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predicate

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describes the action and state of the subject (verb and descriptive elements)

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a

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particle: (emotional interjection, emphasis or confirmation)

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ala

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noun: nothing
adjective: not, no, empty
number: zero

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alasa

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verb: to hunt, to gather
verb (unconventional): to search, to look for
pre-verb (unconventional): to try (doing something)

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ale/ali

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noun: everything, universe
adjective: every, all, abundant
number: all/infinite (simple system), 100 (complex system)

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anpa

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noun (old/non-pu): lower part
adjective: bowing down, downward, lowly, humble, dependent
verb w/o obj: to bow down
verb w/ obj: to conquer, to defeat

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ante

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noun: difference, change, (unconventional) version
adjective: different, other, changed
verb: to change

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anu

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particle: or

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awen

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noun (unconventional): stability, safety, wait
adjective: kept, safe, enduring, resilient, waiting, staying
verb: keep, stay, endure, protect
pre-verb: continue (doing something)

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e

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particle: (specifies an object)

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en

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particle: and (combines subjects)

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epiku (nimi ku suli)

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adjective: epic, awesome

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esun

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noun: trade, transaction, exchange
adjective: trade/exchange-related, commercial
verb: to trade, to exchange

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ijo

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noun: thing, object, matter
adjective: material, physical

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ike

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noun: evil
adjective: bad, evil, complex, unnecessary
verb (unconventional): make smth worse

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ilo

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noun: tool, machine, device
adjective: useful, (unconventional) electronic, metallic

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insa

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noun: insides, contents, center, stomach
adjective: central, inside, between

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jaki

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noun: dirt, waste
adjective: dirty, disgusting, toxic, unclean, unsanitary
verb: to make something dirty

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jan

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noun: person, people, humanity, somebody
adjective: human-like, personal

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jasima (nimi ku suli)

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noun: mirror, reflection, echo
adjective: opposite
verb: to reflect, to reverse

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jelo

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noun/adjective: (the color) yellow (and its shades)
verb: to color smth yellow

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jo

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noun: (unconventional) possessions, property
verb: to have/carry/contain/hold

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kala

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noun: fish, marine animal, sea creature

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kalama

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noun: sound, noise
adjective: loud, noisy, sound-making
verb: to make noise, to recite, to play (an instrument)

