toki pona words Flashcards
(179 cards)
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a
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emphasis, emotion, confirmation
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akesi
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reptile, amphibian
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ala
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no, not, zero; [~ ala ~] (used to form a yes-no question); nothing
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alasa
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to hunt, forage, seek | ALT (pv.) try to, attempt
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ale
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all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful; abundance, everything, life, universe; one hundred | ALT 100
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anpa
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bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent | ALT bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath; low, lower, bottom, down
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ante
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different, altered, changed, other
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anu
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or | ALT choose, decide
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awen
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enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying; (pv.) to continue to, to keep
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e
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(before the direct object)
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esun
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market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction
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en
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(between multiple subjects)
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ijo
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thing, phenomenon, object, matter
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ken
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to be able to, be allowed to, can may; possible
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ike
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bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant | ALT complicated, complex
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ilo
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tool, implement, machine, device
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jan
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human being, person, somebody
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jelo
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yellow, yellowish
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insa
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centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach
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jaki
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disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary
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jo
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to have, carry, contain, hold
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kala
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fish, marine animal, sea creature
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kama
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arriving, coming, future, summoned; (pv.) to become, manage to, succeed in
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kasi
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plant, vegetation; herb, leaf
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kalama
to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud
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kili
fruit, vegetable, mushroom
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kepeken
to use, with, by means of
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kiwen
hard object, metal, rock, stone
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ko
clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder
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kon
air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent
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kule
colorful, pigmented, painted | ALT of or relating to the LGBT+ community
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kulupu
community, company, group, nation, society, tribe
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la
(between the context phrase and the main sentence)
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kute
ear; to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey
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lape
sleeping, resting
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laso
blue, green
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lawa
head, mind; to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule
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len
cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy
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lili
little, small, short; few; a bit; young
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lete
cold, cool; uncooked, raw
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li
(between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its verb; also to introduce a new verb for the same subject)
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lupa
door, hole, orifice, window
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linja
long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn | ALT line, connection
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lipu
flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website
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loje
red, reddish
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lon
located at, present at, real, true, existing | ALT (affirmative response)
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luka
arm, hand, tactile organ; five | ALT touch/feel physically, interact, press
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ma
earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil
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lukin
eye; look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch; look for, seek; (pv.) try to
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moku
to eat, brink, consume, swallow, ingest
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mama
parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer
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mani
money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal
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mi
I, me, we, us
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monsi
back, behind, rear
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moli
dead, dying
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musi
artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreation
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mun
moon, night sky object, star | ALT glow, glowing light, light in the dark
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mu
(animal noise or communication) | ALT (non-speech vocalization)
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nasin
way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road
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nanpa
-th (ordinal number); numbers
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mute
many, a lot, more, much several, very; quantity | ALT three (or more), 20
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nasa
unusual, strange; silly; drunk, intoxicated
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nena
bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance
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ni
that, this
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nimi
name, word
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noka
foot, leg, origin of locomotion; bottom, lower part
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o
hey! O! (vocative, imperative, or optative)
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olin
love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to
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ona
he, she, it, they
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open
begin, start; open; turn on
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pakala
botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up | ALT (curse expletive, e.g. fuck!)
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pali
do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare
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palisa
long hard thing; branch, rod, stick
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pan
cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread pasta
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pana
give, send, emit, provide, put, release
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pi
of (used to divide a second noun group that describes a first noun group) | ALT (introduces a genitive noun)
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pilin
heart (physically or emotional); feeling (an emotion, a direct experience)
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pimeja
black, dark, unlit
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pini
ago, completed, ended, finished, past
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pipi
bug, insect, ant, spider
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poka
hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity | ALT along with (comitative), beside
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poki
container, bag, bowl, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel
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pona
good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple
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pu
interacting with the official toki pona book
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sama
same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow; as, like
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seli
fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source
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selo
outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary
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seme
what? which?
