Toki Pona

in 9 chapters

啊 a

ah!

(noises and language)

6 words

啊 a

(emotion word)

吽 mu

(animal sound)

名 nimi

name, word

其 li

is

(basic grammar)

7.5 words

其 li

(marks predicate)

就 la

while, when, as

于 e

(marks direct object)

我 mi

me

(speakers and pronouns)

6 words

我 mi

me

这 ni

this

她 ona

they/he/she/it

好 pona

good

(likes and dislikes)

7 words

好 pona

good, fix, simple

坏 ike

bad

污 jaki

yuck, gross, dirt, filth

知 sona

know

(thoughts and reasoning)

5.5 words

知 sona

thought, know

要 wile

want, will

能 ken

can, possible

到 tawa

go

(space and location)

7 words

到 tawa

go, walk, towards

地 ma

land, place

在 lon

at

不 ala

not

(basic distinctions)

8 words

不 ala

no, none

全 ali

all, everything

或 anu

or

人 jan

ppl

(people of all kinds)

8 words

人 jan

person

鱼 kala

fish, water animal

虫 pipi

bug

多 mute

many

(numbers and scope)

8 words

多 mute

many, multiple

一 wan

one

二 tu

two

来 kama

come

(motion and process)

6 words

来 kama

come, arrive, start

末 pini

end, over, done

留 awen

stay, keep, remaining

大 suli

big

(comparing and describing)

7 words

大 suli

big, important

小 lili

little

力 wawa

energy, strong, confident

吃 moku

eat

(things people might do)

7.5 words

吃 moku

eat

睡 lape

sleep

性 unpa

sex

变 ante

change

(comparison)

5 words

变 ante

different, change, else

像 sama

same, similar

新 sin

new, more

看 lukin

see

(perception)

7.5 words

看 lukin

look, see, watch

听 kute

listen, hear

声 kalama

noise

时 tenpo

time

(elemental forces and sky)

7.5 words

时 tenpo

time

月 mun

moon

阳 suno

sun

房 tomo

house

(social structures)

4.5 words

房 tomo

house

道 nasin

way, road

钱 mani

money

石 kiwen

rock

(forms of matter)

7 words

石 kiwen

rock, metal

膏 ko

paste, powder, semi-solid

气 kon

air, wind, spirit

用 kepeken

use

(interacting in the world)

7 words

用 kepeken

use

具 ilo

tool

开 open

open, turn on

有 jo

have

(presence and proximity)

5.5 words

有 jo

have

旁 poka

side, beside, with, nearby

缺 weka

missing, gone, away

手 luka

hand

(body parts and formations)

8 words

手 luka

hand, arm

山 nena

nose, mountain, bump

脚 noka

foot, leg

给 pana

give

(more things people might do)

6.5 words

给 pana

give

爱 olin

love

错 pakala

mistake, ruin, destroy

女 meli

female

(biological reproduction)

7.5 words

女 meli

female

男 mije

male

亲 mama

parent

物 ijo

thing

(physical boundaries)

6 words

物 ijo

thing

内 insa

inside, inner

壳 selo

exterior, skin, shell, bark

画 sitelen

art

(artifacts and produced works)

7 words

画 sitelen

draw, write, image

叶 lipu

card, paper, ticket

包 poki

container, box, cup

黑 pimeja

dark

(hues, tints, color and shade)

8 words

黑 pimeja

dark, black

白 walo

light, white

青 laso

green/blue

上 sewi

up

(position, direction, orientation)

6.5 words

上 sewi

high up, elevated, formal

下 anpa

bottom, down, under

后 monsi

back, rear, behind

棍 palisa

stick

(shapes of things)

5 words

棍 palisa

stick

圆 sike

round, circle, ball

线 linja

string, cord, hair, chain

THE END

BY Hakim El Hattab / hakim.se