Title: Mi Toki
Tags: core widespread common

Prompt: akesi
Answer: reptile
Translations: reptile⁵, frog³
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
non-cute animal; reptile, amphibian
Notes: akesi used to mean "non-cute animal," and is defined this way in pu, but this definition has fallen out of use and was later removed in the pu annotations published with ku.

Prompt: a
Translations: ah⁵, oh⁵, ha⁵, ooh⁴, uh⁴, gosh⁴, whoa⁴, wow⁴, um³, huh³, uh-huh², quite², gasp², really², mm-hmm², hmm², sigh²
Verbatim Meaning: PARTICLE
(emphasis, emotion or confirmation)
Notes: In common usage (both before and after pu), "a" and "kin" are separate
words, each with their own meaning. In pu, they are considered synonyms.

Prompt: ala
Answer: no
Translations: not⁵, none⁵, zero⁵, no⁵, nothing⁵, neither³, nor², hardly²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
no, not, zero

Prompt: alasa
Answer: to hunt
Translations: hunt⁵, hunting⁵, search⁴, pursuit⁴, pursue⁴, gather⁴, finding³, seek³, explore³, chase², locate², try², collect², quest², catch²
Verbatim Meaning: VERB
to hunt, forage
Notes: In some communities, the usage of "alasa" as a preverb meaning "try to" is equally or even more common than "lukin". In pu, only "lukin"/"oko" has this meaning.

Prompt: ale
Answer: all
Translations: every⁴, everything⁴, all⁴, entire⁴, universal³, completely³, total³, entirely³, universe³, altogether³, comprehensive³, full², totally², each², fully², any², thoroughly², absolute², general², countless², complete², whole², hundred²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful
NOUN
abundance, everything, life, universe
NUMBER
100
Notes: "ali" is an alternative to "ale", coined in a poll in 2002 in order to avoid confusion with "ala". However, the usage of "ale" over "ali" remains more common. The majority of speakers report not understanding the "abundant, bountiful, plentiful" meaning, at least out of context. "20, 120" were non-pu meanings previously in use in the community alongside 100; they are virtually unheard of nowadays.

Prompt: anpa
Answer: humble
Translations: down⁵, bottom⁴, lower⁴, defeat³, below³, beneath³, under², bow², underlying²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent
Notes: In common usage (both before and after pu), "anpa" has the meaning of "place that is down". In pu, "noka" has that meaning instead.

Prompt: ante
Answer: different
Translations: other⁵, changing⁵, different⁵, alter⁵, modify⁵, alternative⁴, change⁴,
convert⁴, edit⁴, difference⁴, transformation⁴, distinct⁴, differently⁴,
vary⁴, transform³, variation³, contrast³, distinction³, replace³,
switch³, else³, another³, conversion³, adjustment³, adapt², affect²,
distinguish², adjust², amendment², transition², opposed², unlike²,
separate², counterpart², diversity², shift², adaptation²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
different, altered, changed, other

Prompt: anu
Answer: or
Translations: or⁵, whether³, choice³, selection², decide², either², select²
Verbatim Meaning: PARTICLE
or
Notes: The usage of "anu" as a content word meaning "choose" remains controversial.

Prompt: awen
Answer: enduring
Translations: stay⁵, await⁵, wait⁵, preserve⁵, remain⁵, sustain⁵, retain⁴, defend⁴,
endure⁴, continued⁴, continue⁴, secure⁴, continuing⁴, save⁴, protect⁴,
keep⁴, still³, reserve³, protection³, remaining³, continuous³,
stability³, maintain³, safe³, security³, stable³, constant³,
protective³, defence³, left (remaining)³, defensive², maintenance²,
rescue², stand², standing², steady², pause², custody², safely², saving²,
guard², reservation², suspend², hang², ongoing², hesitate², safety²,
delay², conservation²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying
PRE-VERB
to continue to

Prompt: e
Verbatim Meaning: PARTICLE
(before the direct object)

Prompt: epiku
Answer: epic
Translations: epic³, awesome², amazing²
Verbatim Meaning: epic, cool, awesome, amazing
Notes: found in ku suli

Prompt: esun
Answer: market
Translations: trading⁵, trade⁵, shopping⁵, deal⁴, commerce⁴, purchase⁴, sales⁴, buy⁴,
transaction⁴, market⁴, sale³, exchange³, sell³, retail³, business³,
shop³, store², commercial², financial², enterprise², economy²,
franchise²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction
Notes: According to jan Sonja, "esun was told [to her] by a taxi driver who spoke a language from the Akan family in West Africa".

Prompt: ijo
Answer: thing
Translations: thing⁵, stuff⁵, item⁵, something⁵, object⁵, entity⁵, phenomenon⁴,
material⁴, matter (n)⁴, substance³, anything³, element², asset², being²,
chemical², subject², product², stock², example²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
thing, phenomenon, object, matter
Notes: Esperanto · io ‘something’ ← Romance i- ‘(relative pronoun root)’

Prompt: ike
Answer: bad
Translations: bad⁵, harsh⁵, badly⁵, mean (adj)⁴, evil⁴, negative⁴, problem⁴,
horrible⁴, terrible⁴, unfortunate³, poorly³, offensive³, awful³,
trouble³, tragic³, cruel³, wrong³, inappropriate³, issue³, complexity³,
unfair², awkward², complicated², vice², hostile², difficulty², nasty²,
corruption², corrupt², hard (difficult)², harm², complex², danger²,
cursed², challenging², toxic², chaos², difficult², disorder²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant