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sewi
area above, highest part, something elevated; awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural
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sijelo
body (of person or animal), physical state, torso
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sike
round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel; of one year
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sin
new, fresh; additional, another extra
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sina
you
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sinpin
face, foremost, front, wall
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sitelen
image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing
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sona
know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on; (pv.) know how to
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soweli
animal, beast, land mammal
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suli
big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult
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suno
sun; light, brightness, glow radiance, shine; light source
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supa
horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on
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suwi
sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable
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tan
by, from, because of; origin, cause
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taso
but, however; only
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tawa
going to; toward; for; from the perspective of; moving | ALT (pv.) going to
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telo
water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverages
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tenpo
time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation
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toki
communicate, say, speak, talk, use language, think; hello
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tomo
indoor space; building, home, house, room
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tu
two | ALT separate, cut
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unpa
have sexual relations with
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uta
mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw
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utala
battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against
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walo
white, whitish; light-colored, pale
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wan
unique, united; one
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waso
bird, flying creature, winged animal
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wawa
strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense
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weka
absent, away, ignored
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wile
must, need, require, should, want, wish
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kijetesantakalu
any animal from the Procyonidae family, such as raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles | ALT any animal from the Musteloidea superfamily, including raccoons, weasels, otters, skunks, and red pandas
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kin
{see a} | ALT indeed, too, also, as well
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kipisi
split, cut, slice, sever; sharp
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ku
interacting with the toki pona dictionary by sonja lang
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leko
stairs, square, block, corner, cube
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meli
woman, female, feminine person; wife
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mije
man, male, masculine person; husband
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misikeke
medicine, medical
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monsuta
fear, dread; monster, predator; threat, danger
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n
(indicated thinking, pondering, recognition, agreement, or humming)
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namako
{see sin} | ALT embellishment, spice, extra, additional
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soko
fungus, fungi
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tonsi
non-binary, gender-non-conforming | ALT trans, non-cisgender
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ali
[alternate form of ale]
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epiku
epic, cool, awesome, amazing
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jasima
reflect, resound, mirror, be on the opposite/polar end of
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kokosila
to speak a non-toki pona language in an environment where toki pona is more appropriate
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lanpan
take, seize, catch, receive, get
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linluwi
network, internet, connection; weave, braid, interlace
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majuna
old, aged, ancient
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meso
midpoint, medium, mediocre; neither one not the other, neither fully is nor isn't
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nimisin
any non-pu word; any new word; any joke word
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oko
{see lukin} | ALT eye, ocular, visual {cf. lukin}
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su
interacting with a book from the illustrated story book series that began with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, produced by Sonja Lang
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apeja
guilt, shame, shun, stigma, disgrace; to accuse, to single out, to expose, to dishonor, to embarrass
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isipin
to think, brainstorm, rationalize, conclude, ponder
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jami
yummy; eliciting or stimulating a positive sensory experience
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jonke
goose, goose noise
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kamalawala
anarchy, uprising, revolt, rebellion
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kapesi
brown, gray
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kiki
spiky, sharp, angle, point, triangular
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konwe
animacy, life, autonomy; autonomous being, living thing, organism; alive, animate, dynamic; to animate, to bring to life
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kulijo
[interjection] casual expression or acknowledgement; cool, fine, okay
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melome
sapphic, lesbian, wlw
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mijomi
gay, mlm
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misa
glires or eulipotyphla; rat, mouse, squirrel, rabbit, rodent; { ~ sulli} capybara
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malupisu
pizza
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nja
meow, feline sound
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ojuta
toki pona adaptation of English meme "ligma"
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oke
(acknowledgement or acceptance)
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omekapo
goodbye, farewell, see you later, eat a good fish
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owe
orwellian, totalitarian, of or relating to big brother (from 1984), antonym of kamalawala
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pake
stop, cease, halt; to block the way, to interrupt; to prevent
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pika
electric, electronic, conductive, mechanical, online; electricity, lightning, thunder, network
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po
four
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powe
unreal, false, untrue; pretend; deceive, trick
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puwa
fluffy, soft, squishy (something that can be compressed and will try to go back to its original shape)
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san
three
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soto
left, left side, port side
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sutopatikuna
platypus
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taki
sticky, magnetic; bond, attract, attach, clip
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te
(particle introducing a quote)
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teje
right, right side, starboard
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to
(particle closing a quote)
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unu
purple
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usawi
magic, sorcery; enchant; magical, supernatural, occult, incomprehensible
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wa
[interjection] indicating awe or amazement
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wasoweli
animal with qualities of both waso and soweli
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wekama
leave and come back, be temporarily absent with the expectation of returning
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wuwojiti
to use one or more of the "banned" syllables wu, wo, ji, or ti; to break toki pona phonotactics
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yupekosi
to behave like george lucas and revise your old creative works and actually make them worse