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kama
noun: event, arrival adjective: arriving, coming, future, summoned pre-verb: to become, to be in the process of (doing smth), to manage to, to succeed in
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kasi
noun: plant, grass, herb, leaf
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ken
noun: ability, possibility, (unconventional) right, liberty adjective (unconventional): able, possible pre-verb: can (do smth), may (do smth)
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kepeken
noun: use, (unconventional) practice verb w/ obj: to use smth preposition: (do smth) using, with the help of
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kijetesantakalu (nimi ku suli)
noun: raccoon or other musteloid
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kili
noun: fruit, vegetable, mushroom
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kin (nimi ku suli)
particle: very, really, also
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kipisi (nimi ku suli)
verb: to cut, to divide
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kiwen
noun: hard object, metal, stone, solid adjective: hard, metallic, solid
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ko
noun: powder, clay, paste, semi-solid
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kokosila (nimi ku suli)
verb: to speak not in toki pona in an environment where others speak toki pona
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kon
noun: air, essence, spirit, (unconventional) gas adjective: invisible, ephemeral, (unconventional) gaseous
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ku (nimi ku suli)
noun: the Toki Pona Dictionary by Sonja Lang verb: to interact with ku
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kule
noun: color, (rare) gender adjective: colorful, painted verb: to paint smth a color
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kulupu
noun: group, community, company, society, nation, tribe adjective: communal, social
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kute
noun: ear, hearing adjective: …-sounding verb: to hear, to listen, to obey
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la
particle: “if/when” (introduces context)
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lanpan (nimi ku suli)
verb: to get, to take, to steal
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lape
noun: sleep, rest adjective: sleeping, restful verb: to sleep, to rest
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laso
noun/adjective: (the color) blue, green (and its shades) verb: to color something blue/green
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lawa
noun: head, mind adjective: main, primary, controlling, ruling verb: to head, to control, to direct, to guide, to lead, to own, to rule
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leko (nimi ku suli)
noun: square, block, (sometimes) stairs
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len
noun: cloth, clothes, fabric, layer of privacy adjective: clothed, made of cloth/fabric verb: to clothe, to provide a layer of privacy
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lete
noun: cold adjective: cold, cool, raw, uncooked verb: to cool down
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li
particle: (between subj. and verb/adj.)
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lili
noun: smallness adjective: small, few, young verb: to shrink
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linja
noun: long flexible object, string, rope, hair
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lipu
noun: flat object, book, document, paper, page, record, website adjective: flat, used as lipu, lipu-like, of lipu
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loje
noun/adjective: (the color) red (and its shades) verb: to color smth red
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lon
noun: truth, life, existence adjective: real, true, present, existing verb w/o object: is true, exists preposition: in, at, on
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luka
noun: hand, arm number: 5 (complex system)
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lukin
noun: eye, vision adjective: …-looking, visual verb: to look, to see, to read pre-verb: to seek (to do something)
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lupa
noun: hole, door, orifice, window
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ma
noun: earth, land, outdoors, territory, country
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mama
noun: parent, ancestor, creator, origin, caretaker verb: to create, to parent, to take care of
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mani
noun: money, large domesticated animal adjective: (unconventional) wealthy
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meli
noun: woman, female, wife adjective: feminine
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meso (nimi ku suli)
noun: middle, center adjective: average, moderate, mediocre
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mi
noun: i, me, we, us adjective: my, our
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mije
noun: man, male, husband adjective: masculine
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misikeke (nimi ku suli)
noun: medicine, cure adjective: medicinal verb: to cure
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moku
noun: food adjective: edible, of food verb: to eat, to drink, to swallow
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moli
noun: death adjective: dead, dying verb: to kill
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monsi
noun: back, behind, rear, butt adjective: back, rear
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monsuta (nimi ku suli)
noun: fear, monster adjective: scary, monstrous verb: to scare, to be afraid of, (sometimes) to turn into a monster
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mu
(any animal sound)
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mun
noun: moon, star, night sky object adjective: lunar, stellar
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musi
noun: game, art adjective: entertaining, artistic, amusing verb: to amuse, to play, to have fun
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mute
noun: quantity adjective: many, more number: 3 or more (simple system), 20 (complex system)
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n (nimi ku suli)
interjection: um…, hm… (“thinking noise”)
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namako (nimi ku suli)
noun: spice, addition adjective: additional, extra verb: to add, to spice up
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nanpa
noun: number adjective: -th (ordinal indicator), mathematical, numeric, (unconventional) digital
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nasa
adjective: weird, unusual, strange, drunk
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nasin
noun: path, road, street, directive, way, custom adjective: street-, true to the directive/way/custom verb (unconventional): to guide, to show the path
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nena
noun: hill, mountain, button, bump, nose adjective: hilly, mountainous, bumpy
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ni
noun/adjective: this, that
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nimi
noun: word, name
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noka
noun: foot, leg, bottom, lower part, under (smth)
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o
particle: (addressing people, commands)