Prompt: ilo
Answer: tool
Translations: tool⁵, device⁵, equipment⁵, machine⁵, app⁴, hardware⁴, robot³,
technological³, mechanical³, gear³, tech³, mechanism³, technical³,
software³, utility², instrument², application², technology², computer²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
tool, implement, machine, device

Prompt: insa
Answer: center
Translations: internal⁵, inner⁵, interior⁵, centre⁵, guts⁴, core⁴, central³, inside³,
middle³, belly³, stomach³, internal organ², within², insert², content²,
amid², between²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach

Prompt: jaki
Answer: toxic
Translations: dirty⁵, trash⁵, gross⁵, garbage⁵, mess⁵, disgusting⁴, junk⁴, bacteria⁴,
nasty⁴, crap³, toxic³, waste³, infection³, disease², shit², virus²,
pollution², bullshit², illness¹
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary

Prompt: jan
Answer: person
Translations: person⁵, human⁵, people⁵, anybody⁴, dude⁴, anyone³, character³,
somebody³, guy³, being³, individual², civilian², whoever², citizen²,
participant², Hominidae², personal²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
human being, person, somebody
Notes: There are two sides to the concept, "sentient entity" and "homo sapiens", which matters for whether to use the word in edge cases (i.e. aliens, humans turned into werewolves, etc). Which sense is more central to the word remains controversial.

Prompt: jelo
Answer: yellow
Translations: yellow⁵, golden²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
yellow, yellowish
Notes: Some extend "jelo" to include lime green, but this usage is uncommon.

Prompt: jo
Answer: to have
Translations: have⁵, possess⁵, carry⁵, contain⁴, own⁴, hold⁴, possession⁴, ownership⁴,
include³, consist³, comprise³, grasp², equip², bring², grip²
Verbatim Meaning: VERB
to have, carry, contain, hold

Prompt: en
Answer: (between multiple subjects)
Translations: and³, plus³
Verbatim Meaning: PARTICLE
(between multiple subjects)
Notes: There are various analyses of the syntactic role of "en". Originally
intended to be used as "and", it was changed (via poll in 2002) to just
be used with "head nouns". One of the more recent analyses (including
2021's April Fools) treats "en" as a subject marker.

Prompt: kala
Answer: fish
Translations: fish⁵, sea creature⁵, salmon⁴
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
fish, marine animal, sea creature

Prompt: kalama
Answer: to produce a sound
Translations: sound⁵, noise⁴, tone³, bang²
Verbatim Meaning: VERB
to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud

Prompt: kama
Answer: arriving
Translations: coming⁵, come⁵, arrival⁵, arrive⁵, become⁴, upcoming⁴, emerging⁴, emerge⁴, happen⁴, occur³, next², developmental², arise², visit², induce², trigger², phenomenon², event²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
arriving, coming, future, summoned
PRE-VERB
to become, manage to, succeed in

Prompt: kasi
Answer: plant
Translations: plant⁵, bush⁴, herb², tree²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
plant, vegetation; herb, leaf

Prompt: ken
Answer: to be able to
Translations: able⁵, potential⁵, ability⁵, capability⁵, capable⁵, may⁵, possible⁵,
could⁵, eligible⁴, can⁴, possibility⁴, permission⁴, likelihood³,
chance³, probability³, available³, opportunity³, maybe³, possibly³,
odds³, patentially², perhaps², liberty², might², option², viable²,
enable², privilege², allow², likely², prospect², freedom²
Verbatim Meaning: PRE-VERB
to be able to, be allowed to, can, may
ADJECTIVE
possible

Prompt: kepeken
Answer: to use
Translations: use⁵, utilize⁴, via³, employ³, used², operate², interact², equip²
Verbatim Meaning: PREPOSITION
to use, with, by means of
Notes: Whether "kepeken" should be used with or without "e" in a predicative position (meaning "to use") remains controversial.

Prompt: kijetesantakalu
Answer: raccoon
Translations: procyonid³, Musteloidea²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
any animal from the Procyonidae family, such as raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles or any animal from the Musteloidea superfamily, including raccoons, weasels, otters, skunks, and red pandas
Notes: Coined as an April Fools joke in 2009.

Prompt: kili
Answer: fruit
Translations: fruit⁵, vegetable⁵, apple⁵, kumquat³, fungus², nut², bean², onion², tomato²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
fruit, vegetable, mushroom
Notes: In post-ku 2021, metaphorical definitions for kili have been suggested, including but not limited to "offspring" and "product", and are moderately popular. It is not yet clear whether this will remain in use long-term.

Prompt: kin
Answer: indeed
Translations: also⁴, too⁴, indeed², especially²
Verbatim Meaning: PARTICLE
(emphasis, emotion or confirmation)
Notes: In common usage (both before and after pu), "a" and "kin" are separate words, each with their own meaning. In pu, they are considered synonyms. Underwent significant changes in usage in 2002, alongside "en" and (now obsolete) "kan".

Prompt: kipisi
Answer: cut
Translations: split⁴, division⁴, slice⁴, cut³, divide³, chop³, segment³, section³, portion², piece², part², half², rip², clip², separation², chunk², carve², separate², sector², percentage²
Verbatim Meaning: split, cut, slice, sever; sharp

Prompt: kiwen
Answer: rock
Translations: solid⁵, rock⁵, stone⁵, hard object⁴, concrete³, metal³, steel³, iron³, firm³, stiff³, silver², plastic²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
hard object, metal, rock, stone
Notes: Coined in a poll in 2002.

