lawa toki

by jan Ansi
Version 1.0
July 6th, 2014
This creative work by jan Ansi (andybolg [at] hotmail [dot] com) is based on the official Toki Pona
book and the website http:tokipona!org! The "fficial Toki Pona #ictionary is in the p$blic domain!
%f yo$ find any mistakes& please e'mail them to me& and they will be amended in the ne(t version!
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1. Official Toki Pona ictionary
a or kin
PA+T%,-. (emphasis& emotion or confirmation)
akesi
/"0/ non'c$te animal1 reptible& amphibian
ala
A#2.,T%3. no& not& 4ero
/056.+ 7
alasa
3.+6 to h$nt& forage
ale or ali
A#2.,T%3. all1 ab$ndant& co$ntless& bo$ntif$l& every& plentif$l
/"0/ all1 ab$ndance& everything& life& $niverse
/056.+ )77
anpa
A#2.,T%3. bowing down& downward& h$mble& lowly& dependent
ante
A#2.,T%3. different& altered& changed& other
anu
PA+T%,-. or
awen
A#2.,T%3. end$ring& kept& protected& safe& waiting& staying
P+.'3.+6 to contin$e to
e
PA+T%,-. (before the direct object)
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en
PA+T%,-. (between m$ltiple s$bjects)
esun
/"0/ market& shop& fair& ba4aar& b$siness transaction
ijo
/"0/ thing& phenomenon& object& matter
ike
A#2.,T%3. bad& negative1 non'essential& irrelevant
ilo
/"0/ tool& implement& machine& device
insa
/"0/ centre& content& inside& between1 internal organ& stomach
jaki
A#2.,T%3. disg$sting& obscene& sickly& to(ic& $nclean& $nsanitary
jan
/"0/ h$man being& person& somebody
jelo
A#2.,T%3. yellow& yellowish
jo
3.+6 to have& carry& contain& hold
kala
/"0/ fish& marine animal& sea creat$re
kalama
3.+6 to prod$ce a so$nd1 recite& $tter alo$d
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kama
A#2.,T%3. arriving& coming& f$t$re& s$mmoned
P+.'3.+6 to become& manage to& s$cceed in
kasi
/"0/ plant& vegetation1 herb& leaf
ken
P+.'3.+6 to be able to& be allowed to& can& may
A#2.,T%3. possible
kepeken
P+.P"9%T%"/ to $se& with& by means of
kili
/"0/ fr$it& vegetable& m$shroom
kiwen
/"0/ hard object& metal& rock& stone
ko
/"0/ clay& clinging form& do$gh& semi'solid& paste& powder
kon
/"0/ air& breath1 essence& spirit1 hidden reality& $nseen agent
kule
A#2.,T%3. colorf$l& pigmented& painted
kulupu
/"0/ comm$nity& company& gro$p& nation& society& tribe
kute
/"0/ ear
3.+6 to hear& listen1 pay attention to& obey
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la
PA+T%,-. (between the conte(t phrase and the main sentence)
lape
A#2.,T%3. sleeping& resting
laso
A#2.,T%3. bl$e& green
lawa
/"0/ head& main
3.+6 to control& direct& g$ide& lead& own& plan& reg$late& r$le
len
/"0/ cloth& clothing& fabric& te(tile1 cover& layer of privacy
lete
A#2.,T%3. cold& cool1 $ncooked& raw
li
PA+T%,-. (between any s$bject e(cept mi alone or sina alone and its verb1 also to introd$ce a
new verb for the same s$bject)
lili
A#2.,T%3. little& small& short1 few1 a bit1 yo$ng
linja
/"0/ long and fle(ible thing1 cord& hair& rope& thread& yarn
lipu
/"0/ flat object1 book& doc$ment& card& paper& record& website
loje
A#2.,T%3. red& reddish
lon
P+.P"9%T%"/ located at& present at& real& tr$e& e(isting
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luka
/"0/ arm& hand& tactile organg
/056.+ five
lukin or oko
/"0/ eye
3.+6 to look at& see& e(amine& observe& read& watch
P+.'3.+6 to seek& look for& try to
lupa
/"0/ door& hole& orifice& window
ma
/"0/ earth& land1 o$tdoors& world1 co$nry& territory1 soil
mama
/"0/ parent& ancestor1 creator& originator1 caretaker& s$stainer
mani
/"0/ money& cash& savings& wealth1 large domesticated animal
meli
/"0/ woman& female& feminine person1 wife
mi
/"0/ %& me& we& $s
mije
/"0/ man& male& masc$line person1 h$sband
moku
3.+6 to eat& drink& cons$me& swallow& ingest
moli
A#2.,T%3. dead& dying
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monsi
/"0/ back& behind& rear
mu
PA+T%,-. (animal noise or comm$nication)
mun
/"0/ moon& night sky object& star
musi
A#2.,T%3. artistic& entertaining& frivolo$s& playf$l& recreational
mute
A#2.,T%3. many& a lot& more& m$ch& several& very
/"0/ =$antity
/056.+ 87
nanpa
PA+T%,-. 'th (ordinal n$mber)
/"0/ n$mbers
nasa
A#2.,T%3. $n$s$al& strange1 foolish& cra4y1 dr$nk& into(icated
nasin
/"0/ way& c$stom& doctrine& method& path& road
nena
/"0/ b$mp& b$tton& hill& mo$ntain& nose& prot$berance
ni
A#2.,T%3. that& this
nimi
/"0/ name& word
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noka
/"0/ foot& leg& organg of locomotion1 bottom& lower part
o
PA+T%,-. hey? "? (vocative or imperative)
olin
3.+6 to love& have compassion for& respect& show affection to
ona
/"0/ he& she& it& they
open
