| no, not, zero, nothing, [~ ala ~] (used to form a yes-no question) | ala |
| (before the direct object) | e |
| thing, phenomenon, object, matter | ijo |
| bad, negative, non-essential, irrelevant,complicated, complex | ike |
| tool, implement, machine, device | ilo |
| centre, content, inside, between, internal organ, stomach | insa |
| human being, person, somebody | jan |
| yellow, yellowish | jelo |
| to produce a sound, recite, utter aloud | kalama |
| arriving, coming, future, summoned, (pv.) to become, manage to, succeed in | kama |
| plant, vegetation, herb, leaf | kasi |
| to be able to, be allowed to, can, may, possibly, possible | ken |
| to use, with, by means of | kepeken |
| community, company, group, nation, society, tribe | kulupu |
| ear; to hear, listen, pay attention to, obey | kute |
| (between the context phrase and the main sentence) | la |
| sleeping, resting | lape |
| (between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its verb, also to introduce a new verb for the same subject) | li |
| little, small, short, few, a bit, young | lili |
| flat object, book, document, card, paper, record, website | lipu |
| located at, present at, real, true, existing, (affirmative response) | lon |
| arm, hand, tactile organ, five, touch/feel physically, interact, press | luka |
| earth, land, outdoors, world, country, territory, soil | ma |
| parent, ancestor, creator, originator, caretaker, sustainer | mama |
| I, me, we, us | mi |
| to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest | moku |
| artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreation | musi |
| many, a lot, more, much, several, very, quantity, three (or more), 20 | mute |
| -th (ordinal number), numbers | nanpa |
| way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road | nasin |
| that, this | ni |
| name, word | nimi |
| hey! O! (vocative, imperative, or optative) | o |
| love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to | olin |
| he, she, it, they | ona |
| begin, start, open, turn on | open |
| botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up, (curse expletive, e.g. ****!) | pakala |
| do, take action on, work on, build, make, prepare | pali |
| give, send, emit, provide, put, release | pana |
| heart (physical or emotional), feeling (an emotion, a direct experience) | pilin |
| black, dark, unlit | pimeja |
| ago, completed, ended, finished, past | pini |
| good, positive, useful, friendly, peaceful, simple | pona |
| what? which? | seme |
| round or circular thing, ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel, of one year | sike |
| you | sina |
| image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing | sitelen |
| know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on, (pv.) know how to | sona |
| animal, beast, land mammal | soweli |
| big, heavy, large, long, tall, important, adult | suli |
| sun, light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine, light source | suno |
| sweet, fragrant, cute, innocent, adorable | suwi |
| going to, toward, for, from the perspective of, moving, (pv.) going to | tawa |
| water, liquid, fluid, wet substance, beverages | telo |
| time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation | tenpo |
| communicate, say, speak, talk, use language, think, hello | toki |
| indoor space, building, home, house, room | tomo |
| two, separate, cut | tu |
| battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against | utala |
| white, whitish, light-coloured, pale | walo |
| unique, united, one | wan |
| strong, powerful, confident, sure, energetic, intense | wawa |
| must, need, require, should, want, wish | wile |
| (emphasis, emotion or confirmation) | a |
| reptile, amphibian | akesi |
| to hunt, forage, seek, (pv.) try to, attempt | alasa |
| bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent, bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath, low, lower, bottom, down | anpa |
| different, altered, changed, other | ante |
| or, choose, decide | anu |
| enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying, (pv.) to continue to, to keep | awen |
| (between multiple subjects) and, plus | en |
| disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary | jaki |
| to have, carry, contain, hold | jo |
| fish, marine animal, sea creature | kala |
| fruit, vegetable, mushroom | kili |
| hard object, metal, rock, stone | kiwen |
| clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder | ko |
| air, breath, essence, spirit, hidden reality, unseen agent | kon |
| colorful, pigmented, painted, of or relating to the LGBT+ community | kule |
| blue, green | laso |
| head, mind, to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule | lawa |
| cloth, clothing, fabric, textile, cover, layer of privacy | len |
| cold, cool, uncooked, raw | lete |
| long and flexible thing, cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn, line, connection | linja |
| red, reddish | loje |
| eye, look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch, look for, seek, (pv.) try to | lukin |
| door, hole, orifice, window | lupa |
| money, cash, savings, wealth, large domesticated animal | mani |
| dead, dying | moli |
| back, behind, rear | monsi |
| (animal noise or communication), (non-speech vocalization) | mu |
| moon, night sky object, star, glow, glowing light, light in the dark | mun |
| unusual, strange, silly, drunk, intoxicated | nasa |
| bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance | nena |
| foot, leg, organ of locomotion, bottom, lower part | noka |
| long hard thing, branch, rod, stick | palisa |
| cereal, grain, barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat, bread, pasta | pan |
| of (used to divide a second noun group that describes a first noun group), (introduces a genitive noun) | pi |
| bug, insect, ant, spider | pipi |
| hip, side, next to, nearby, vicinity, along with (comitative), beside | poka |
| container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel | poki |
| same, similar, each other, sibling, peer, fellow, as, like | sama |
| fire, cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source | seli |
| area above, highest part, something elevated, awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural | sewi |
| body (of person or animal), physical state, torso | sijelo |
| new, fresh, additional, another, extra | sin |
| face, foremost, front, wall | sinpin |
| horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on | supa |
| by, from, because of, origin, cause | tan |
| but, however, only | taso |
| mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw | uta |
| bird, flying creature, winged animal | waso |
| absent, away, ignored | weka |
| market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction | esun |
| outer form, outer layer, bark, peel, shell, skin, boundary | selo |
| have sexual relations with | unpa |
| interacting with the official Toki Pona book | pu |
| all, abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful, abundance, everything, life, universe, one hundred,100 | ale |
| indeed, too, also, as well | kin |
| fear, dread, monster, predator, threat, danger | monsuta |
| non-binary, gender-non-conforming, trans, non-cisgender | tonsi |
| woman, female, feminine person, wife | meli |
| man, male, masculine person, husband | mije |
| any animal from the Procyonidae family, such as raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles, any animal from the Musteloidea superfamily, including raccoons, weasels, otters, skunks, and red pandas | kijetesantakalu |
| interacting with the Toki Pona Dictionary by Sonja Lang | ku |
| stairs, square, block, corner, cube | leko |
| (indicates thinking, pondering, recognition, agreement, or humming) | n |
| embellishment, spice, extra, additional | namako |
| split, cut, slice, sever, sharp | kipisi |
| fungus, fungi | soko |
| medicine, medical | misikeke |
| take, seize, catch, receive, get | lanpan |
| eye, ocular, visual {cf. lukin} | oko |
| epic, cool, awesome, amazing | epiku |
| midpoint, medium, mediocre, neither one not the other, neither fully is nor isn't | meso |
| any non-pu word, any new word, any joke word | minisin |
| network, internet, connection, weave, braid, interlace | linluwi |
| to use one or more of the "banned" syllables wu, wo, ji, or ti, or to break toki pona phonotactics | wuwojiti |
| magic, sorcery, enchant, magical, supernatural, occult, incomprehensible | usawi |
| spiky, sharp, angle, point, triangular | kiki |
| old, aged, ancient | majuna |
| reflect, resound, mirror, be on the opposite/polar end of | jasima |
| to think, brainstorm, rationalize, conclude, ponder | isipin |
| [interjection] indicating awe or amazement | wa |