Prompt: ko
Answer: goo
Translations: goo⁵, semisolid⁵, paste⁴, powder⁴, clay³, sand², dust², substance², cream², dough², mud²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder
Notes: The "clinging form" definition was elaborated to mean "a shape or mass that sticks or clings; a clot, a thick or viscous lump, a clump that can be reshaped".

Prompt: kon
Answer: air
Translations: soul⁵, air⁵, spirit⁵, gas⁵, essence⁴, atmosphere⁴, oxygen³, breathe³, breath³, meaning³, intangible³, breathing³, invisible entity³, definition², abstract², breeze², smell²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
air, breath; essence, spirit, hidden reality, unseen agent

Prompt: ku
Answer: interacting with the Toki Pona Dictionary by Sonja Lang
Notes: For ways to buy a copy of the book, visit the official Toki Pona website.

Prompt: kule
Answer: colourful
Translations: colour⁵, diverse², LGBTQ+², paint², lesbian², gay², spectrum²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
colourful, pigmented, painted
Notes: in addition to its pu-definitions, kule is sometimes used to talk about more general kinds of categories, like type, kind, flavour, gender, etc.

Prompt: kulupu
Answer: community
Translations: group⁵, organization⁵, community⁵, collective⁵, tribe⁵, squad⁴, tribal⁴,
bunch⁴, cluster⁴, league⁴, collection⁴, society⁴, association⁴, crew⁴,
team³, club³, coalition³, set³, socially³, gathering³, category³,
institution³, gang³, assembly³, meeting³, pile³, network³, crowd³,
ethnic², bureau², partnership², social², class², array², stack²,
committee², public², affiliation², combination², sequence², pack²,
establishment², conference², franchise², demographic², company², rally²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
community, company, group, nation, society, tribe

Prompt: kute
Answer: to hear
Translations: hear⁵, listen⁵, ear⁵, hearing⁵
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
ear
VERB
to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey

Prompt: la
Answer: (between the context phrase and the main sentence)
Translations: if⁵, while³, depending³, regarding², than²
Verbatim Meaning: PARTICLE
(between the context phrase and the main sentence)

Prompt: lanpan
Answer: to take
Translations: steal³, seize³, grab²
Verbatim Meaning: VERB
take, seize, catch, receive, get
Notes: Found in ku suli

Prompt: lape
Answer: sleeping
Translations: sleep⁵, asleep⁴, rest³, lay², lie (be in flat position)²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
sleeping, resting

Prompt: laso
Answer: blue
Translations: blue⁵, teal⁴, green³
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
blue, green

Prompt: lawa
Answer: to control
Translations: govern⁵, head⁵, authority⁴, control⁴, ruling⁴, regulatory⁴, leading⁴,
manage⁴, administrative⁴, leadership⁴, rule³, law³, lead³, management³,
legal³, enforce³, oversee³, judicial³, mind³, conduct³, official³,
regulate³, brain³, policy³, administer³, regulation², executive²,
cognitive², guide², drive², mandate², ownership², administration²,
government², command², dominate², psychological², institutional²,
legislation², jurisdiction², main², regime²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
head, mind
VERB
to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule

Prompt: leko
Answer: square
Translations: square⁴, cube³, block³, stair², brick², polyhedron²
Verbatim Meaning: stairs, square, block, corner, cube
Notes: found in ku suli

Prompt: len
Answer: clothing
Translations: clothing⁵, cloth⁵, clothes⁵, fabric⁵, outfit⁴, privacy⁴, cover⁴, dress³,
jacket³, wear³, shirt³, t-shirt², hide², blanket², cotton², private²,
wrap², costume², silk², suit (n)², hidden², underwear², canvas²,
coverage², flag²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy

Prompt: lete
Answer: cold
Translations: cold⁵, raw³, frozen³, freeze², cool²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
cold, cool; uncooked, raw

Prompt: li
Answer: (between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its verb; also to introduce a new verb for the same subject)
Verbatim Meaning: PARTICLE
(between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its verb; also to introduce a new verb for the same subject)

Prompt: lili
Answer: little
Translations: small⁵, little⁵, slight⁵, short⁵, reduce⁵, junior⁵, slightly⁴,
minimize⁴, narrow⁴, bit⁴, minor⁴, partly⁴, reduction⁴, brief⁴, young⁴,
fewer³, less³, diminish³, tiny³, barely³, decrease³, minimal³,
partially³, somewhat³, thin³, inch³, shallow³, subtle³, lightly³,
kinda³, hardly², partial², tight², particle², mere², mild², ounce²,
quarter², gram², shortage²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
little, small, short; few; a bit; young

Prompt: linja
Answer: string
Translations: line⁵, string⁵, cord⁵, rope⁵, thread⁴, fibre³, cable³, link³, connection², ray², streak², row², wire², hair², sequence², chain², connect², straight²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn

Prompt: lipu
Answer: book
Translations: paper⁵, book⁵, ticket⁵, document⁵, article⁵, card⁵, page⁵, magazine⁴,
sheet⁴, file⁴, website³, essay³, novel³, letter (in mail)³, sign³,
publication³, doc², certificate², literature², journal², flat², blog²,
list², pad², poster², newspaper², form², tag²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website

Prompt: loje
Answer: red
Translations: red⁵
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
red, reddish

Prompt: lon
Answer: located at
Translations: at⁵, existing⁵, real⁵, exist⁵, located⁵, presence⁵, yep⁵, existence⁵,
actual⁵, on⁵, true⁵, living⁴, yes⁴, truth⁴, reality⁴, physical⁴, yeah⁴,
genuine³, upon³, truly³, in³, alive³, position³, accurate³, exactly³,
occupy³, live³, attendance³, certainly³, attend³, indeed³, right (not
wrong)³, life², definitely², legitimate², honestly², onto², location²,
correct², validity², correctly², occur², precisely², certain², status²,
physically², placement², sure², mm-hmm², fact², amid², availability²,
frankly², of course², regarding²
Verbatim Meaning: PREPOSITION
located at, present at, real, true, existing

