! alas! n negativity, badness, evil vt to make bad, to worsen, to have a negative effect upon vi to be bad, to suck [sounds like icky] ilo n tool, device, machine, thing used for a specific purpose insa n inside, inner world, centre, stomach mod inner, internal [inside] jaki mod dirty, gross, filthy n dirt, pollution, garbage, filth vt pollute, dirty interj ew! yuck! [yucky] jan n person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody mod human, somebody's, personal, of people vt personify, humanize, personalize jelo mod yellow, light green [yellow] jo vt have, contain n having receive, get, take, obtain kala n fish, sea creature kalama n sound, noise, voice vi make noise vt sound, ring, play (an instrument) kama vi come, become, arrive, happen, pursue actions to arrive to (a certain state), manage to, start to n event, happening, chance, arrival, beginning mod coming, future vt bring about, summon [come up] kasi n plant, leaf, herb, tree, wood ken vi can, is able to, is allowed to, may, is possible n possibility, ability, power to do things, permission vt make possible, enable, allow, permit cont it is possible that kepeken vt use prep with kili n fruit, pulpy vegetable, mushroom kin mod also, too, even, indeed (emphasizes the word(s) before it) kiwen mod hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal n hard thing, rock, stone, metal, mineral, clay ko n semi-solid or squishy substance, e.g. paste, powder, gum kon n air, wind, smell, soul mod air-like, ethereal, gaseous kule n colour, paint mod colourful vt colour, paint kute vt listen, hear mod auditory, hearing kulupu n group, community, society, company, people mod communal, shared, public, of the society la sep (between adverb or phrase of context and sentence) lape n, vi sleep, rest mod sleeping, of sleep laso mod blue, blue-green lawa n head, mind mod main, leading, in charge vt lead, control, rule, steer len n clothing, cloth, fabric lete n cold mod cold, uncooked vt cool down, chill li sep (between any subject except mi and sina and its verb; also used to introduce a new verb for the same subject) lili mod small, little, young, a bit, short, few, less vt reduce, shorten, shrink, lessen linja n long, very thin, floppy thing, e.g. string, rope, hair, thread, cord, chain lipu n flat and bendable thing, e.g. paper, card, ticket loje mod red lon prep be (located) in/at/on vi be there, be present, be real/true, exist, be awake luka n hand, arm lukin vt see, look at, watch, read vi look, watch out, pay attention mod visual(ly) lupa n hole, orifice, window, door [sounds like loop] ma n land, earth, country, (outdoor) area mama n parent, mother, father mod of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly [sounds like momma] mani n money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital meli n woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend mod female, feminine, womanly mi n I, we mod my, our [me] mije n man, male, husband, boyfriend mod male, masculine, manly moku n food, meal - v. To Eat , drink vt eat, drink, swallow, ingest, consume moli n death vi die, be dead vt kill mod dead, deadly, fatal monsi n back, rear end, butt, behind mod back, rear mu interj woof! meow! moo! etc. (cute animal noise) mun n moon mod lunar musi n fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainment mod artful, fun, recreational vi play, have fun vt amuse, entertain mute mod many, very, much, several, a lot, abundant, numerous, more n amount, quantity vt make many or much nanpa n number oth -th (ordinal numbers) nasa mod silly, crazy, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, weird vt drive crazy, make weird nasin n way, manner, custom, road, path, doctrine, system, method nena n bump, nose, hill, mountain, button ni mod this, that nimi n word, name noka n leg, foot o sep O (vocative or imperative) interj hey! (calling somebody's attention) oko n eye olin n love mod love vt to love (a person) ona n she, he, it, they mod her, his, its, their open vt open, turn on pakala n blunder, accident, mistake, destruction, damage, breaking vt screw up, fuck up, botch, ruin, break, hurt, injure, damage, spoil, ruin vi screw up, fall apart, break interj damn! fuck! pali n activity, work, deed, project mod active, work-related, operating, working vt do, make, build, create vi act, work, function palisa n long, mostly hard object, e.g. rod, stick, branch pana vt give, put, send, place, release, emit, cause n giving, transfer, exchange pi sep of, belonging to pilin n feelings, emotion, heart vi feel vt feel, think, sense, touch pimeja mod black, dark n darkness, shadows vt darken pini n end, tip mod completed, finished, past, done, ago vt finish, close, end, turn off pipi n bug, insect, spider poka n side, hip, next to prep in the accompaniment of, with mod neighbouring poki n container, box, bowl, cup, glass pona n good,simple, simplicity, positivity mod good, simple, positive, nice, correct, right interj great! good! thanks! OK! cool! yay! vt improve, fix, repair, make good sama mod same, similar, equal, of equal status or position prep like, as, seem seli n fire, warmth, heat mod hot, warm, cooked vt heat, warm up, cook selo n outside, surface, skin, shell, bark, shape, peel seme oth what, which, wh- (question word) sewi n high, up, above, top, over, on mod superior, elevated, religious, formal sijelo n body, physical state sike n circle, wheel, sphere, ball, cycle mod round, cyclical sin mod new, fresh, another, more vt renew, renovate, freshen sina n you mod your sinpin n front, chest, torso, face, wall sitelen n picture, image vt draw, write sona n knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, understanding vt know, understand, know how to vi know, understand learn, study soweli n animal, especially land mammal, lovable animal suli mod big, tall, long, adult, important vt enlarge, lengthen n size suno n sun, light supa n horizontal surface, e.g furniture, table, chair, pillow, floor suwi n candy, sweet food mod sweet, cute vt sweeten tan prep from, by, because of, since n origin, cause taso mod only, sole conj but tawa prep to, in order to, towards, for, until vi go to, walk, travel, move, leave n movement, transportation mod moving, mobile vt move, displace telo n water, liquid, juice, sauce vt water, wash with water tenpo n time, period of time, moment, duration, situation toki n language, talking, speech, communication mod talking, verbal vt say vi talk, chat, communicate interj hello! hi! tomo n indoor constructed space, e.g. house, home, room, building mod urban, domestic, household tu mod two n duo, pair vt double, separate/cut/divide in two unpa n sex, sexuality mod erotic, sexual vt have sex with, sleep with, vi have sex uta n mouth mod oral utala n conflict, disharmony, competition, fight, war, battle, attack, blow, argument, physical or verbal violence vt hit, strike, attack, compete against walo mod white, light (colour) n white thing or part, whiteness, lightness [sounds like wall, which is often white] wan mod one, a n unit, element, particle, part, piece vt unite, make one waso n bird, winged animal wawa n energy, strength, power mod energetic, strong, fierce, intense, sure, confident vt strengthen, energize, empower weka mod away, absent, missing n absence vt throw away, remove, get rid of wile vt to want, need, wish, have to, must, will, should n desire, need, will mod necessary | ;
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| ABOUT TOKI PONA | |
| BASIC SENTENCE | |
| THE USE OF LI | |
| THE USE OF WILE | |
| COMPOUND SENTENCES | |
| ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS | |
| PREPOSITIONS | |
| PREPOSITIONS | |
| NEGATION YES - NO | |
| GENDER 6 INTERJECTIONS |