3.+6 to begin& start1 open1 t$rn on
pakala
A#2.,T%3. botched& broken& damaged& harmed& messed $p
pali
3.+6 to do& take action on& work on1 b$ild& make& prepare
palisa
/"0/ long hard thing1 branch& rod& stick
pan
/"0/ cereal& grain1 barley& corn& oat& rice& wheat1 bread& pasta
pana
3.+6 to give& send& emit& provide& p$t& release
pi
PA+T%,-. of
pilin
/"0/ heart (physical or emotional)
A#2.,T%3. feeling (an emotion& a direct e(perience)
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pimeja
A#2.,T%3. black& dark& $nlit
pini
A#2.,T%3. ago& completed& ended& finished& past
pipi
/"0/ b$g& insect& ant& spider
poka
/"0/ hip& side1 ne(t to& nearby& vicinity
poki
/"0/ container& bag& bowl& bo(& c$p& c$pboard& drawer& vessel
pona
A#2.,T%3. good& positive& $sef$l1 friendly& peacef$l1 simple
pu
A#2.,T%3. interacting with the official Toki Pona book
sama
A#2.,T%3. same& similar1 each other1 sibling& peer& fellow
P+.P"9%T%"/ as& like
seli
A#2.,T%3. fire1 cooking element& chemical reaction& heat so$rce
selo
/"0/ o$ter form& o$ter layer1 bark& peel& shell& skin1 bo$ndary
seme
PA+T%,-. whatA whichA
sewi
/"0/ area above& highest part& something elevated
A#2.,T%3. awe'inspiring& divine& sacred& s$pernat$ral
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sijelo
/"0/ body (of person or animal)& physical state& torso
sike
/"0/ ro$nd or circ$lar thing1 ball& circle& cycle& sphere& wheel
A#2.,T%3. of one year
sin or namako
A#2.,T%3. new& fresh1 additional& another& e(tra
sina
/"0/ yo$
sinpin
/"0/ face& foremost& front& wall
sitelen
/"0/ image& pict$re& representation& symbol& mark& writing
sona
3.+6 to know& to be skilled in& be wise abo$t& have information on
P+.'3.+6 to know how to
soweli
/"0/ animal& beast& land mammal
suli
A#2.,T%3. big& heavy& large& long tall1 important1 ad$lt
suno
/"0/ s$n1 light& brightness& glow& radiance& shine1 light so$rce
supa
/"0/ hori4ontal s$rface& thing to p$t or rest something on
suwi
A#2.,T%3. sweet& fragrant1 c$te& innocent& adorable
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tan
P+.P"9%T%"/ by& from& beca$se of
taso
PA+T%,-. b$t& however
A#2.,T%3. only
tawa
P+.P"9%T%"/ going to& toward1 for1 from the perspective of
A#2.,T%3. moving
telo
/"0/ water& li=$id& fl$id& wet s$bstance1 beverage
tenpo
/"0/ time& d$ration& moment& occasion& period& sit$ation
toki
3.+6 to comm$nicate& say& speak& talk& $se lang$age& think
tomo
/"0/ indoor space1 b$ilding& home& ho$se& room
tu
/056.+ two
unpa
3.+6 to have se($al or marital relations with
uta
/"0/ mo$th& lips& oral cavity& jaw
utala
3.+6 to battle& challenge& compete against& str$ggle against
walo
A#2.,T%3. white& whitish1 light'colo$red& pale
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wan
A#2.,T%3. $ni=$e& $nited
/056.+ one
waso
/"0/ bird& flying creat$re& winged animal
wawa
A#2.,T%3. strong& powerf$l1 confident& s$re1 energetic& intense
weka
A#2.,T%3. absent& away& ignored
wile
P+.'3.+6 m$st& need& re=$ire& sho$ld& want& wish
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1.1 !otes on Parts of "#eech $PO"%
The reader sho$ld already be familiar with nouns& verbs and adjectives! These P"9 work more or
less as they always have! Verbs and adjectives can be said to be CopenD or Cf$44yD word classes& in
that they borrow from each other and change P"9 fre=$ently! Th$s:
Any verb can be $sed as a noun or an adjective
Any adjective can be $sed as a noun or verb
A pre-verb is what $sed to be called a modal or auxiliary verb! They modify an entire verb
phrase! Any pre-verb can also be $sed as a reg$lar verb!
Prepositions& numbers and particles sho$ld also be familiar terms! 2$st keep in mind that these
P"9 do not change classes& i!e! yo$ cannot say mi kepeken e ilo (instead: mi kepeken ilo)! Also note
that a noun may only be modified by another noun or an adjective! Th$s& altho$gh widely $sed
within the comm$nity& the no$n phrase jan (pi) lon tomo is $ngrammatical by the official r$les!
1.2. &'#ortant (ifferences fro' Vernacular Toki Pona
anpa is no longer a preposition! 0se lon noka instead
ala& mute and ale can now be $sed as n$mbers
kepeken and lon are no longer verbs (which means they cannot take objects1 yo$ can still say
e!g! mi lon)
lukin and sona are now pre'verbs
To say that yo$ speak CinD a lang$age yo$ now $se lon (not kepeken)& th$s: mi toki lon toki
Inli
/o pi with n$mbers: toki pi nanpa wan (Cfirst lang$ageD)
ali& kin& oko and namako are now simply synonyms of (the preferred) ale& a& lukin and sin&
respectively
kipisi and monsuta are $nofficial
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