Prompt: luka
Answer: hand
Translations: hand⁵, arm⁴, five⁴, wrist³, touch², palm², handful², gesture², tap², reach², elbow²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
arm, hand, tactile organ
NUMBER
five

Prompt: lukin
Answer: to look at
Translations: see⁵, observe⁵, look at⁵, sight⁵, gaze⁵, observation⁵, check⁴, view⁴,
scan⁴, watch⁴, visual⁴, examine³, inspection³, vision³, notice³,
surveillance³, attention³, appearance³, examination³, detect³, assess²,
stare², perception², perceive², try², glance², impression², reading²,
regard (v)², apparent², visible², read², seek², eye², investigation²,
monitor², encounter²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
eye
VERB
to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch
PRE-VERB
to seek, look for, try to
Notes: In common usage (both before and after pu), "lukin" and "oko" are separate words, each with their own meaning. In pu, they are considered synonyms. Those who consider them synonyms typically don't use "oko" at all, preferring "lukin" in all circumstances. The usage of "alasa" as a preverb meaning "try to" is more common than "lukin". In pu, only "lukin" has this meaning.

Prompt: lupa
Answer: door
Translations: hole⁵, door⁵, orifice⁴, pit⁴, window³, gate³, entrance², opening², gap², dig²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
door, hole, orifice, window

Prompt: ma
Answer: earth
Translations: territory⁵, country⁵, land⁵, realm⁵, area⁵, field⁴, region⁴, place⁴,
soil⁴, earth⁴, province⁴, zone⁴, ground⁴, nation⁴, environmental³,
environment³, site³, location³, domain³, world³, national³, nature³,
setting², landscape², continent², outdoors², habitat², dirt², sector²,
yard², kingdom², venue², outside², acre²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil

Prompt: mama
Answer: parent
Translations: parent⁵, parental⁵, mama⁵, mommy⁴, mom⁴, creator³, mother³, foster³, originator³, father², daddy², founder², dad²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer

Prompt: mani
Answer: money
Translations: money⁵, cash⁵, monetary⁵, currency⁵, treasure⁴, wealth⁴, worth⁴,
cattle⁴, dollar⁴, financial⁴, funding³, fiscal³, wage³, fee³, cost³,
valuable³, pension², expense², economic², fund², revenue², budget²,
salary², credit², compensation², earnings², price², value², income²,
subsidy², profit², cow², toll², payment², large domesticated animal²,
wealthy²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal

Prompt: meli
Answer: woman
Translations: female⁵, lady⁴, woman⁴, girl³, wife², cisgender woman², transgender woman², ma’am²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
woman, female, feminine person; wife

Prompt: meso
Answer: midpoint
Translations: average³, moderate³, medium³, intermediate², ordinary²
Verbatim Meaning: midpoint, medium, mediocre; neither one not the other, neither fully is nor isn't
Notes: found in ku suli

Prompt: mi
Answer: me
Translations: me⁵, my⁵, I⁵, mine⁴, our⁴, myself³, us³, we², self², ours², ourselves²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
I, me, we, us

Prompt: mije
Answer: man
Translations: male⁵, man⁵, husband³, cisgender man³, sir², boyfriend², guy², gentleman², transgender man¹
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
man, male, masculine person; husband

Prompt: misikeke
Answer: medicine
Translations: medication³, medicine³, cure², pill², medical²
Verbatim Meaning: medicine, medical
Notes: found in ku suli

Prompt: moku
Answer: to eat
Translations: food⁵, eat⁵, eating⁵, consume⁵, dining⁵, meal⁵, consumption⁵, swallow⁴, dinner³, nutrition³, drinking³, chew³, groceries³, absorb², drink², lunch²
Verbatim Meaning: VERB
to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest

Prompt: moli
Answer: dead
Translations: death⁵, killing⁵, dead⁵, die⁴, dying⁴, kill⁴, deadly², execution²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
dead, dying

Prompt: monsi
Answer: back
Translations: butt⁵, back (anatomy)⁴, ass⁴, behind²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
back, behind, rear

Prompt: monsuta
Answer: fear
Translations: scary³, fear³, monster³, horror³, scare², disturbing², terror², beast², afraid², demon²
Verbatim Meaning: fear, dread; monster, predator; threat, danger
Notes: found in ku suli

Prompt: mu
Answer: animal noise
Translations: woof⁵, meow⁵, animal vocalization⁵, ribbit⁵, purr⁵, neigh⁵, cock-a-doodle-doo³
Verbatim Meaning: PARTICLE
(animal noise or communication)

Prompt: mun
Answer: moon
Translations: moon⁵, celestial body⁴, star², planet¹
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
moon, night sky object, star

Prompt: musi
Answer: artistic
Translations: entertainment⁵, fun⁵, funny⁵, play⁵, game⁵, comedy⁵, art³, artistic³, fascinating², humour², interesting², irony², sport², enjoy², creative², playoffs²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreational

Prompt: mute
Answer: many
Translations: plenty⁵, multiple⁵, many⁵, much⁵, very⁵, lots⁵, several⁵, numerous⁴,
various⁴, most⁴, quantity⁴, twenty³, fifty³, thousand³, nine³,
majority³, incredibly³, million³, fifteen², dozen², amount², twelve²,
eight², countless², hundred², billion², greatly², frequent², mostly²,
highly², excessive², exceed², six², trillion², quite², deeply², thirty²,
dose², particularly², increasingly², ten², extremely²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
many, a lot, more, much, several, very
NOUN
quantity

