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toki pona words Flashcards

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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

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to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud

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kili

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fruit, vegetable, mushroom

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kepeken

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to use, with, by means of

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kiwen

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hard object, metal, rock, stone

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ko

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clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder

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kon

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air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent

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kule

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colorful, pigmented, painted | ALT of or relating to the LGBT+ community

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kulupu

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community, company, group, nation, society, tribe

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la

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(between the context phrase and the main sentence)

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kute

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ear; to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey

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lape

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sleeping, resting

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laso

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blue, green

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lawa

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head, mind; to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule

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len

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cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy

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lili

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little, small, short; few; a bit; young

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lete

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cold, cool; uncooked, raw

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li

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(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

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door, hole, orifice, window

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linja

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long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn | ALT line, connection

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lipu

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flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website

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loje

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red, reddish

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lon

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located at, present at, real, true, existing | ALT (affirmative response)

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luka

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arm, hand, tactile organ; five | ALT touch/feel physically, interact, press

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ma

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earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil

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lukin

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eye; look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch; look for, seek; (pv.) try to

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moku

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to eat, brink, consume, swallow, ingest

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mama

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parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer

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mani

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money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal

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mi

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I, me, we, us

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monsi

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back, behind, rear

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moli

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dead, dying

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musi

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artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreation

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mun

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moon, night sky object, star | ALT glow, glowing light, light in the dark

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mu

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(animal noise or communication) | ALT (non-speech vocalization)

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nasin

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way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road

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nanpa

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-th (ordinal number); numbers

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mute

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many, a lot, more, much several, very; quantity | ALT three (or more), 20

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nasa

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unusual, strange; silly; drunk, intoxicated

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nena

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bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance

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ni

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that, this

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nimi

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name, word

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noka

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foot, leg, origin of locomotion; bottom, lower part

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o

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hey! O! (vocative, imperative, or optative)

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olin

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love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to

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ona

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he, she, it, they

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open

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begin, start; open; turn on

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pakala

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botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up | ALT (curse expletive, e.g. fuck!)

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pali

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do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare

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palisa

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long hard thing; branch, rod, stick

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pan

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cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread pasta

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pana

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give, send, emit, provide, put, release

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pi

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of (used to divide a second noun group that describes a first noun group) | ALT (introduces a genitive noun)

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pilin

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heart (physically or emotional); feeling (an emotion, a direct experience)

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pimeja

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black, dark, unlit

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pini

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ago, completed, ended, finished, past

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pipi

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bug, insect, ant, spider

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poka

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hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity | ALT along with (comitative), beside

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poki

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container, bag, bowl, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel

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pona

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good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple

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pu

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interacting with the official toki pona book

44
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sama

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same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow; as, like

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seli

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fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source

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selo

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outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary

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seme

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what? which?

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sewi

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area above, highest part, something elevated; awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural

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sijelo

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body (of person or animal), physical state, torso

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sike

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round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel; of one year

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sin

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new, fresh; additional, another extra

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sina

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you

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sinpin

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face, foremost, front, wall

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sitelen

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image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing

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sona

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know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on; (pv.) know how to

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soweli

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animal, beast, land mammal

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suli

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big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult

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suno

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sun; light, brightness, glow radiance, shine; light source

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supa

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horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on

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suwi

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sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable

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tan

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by, from, because of; origin, cause

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taso

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but, however; only

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tawa

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going to; toward; for; from the perspective of; moving | ALT (pv.) going to

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telo

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water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverages

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tenpo

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time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation

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toki

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communicate, say, speak, talk, use language, think; hello

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tomo

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indoor space; building, home, house, room

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tu

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two | ALT separate, cut

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unpa

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have sexual relations with

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uta

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mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw

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utala

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battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against

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walo

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white, whitish; light-colored, pale

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wan

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unique, united; one

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waso

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bird, flying creature, winged animal

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wawa

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strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense

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weka

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absent, away, ignored

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wile

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must, need, require, should, want, wish

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kijetesantakalu

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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

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{see a} | ALT indeed, too, also, as well

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kipisi

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split, cut, slice, sever; sharp

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ku

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interacting with the toki pona dictionary by sonja lang

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leko

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stairs, square, block, corner, cube

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meli

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woman, female, feminine person; wife

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mije

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man, male, masculine person; husband

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misikeke

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medicine, medical

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monsuta

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fear, dread; monster, predator; threat, danger

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n

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(indicated thinking, pondering, recognition, agreement, or humming)

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namako

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{see sin} | ALT embellishment, spice, extra, additional

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soko

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fungus, fungi

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tonsi

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non-binary, gender-non-conforming | ALT trans, non-cisgender

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ali

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[alternate form of ale]

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epiku

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epic, cool, awesome, amazing

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jasima

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reflect, resound, mirror, be on the opposite/polar end of

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kokosila

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to speak a non-toki pona language in an environment where toki pona is more appropriate

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lanpan

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take, seize, catch, receive, get

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linluwi

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network, internet, connection; weave, braid, interlace

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majuna

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old, aged, ancient

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meso

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midpoint, medium, mediocre; neither one not the other, neither fully is nor isn’t

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nimisin

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any non-pu word; any new word; any joke word

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oko

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{see lukin} | ALT eye, ocular, visual {cf. lukin}

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su

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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

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guilt, shame, shun, stigma, disgrace; to accuse, to single out, to expose, to dishonor, to embarrass

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isipin

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to think, brainstorm, rationalize, conclude, ponder

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jami

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yummy; eliciting or stimulating a positive sensory experience

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jonke

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goose, goose noise

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kamalawala

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anarchy, uprising, revolt, rebellion

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kapesi

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brown, gray

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kiki

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spiky, sharp, angle, point, triangular

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konwe

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animacy, life, autonomy; autonomous being, living thing, organism; alive, animate, dynamic; to animate, to bring to life

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kulijo

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[interjection] casual expression or acknowledgement; cool, fine, okay

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melome

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sapphic, lesbian, wlw

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mijomi

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gay, mlm

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misa

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glires or eulipotyphla; rat, mouse, squirrel, rabbit, rodent; { ~ sulli} capybara

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malupisu

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pizza

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nja

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meow, feline sound

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ojuta

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toki pona adaptation of English meme “ligma”

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oke

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(acknowledgement or acceptance)

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omekapo

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goodbye, farewell, see you later, eat a good fish

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owe

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orwellian, totalitarian, of or relating to big brother (from 1984), antonym of kamalawala

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pake

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stop, cease, halt; to block the way, to interrupt; to prevent

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pika

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electric, electronic, conductive, mechanical, online; electricity, lightning, thunder, network

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po

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four

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powe

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unreal, false, untrue; pretend; deceive, trick

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puwa

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fluffy, soft, squishy (something that can be compressed and will try to go back to its original shape)

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san

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three

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soto

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left, left side, port side

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sutopatikuna

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platypus

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taki

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sticky, magnetic; bond, attract, attach, clip

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te

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(particle introducing a quote)

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teje

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right, right side, starboard

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to

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(particle closing a quote)

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unu

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purple

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usawi

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magic, sorcery; enchant; magical, supernatural, occult, incomprehensible

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wa

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[interjection] indicating awe or amazement

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wasoweli

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animal with qualities of both waso and soweli

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wekama

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leave and come back, be temporarily absent with the expectation of returning

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wuwojiti

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to use one or more of the “banned” syllables wu, wo, ji, or ti; to break toki pona phonotactics

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yupekosi

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to behave like george lucas and revise your old creative works and actually make them worse

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