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oko (nimi ku suli)
noun: eye
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olin
noun: love, compassion, affection, respect adjective: loved, favorite, respected verb: to love, to respect
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ona
noun: he, she, they, it adjective: his, her, their, its
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open
noun: start, beginning adjective: initial, starting verb: to start, to open, to turn on pre-verb: to begin (doing something)
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pakala
noun: damage, mistake adjective: broken, wrong verb: to break, to make mistakes particle: (generic curse)
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pali
noun: work, labor adjective: working verb: to work (on), to make
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palisa
noun: long solid object, branch, stick, (unconventional) length adjective: long
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pan
noun: bread, grain, corn, rice, pizza
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pana
adjective: (unconventional) given, sent, released verb: to give, to send, to emit, to release
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pi
particle: “of” (regroups two or more modifiers)
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pilin
noun: heart, feeling, touch, sense adjective: feeling, touch-based verb: to touch, to think, to feel
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pimeja
noun: (the color) black (and its shades), shadow adjective: black, dark verb: to color smth black, to cast a shadow
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pini
noun: end, finish adjective: final, completed, finished, past (with tenpo) verb: to end, to finish, to close pre-verb: to end/stop doing something
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pipi
noun: insect, bug
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poka
noun: hip, side, nearby area adjective: neighboring, nearby, at one’s side
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poki
noun: box, container, bowl, cup, drawer verb (unconventional): to put in a box
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pona
noun: good, simplicity adjective: good, simple, friendly, peaceful verb: to improve, to fix
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pu
noun: the official toki pona book adjective: as told in the official toki pona book verb: interacting with the official toki pona book
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sama
noun: similarity, (someone’s) sibling adjective: similar, like, sibling preposition: as, like
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seli
noun: heat, warmth, chemical reaction, heat source adjective: warm, hot verb: to heat
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selo
noun: outer form, outer layer, shell, skin, boundary adjective: outer
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seme
particle: what? which? (for questions)
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sewi
noun: area above, top, highest part, sky, god adjective: high, above, divine, sacred
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sijelo
noun: body, physical state, torso adjective: physical, of sijelo
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sike
noun: circle, ball, cycle, wheel, (with tenpo) year adjective: round, circular, spherical, of one year verb: to make a circle around, to surround
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sin
noun: novelty, addition, (unconventional) update, spice adjective: new, additional, fresh, extra verb: to add, to update
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sina
noun: you adjective: your
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sinpin
noun: face, foremost part, front, wall adjective: of face, foremost
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sitelen
noun: symbol, image, writing adjective: symbolic, written, recorded verb: to write, to draw, to record
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soko (nimi ku suli)
noun: mushroom, fungus
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sona
noun: knowledge, information adjective: known verb: to know pre-verb: to know (how to do something)
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soweli
noun: land mammal, animal
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suli
noun: size, greatness adjective: big, heavy, tall, great, important, adult verb: to grow
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suno
noun: sun, light, brightness, light source adjective: solar, bright verb: to light, to shine
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supa
noun: horizontal surface
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suwi
noun: (unconventional) sweets, fragrances adjective: sweet, fragrant, cute, adorable
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tan
noun: cause, reason, origin adjective: original verb w/ object (unconventional): to cause preposition: from, because of
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taso
particle (at beginning of sentence): but, however adjective: only
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tawa
noun: movement adjective: moving verb: to move preposition: to, for, from perspective of
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telo
noun/adjective: water, fluid, liquid adjective: wet, fluid, liquid verb: to water, to clean
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tenpo
noun: time, moment, occasion adjective: temporal
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toki
noun: speech, conversation, language adjective: verbal, conversational verb: to speak, to talk, to use language, to think
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tomo
noun: home, building, structure, indoor space, room adjective: indoor
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tonsi (nimi ku suli)
noun: non-binary person, trans person adjective: gender-nonconforming, trans
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tu
number: 2 noun: divide adjective: divided verb: to divide
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unpa
noun: sex adjective: sexual verb: to have sex with
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uta
noun: mouth, lips adjective: oral
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utala
noun: fight, battle, challenge, war adjective: aggressive, warlike verb: to fight, to battle, to challenge
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walo
noun: the color white (and its shades) adjective: white, bright/light verb: to color something white
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wan
number: 1 noun: part (of smth) adjective: united, married verb: to unite, to marry
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waso
noun: bird, flying creature
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wawa
noun: strength, power, energy adjective: strong, powerful, energetic
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weka
noun: absence, remoteness adjective: absent, away, remote verb: remove, get rid of
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wile
noun: want, need, desire adjective: desired, needed, required verb: to want smth pre-verb: to want to do smth
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pre-verb
: a prefix or particle occurring before a verb base (as be- in become)
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particle
word that has a grammatical function but does not fit into the main parts of speech

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