Prompt: n
Answer: (indicates thinking, pondering, recognition, agreement, or humming)
Translations: um³, mmm², hmm²

Prompt: namako
Answer: spice
Translations: spice⁵, extra⁴, adornment³, additional³, extension², bonus², salt², fancy², special²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
new, fresh; additional, another, extra

Prompt: nanpa
Answer: number
Translations: number⁵, count⁴, score³, rating³, rank³, measurement³, ranking³, statistical³, quantity², calculate², grade², percentage², edition², percent², statistics², version²
Verbatim Meaning: PARTICLE
-th (ordinal number)
NOUN
numbers

Prompt: nasa
Answer: weird
Translations: weird⁵, unusual⁵, strange⁵, odd⁵, drunk⁴, silly³, wild³, ridiculous², psychoactive², nonsense², confuse², suspicious²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
unusual, strange; foolish, crazy; drunk, intoxicated

Prompt: nasin
Answer: way
Translations: road⁵, way⁵, doctrine⁵, method⁵, path⁵, avenue⁴, manner⁴, route⁴,
direction⁴, street⁴, trail⁴, orientation⁴, mode⁴, technique⁴, system³,
layout³, course³, passage³, process³, track³, format³, ideology³,
tactic³, custom³, aisle³, journey³, lane³, norm², guideline², style²,
regular², procedure², protocol², order², plan², channel², routine²,
strategy², pattern², theme², composition², policy², angle², tendency²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road

Prompt: nena
Answer: bump
Translations: hill⁴, nose³, ridge², button², peak², mountain², pile², breast¹, mount¹, fold¹
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance

Prompt: ni
Answer: that, this
Translations: this⁵, that⁵, these⁵, those⁴, particular², specifically², there²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
that, this

Prompt: nimi
Answer: name
Translations: word⁵, name⁵, term³, title³, lyrics², label², brand², so-called²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
name, word
Notes: When written in sitelen pona it acts as a cartouche.

Prompt: noka
Answer: leg
Translations: leg⁵, foot⁴, lap³, ankle³, kick³, heel², knee², base²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
foot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part
Notes: In a 2002 poll, "jalan" was proposed to replace "noka". However, it failed to get enough votes. In pu, "noka" has the meaning of "place that is down". In common usage (both before and after pu), "anpa" has that meaning instead. noka had speculative and/or joking use for numbers, comparable to luka: ten, twenty, negative five.

Prompt: o
Answer: hey!
Translations: hey³, shall³, should², ought², must², please¹, let⁰, dare⁰, mandate⁰, dear⁰
Verbatim Meaning: PARTICLE
hey! O! (vocative or imperative)

Prompt: oko
Answer: eye
Translations: eye⁴, vision²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
eye
VERB
to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch
PRE-VERB
to seek, look for, try to
Notes: In common usage (both before and after pu), "lukin" and "oko" are separate words, each with their own meaning. In pu, they are considered synonyms. Those who consider them synonyms typically don't use "oko" at all, preferring "lukin" in all circumstances, though some speakers do the opposite and use "oko" exclusively instead.

Prompt: olin
Answer: to love
Translations: loving⁵, love⁵, romance⁴, romantic³, compassion³, attraction²,
intimate², passion², beloved², loyalty², loyal¹, faithful¹, dear¹,
mercy¹, darling¹, passionate¹, care¹, appreciation¹, crush¹, respect¹
Verbatim Meaning: VERB
to love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to
Notes: In english, "love" can be used to mean "like a lot", but in toki pona, "olin" doesn't work that way. It indicates an emotional connection or bond, not preference

Prompt: ona
Answer: they
Translations: its⁵, her⁵, them⁵, their⁵, him⁴, he⁴, she⁴, they⁴, his⁴, it⁴, themselves³, itself³, himself², herself²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
he, she, it, they
Notes: Coined in a poll in 2002. Replaced "iki", which was deemed too similar to "ike". Other options in the poll included "ipi", as well as "i" in a previous poll.

Prompt: open
Answer: to begin
Translations: open⁵, begin⁵, start⁵, beginning⁵, initiate⁴, starting⁴, opening³, initial², access², entry², engage², launch², starter², introduction², origin²
Verbatim Meaning: VERB
to begin, start; open; turn on
Notes: Some proficient speakers use open as a preverb that means "start to," that goes along with the complimentary pini preverb "to stop"

Prompt: pakala
Answer: botched
Translations: broken⁵, destruction⁵, mistake⁵, damage⁵, damn⁴, goddamn⁴, ruin⁴,
burst⁴, accident⁴, destroy⁴, heck⁴, error⁴, hurt⁴, injure⁴, crash⁴,
fail⁴, harm⁴, break⁴, failure³, fault³, injury³, flaw³, crack³,
collapse³, snap³, fuck³, fucking³, trouble², rip², explode², crush²,
wound², violate², offense², strike², boom², crap²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up

Prompt: pali
Answer: to do
Translations: work⁵, do⁵, construct⁵, make⁵, produce⁵, activity⁵, job⁵, build⁵,
production⁵, labour⁵, working⁵, action⁵, task⁵, create⁵, function⁵,
occupation⁵, operating⁴, project⁴, execute⁴, craft⁴, manufacturing⁴,
develop³, generate³, compose³, assemble³, act³, profession³,
assignment³, commit³, perform³, enact³, operation³, creation³, effort³,
service³, accomplish³, implement³, operate³, implementation³,
behaviour³, processing³, behave³, career³, actively², employment²,
practice², development², execution², invent², industry², role²,
procedure², functional², construction², achieve², prepare², interact²,
undergo², accomplishment², undertake², busy², behavioural², productive²,
industrial², plan², participation², manipulate²
Verbatim Meaning: VERB
to do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare

Prompt: palisa
Answer: stick
Translations: stick⁵, rod⁵, stake⁴, pole⁴, branch³, staff³, straight², bar², stem¹, beam¹
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
long hard thing; branch, rod, stick

Prompt: pan
Answer: bread
Translations: bread⁵, grain⁵, wheat⁴, rice³, corn², carbohydrate²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta

Prompt: pana
Answer: to give
Translations: give⁵, put⁵, deliver⁵, grant⁵, delivery⁵, send⁴, submit⁴, provide⁴,
transfer⁴, distribute⁴, distribution³, donate³, appoint³, contribute³,
output³, given³, publishing³, yield³, share³, offering³, assign³,
deploy³, deposit³, convey³, offer², input², emission², lend², supply²,
release², pour², publish², provision², gift², export², shared², serve²,
spend², spread², attach², administer², devote², serving², donation²,
contribution², added², post², toss², apply², transmission², present²,
bring², add², install², show², introduce², dedicate², exhibit², insert²
Verbatim Meaning: VERB
to give, send, emit, provide, put, release

Prompt: pi
Answer: used to divide a second noun group that describes a first noun group
Translations: concerning¹, about⁰
Verbatim Meaning: PARTICLE
of
Notes: The usage of "pi" to mean "of" (marking a possessor) is heavily discouraged nowadays, preferring it to only be used for regrouping within phrases.

Prompt: pilin
Answer: heart
Translations: feeling⁵, emotion⁵, feel⁵, sentiment⁵, mood⁴, emotionally⁴, heart⁴,
sense⁴, attitude⁴, emotional⁴, opinion³, notion³, assume³, impression³,
hypothesis³, perceive³, deem³, thinking², believe², assumption²,
thought², speculation², conscience², suppose², experience², stimulus²,
reaction², suspicion², belief², perception², touch², idea², estimated²,
consider², outlook², think², mentally²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
heart (physical or emotional)
ADJECTIVE
feeling (an emotion, a direct experience)

Prompt: pimeja
Answer: black
Translations: dark⁵, black⁵, darkness⁵, shadow³, shade³
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
black, dark, unlit

Prompt: pini
Answer: ago
Translations: end⁵, finish⁵, shut⁵, ending⁴, cease⁴, outcome⁴, conclude⁴, close (v)⁴, closed⁴, quit³, latter³, final³, complete³, stop³, off³, cancel³, conclusion², result², previous², pause², interrupt², lock², over²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
ago, completed, ended, finished, past
Notes: Some proficient speakers use pini as a preverb that means "to stop," that goes along with the complimentary open preverb "start to"

Prompt: pipi
Answer: bug
Translations: bug⁵, insect⁵, spider³
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
bug, insect, ant, spider

Prompt: poka
Answer: hip
Translations: side⁵, hip⁴, beside³, aside³, closely², left (not right)², sidebar², alongside²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity

Prompt: poki
Answer: bowl
Translations: container⁵, jar⁵, box⁵, package⁵, bag⁵, basket⁴, bucket⁴, bottle⁴, pot⁴, cabinet⁴, classify³, drawer³, locker³, storage³, case³, bowl³, sack², cup², pack², cage², purse², trunk², pitcher², cell²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel
Notes: poki is sometimes used as "category" or to express types of things. One example is roles or groups, in discord chat contexts

Prompt: pona
Answer: good
Translations: good⁵, appropriate⁵, nice⁵, acceptable⁵, simply⁴, OK⁴, fine⁴, proper⁴,
quality⁴, valid⁴, pleasant⁴, friendly⁴, positive⁴, well⁴, simple⁴,
benefit⁴, virtue⁴, alright⁴, correct³, fix³, repair³, cool³, advantage³,
right (not wrong)³, okay³, fixed³, vali
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple

Prompt: pu
Answer: the official toki pona book
Translations: interact with Toki Pona: The Language of Good⁵, officially²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
interacting with the official Toki Pona book
Notes: For ways to buy a copy of the book, visit the official Toki Pona website.

Prompt: sama
Answer: same
Translations: alike⁵, equal⁵, similar⁵, equivalent⁵, as⁴, similarly⁴, equality³, equally³, like³, identical³, likewise², related², relation², constant², associated², relate², seem², even², copy², mutual², equity², resemble², fellow²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow
PREPOSITION
as, like

Prompt: seli
Answer: fire
Translations: fire⁵, heat⁵, hot⁵, burning⁵, flame⁵, burn⁴, warm⁴, warming³, bake², temperature², cook², boil², cooking², tropical¹
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source
Notes: In pu, definitions of seli are described as adjectives. ku's pu corrections clarify that these refer to nouns instead.

Prompt: selo
Answer: skin
Translations: skin⁵, boundary⁴, surface³, peel³, outer³, shape³, layer³, outline², edge², external², border², frame², margin², shell², barrier², cover², appearance¹
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary

Prompt: seme
Answer: what?
Translations: what⁵, which⁴, huh³
Verbatim Meaning: PARTICLE
what? which?

Prompt: sewi
Answer: upper
Translations: divine⁵, upper⁵, sacred⁴, top⁴, holy⁴, sky⁴, elevated⁴, high³, spiritual³, raise³, supreme³, highly³, peak³, God², rise², above², superior², magical², summit², weather², upstairs², religious², arise²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
area above, highest part, something elevated
ADJECTIVE
awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural

Prompt: sijelo
Answer: body
Translations: body⁵, torso⁴, flesh³, physically², form², figure², self², physical²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
body (of person or animal), physical state, torso

Prompt: sike
Answer: round
Translations: round⁵, circle⁵, sphere⁵, ball⁴, loop⁴, cycle⁴, wheel⁴, disc³, globe³, circuit³, spin², ring², surround², curve², rolling², spot², orbit², twist², roll¹
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel
ADJECTIVE
of one year

Prompt: sin
Answer: new
Translations: new⁵, newly⁵, fresh⁵, back (i.e. as before or returned)², again², unprecedented², innovative², modern², another², additionally², recent², repeat², innovation², young²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
new, fresh; additional, another, extra
Notes: In common usage (both before and after pu), "sin" and "namako" are separate words, each with their own meaning. In pu, they are considered synonyms. Those who consider them synonyms typically don't use "namako" at all, preferring "sin" in all circumstances.

Prompt: sina
Answer: you
Translations: you⁵, your⁵, yours⁵, yourself⁴
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
you

Prompt: sinpin
Answer: face
Translations: front⁵, face (n)⁴, wall³, chest (anatomy)², ahead², barrier²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
face, foremost, front, wall

Prompt: sitelen
Answer: picture
Translations: picture⁵, image⁵, graphic⁵, symbol⁵, drawing⁵, illustration⁵, photo⁵,
write⁴, painting⁴, illustrate⁴, writing⁴, written⁴, depict⁴, draw⁴,
photograph⁴, portrait³, icon³, representation³, mark³, portray³,
record², render², text², note², sign², pattern², graph², poster²,
compose², letter (of alphabet)²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing

Prompt: soko
Answer: fungi
Translations: mushroom³, fungus³

Prompt: sona
Answer: to know
Translations: information⁵, know⁵, knowledge⁵, understand⁵, understanding⁵, aware⁵,
info⁴, wisdom⁴, awareness⁴, known⁴, data³, wise³, recognition³,
recognize³, expertise³, intelligence², smart², sure², experienced²,
insight², educational², identify², remember², conscious², clever²,
cognitive², logical², familiar², logic², acknowledge², skill²
Verbatim Meaning: VERB
to know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on
PRE-VERB
to know how to

Prompt: soweli
Answer: animal
Translations: animal⁵, deer⁵, creature⁴, dog⁴, cat⁴, llama³, goat³, Musteloidea³, beast³, lion³, pig², capybara², wolf², horse², mouse (2020)², tiger², large domesticated animal², Hominidae², procyonid², monkey², rabbit²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
animal, beast, land mammal

Prompt: suli
Answer: big
Translations: large⁵, importance⁵, big⁵, important⁵, significant⁵, matter (v)⁵,
significantly⁴, grand⁴, huge⁴, tall⁴, weight⁴, vast⁴, crucial⁴,
extensive⁴, prominent⁴, broad⁴, fat⁴, substantial⁴, long⁴, size⁴,
significance⁴, heavy⁴, giant⁴, extended⁴, wide⁴, considerable⁴, thick⁴,
major³, tremendous³, extent³, magnitude³, great³, vital³, length³,
height³, greatly³, importantly³, severe³, dramatically³, mass³,
essential², largely², relevant², massive², fundamental², emphasize²,
stretch², enormous², extend², heavily², critical², expansion², expand²,
depth², volume², extension², age², profound², deeply², density²,
widely², influential², dominant², grow², growth², dramatic², super²,
emphasis², remarkable², mainly²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult

Prompt: suno
Answer: sun
Translations: sun⁵, solar⁵, light⁴, sunlight⁴, bright⁴, shine³
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
sun; light brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source

Prompt: supa
Answer: table
Translations: platform⁵, table⁵, shelf⁴, board⁴, furniture³, flat³, lie (be in flat position)³, level³, desk³, deck², couch², stage², seat², bench², tablet², surface², chair², counter², pad²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on

Prompt: suwi
Answer: sweet
Translations: sweet⁵, cute⁵, candy⁴, sugar³, gentle², dessert², tender², soft², darling², treat²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable

Prompt: tan
Answer: by
Translations: from⁵, reason⁵, because of⁴, by⁴, source⁴, behalf of², basis², origin², motive², cause², purpose², per², since², factor², incentive²
Verbatim Meaning: PREPOSITION
by, from, because of

Prompt: taso
Answer: only
Translations: only⁵, but⁵, solely⁵, however⁵, exclusively⁴, although⁴, though⁴, just⁴, exclusive⁴, despite⁴, nonetheless⁴, mere⁴, merely³, except³, yet³, sole³, nevertheless³, whereas³, regardless², exception²
Verbatim Meaning: PARTICLE
but, however
ADJECTIVE
only
Notes: Some proficient speakers use taso as a connector between sentences (X taso Y), similar to "X, but Y," as though taso behaved like la grammatically.

Prompt: tawa
Answer: going to
Translations: move⁵, go⁵, toward⁵, motion⁵, movement⁵, towards⁵, to⁵, for⁵, transit⁴,
travel⁴, transportation³, trip³, walk³, advance³, onto³, transport³,
pass³, walking³, migration³, departure³, from the perspective of³,
push³, march², slide², proceed², forth², drift², according to², mobile²,
until², transfer², cross², till², approach², forward², momentum²,
attend², progress²
Verbatim Meaning: PREPOSITION
going to, toward; for; from the perspective of
ADJECTIVE
moving

Prompt: telo
Answer: water
Translations: fluid⁵, water⁵, wet⁴, wash³, pond³, pool³, drink², shower², lake²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverage

Prompt: tenpo
Answer: time
Translations: time⁵, timing⁴, session⁴, occasion⁴, phase⁴, moment³, date³, circumstance³, hour³, appointment³, scenario³, event², season², period², interval², situation², instance²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation

Prompt: toki
Answer: to communicate
Translations: communicate⁵, speak⁵, say⁵, conversation⁵, communication⁵, hello⁵,
speech⁵, talk⁵, language⁵, tell⁵, statement⁵, hi⁵, discuss⁵,
discussion⁵, discourse⁴, mention⁴, comment⁴, refer⁴, message⁴, express³,
remark³, dialogue³, reporting³, call³, narrative³, contact³, respond³,
commentary³, disclose³, proposal³, admit³, verbal³, tale³, story³,
declare³, interview³, testify³, answer³, report³, expression³, phrase³,
excuse², hey², response², reply², greet², confess², declaration²,
interaction², suggest², quote², state², preach², describe², negotiate²,
specify², claim², feedback², counsel², coverage², proposition²,
suggestion², accuse², consult²
Verbatim Meaning: VERB
to communicate, say, speak, say, talk, use language, think

Prompt: tomo
Answer: building
Translations: building⁵, house⁵, housing⁵, chamber⁵, home⁵, room⁵, shelter⁴, residence⁴, suite³, domestic³, structural³, structure³, facility³, residential³, establishment³, household³, cabin³, apartment³, station², hall², venue², institute², construction²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
indoor space; building, home, house, room

Prompt: tonsi
Answer: non-binary
Translations: non-binary person³, transgender person³, gender non-conforming person³, intersex person²
Verbatim Meaning: non-binary, gender-non-conforming, trans, non-cisgender
Notes: Widely regarded in the community to be a crucial addition to toki pona. Occasionally referred to as an "honorary pu word" to highlight its status, or equated to a pu word outright.

Prompt: tu
Answer: two
Translations: two⁵, pair⁵, double⁴, both⁴, twice³, couple³, cut², divide²
Verbatim Meaning: NUMBER
two

Prompt: unpa
Answer: have sexual relations with
Translations: sex⁵, sexual⁵, sexually⁵, fucking³, fuck²
Verbatim Meaning: VERB
to have sexual or marital relations with

Prompt: uta
Answer: mouth
Translations: mouth⁵, lip³, kiss³, jaw³, bite², chew²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
mouth,lips, oral cavity, jaw

Prompt: utala
Answer: to fight
Translations: battle⁵, fight⁵, fighting⁵, combat⁵, conflict⁵, contend⁵, assault⁵,
attack⁵, versus⁴, compete⁴, violent⁴, challenge⁴, hit⁴, violence⁴,
struggle³, war³, contest³, oppose³, dispute³, competitive², tackle²,
competition², aggressive², resist², beat², opposed², punch², hostile²,
confront², riot², opposition², against², strike²
Verbatim Meaning: VERB
to battle, challenge, compete against struggle against

Prompt: walo
Answer: white
Translations: white⁵, pale⁴
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
white, whitish; light-coloured, pale

Prompt: wan
Answer: one
Translations: one⁵, united⁵, unity⁵, combined⁴, unite⁴, single⁴, unit³, blend³,
combine³, union³, bind², solo², whole², integration², integrate²,
component², alone², together², segment², mix², particular²,
independent², portion², slice², primary², combination², part²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
unique, united
NUMBER
one

Prompt: waso
Answer: bird
Translations: bird⁵, chicken³, duck², turkey², eagle², bat²
Verbatim Meaning: NOUN
bird, flying creature, winged animal

Prompt: wawa
Answer: strong
Translations: strength⁵, power⁵, powerful⁵, strong⁵, energy⁵, strongly⁵, force⁴,
intense⁴, bold⁴, intensity⁴, reinforce⁴, firmly⁴, strengthen⁴, charge³,
brave³, rapid³, electrical³, might², tough², electricity², fast²,
rapidly², compelling², confident², quickly², glory², boost², severe²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense

Prompt: weka
Answer: away
Translations: rid⁵, removal⁵, remove⁵, eliminate⁴, apart⁴, omit⁴, missing⁴, away⁴,
absence⁴, loss⁴, dismiss⁴, delete⁴, distant⁴, leave⁴, abandon⁴, vanish³,
far³, disappear³, avoid³, exclude³, out³, escape³, distance³, drain²,
flee², withdraw², reject², ban², sweep², exit², resign², separation²,
skip², strip², wipe², fade², lack², remote², lose², separate²
Verbatim Meaning: ADJECTIVE
absent, away, ignored

Prompt: wile
Answer: need
Translations: want⁵, wish⁵, intend⁵, require⁵, need⁵, desire⁵, intention⁵, willing⁵,
will⁵, intent⁴, preference⁴, motivation⁴, necessity⁴, ought⁴, yearn⁴,
necessary⁴, willingness⁴, ambition⁴, hope⁴, prefer⁴, requirement⁴,
required⁴, must³, obligation³, decision³, should³, demand³, eager³,
request³, agenda³, goal², would², select², motive², interested²,
criteria², dare², opt², choose², consent², expectation², shall², urge²,
determination², pick², objective², depend², elect², dependent²,
deserve², selection², incentive², strive², choice², supposed²,
interest², enthusiasm²
Verbatim Meaning: PRE-VERB
must, need, require, should, want, wish