Complete Toki Pona Word List/Dictionary

Complete Toki Pona Word List/Dictionary

With only 120 or so words, toki pona is the smallest language in the world. This feature also makes it one of the easiest and quickest languages to learn.

In order to make learning the language as easy as possible, we’ve included a complete dictionary of all the official toki pona words below, as they appear in pu (the official toki pona book).


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We’ve split each section up alphabetically, so you can easily find the word you’re looking for. You can also download this toki pona word list in PDF format for easy reference.

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toki pona words starting with “a”

a!(interjection used to show emphasis or emotion)
akesiugly/non-cute animal;
reptile;
amphibian
alano;
not;
zero
alasato hunt;
to forage
aleall;
abundance;
everything;
life;
universe;
100
anpabowing down;
downward;
humble;
lowly;
dependent
antedifferent;
altered;
changed;
other
anuor
awenenduring;
kept;
protected;
safe;
waiting;
staying;
to continue to

toki pona words starting with “e”

e(a particle used before the direct object)
en(a particle used between multiple subjects)
esunmarket;
shop;
fair;
bazaar;
business transaction

toki pona words starting with “i”

ijothing;
phenomenon;
object;
matter
ikebad;
negative;
non-essential;
irrelevant
ilotool;
implement;
machine;
device
insacenter;
content;
inside;
between;
internal organ;
stomach

toki pona words starting with “j”

jakidisgusting;
obscene;
sickly;
toxic;
unclean;
unsanitary
janhuman being;
person;
somebody
jeloyellow;
yellowish
joto have;
to carry;
to contain;
to hold

toki pona words starting with “k”

kalafish;
marine animal;
sea creature
kalamato produce a sound;
to recite;
to utter aloud
kamaarriving;
coming;
future;
summoned;
to become;
to manage to;
to succeed in
kasiplant;
vegetation;
herb;
leaf
kento be able to;
to be allowed to;
can;
may;
possible
kepekento use;
with;
by means of
kilifruit;
vegetable;
mushroom
kiwenhard object;
metal;
rock;
stone
koclay;
clinging form;
dough;
semi-solid;
paste;
powder
konair;
breath;
essence;
spirit;
hidden reality;
unseen agent
kulecolorful;
pigmented;
painted
kulupucommunity;
company;
group;
nation;
society;
tribe
kuteear;
to hear;
to listen;
to pay attention to;
to obey

toki pona words starting with “l”

lapesleeping;
resting
lasoblue;
green
lawahead;
mind;
to control;
to direct;
to guide;
to lead;
to own;
to plan;
to regulate;
to rule
lencloth;
clothing;
fabric;
textile;
cover;
layer of privacy
letecold;
cool;
uncooked;
raw
li(particle used between any subject except “mi” alone or “sina” alone and its verb. Also to introduce a new verb for the same subject)
lililittle;
small;
short;
few;
a bit;
young
linjalong and flexible thing;
cord;
hair;
rope;
thread;
yarn
lipuflat object;
book;
document;
card;
paper;
record;
website
lojered;
reddish
lonlocated at;
present at;
real;
true;
existing
lukaarm;
hand;
tactile organ;
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lukineye;
to look at;
to see;
to examine;
to observe;
to read;
to watch;
to seek;
to look for;
to try to
lupadoor;
hole;
orifice;
window

toki pona words starting with “m”

maearth;
land;
outdoors;
world;
country;
territory;
soil
mamaparent;
ancestor;
creator;
originator;
caretaker;
sustainer
manimoney;
cash;
savings;
wealth;
meliwoman;
female person;
wife
miI;
me;
we;
us
mijeman;
male person;
husband
mokuto eat;
to drink;
to consume;
to swallow;
to ingest
molidead;
dying
monsiback;
behind;
rear
muanimal noise
munmoon;
night sky object;
star
musiartistic;
entertaining;
frivolous;
playful;
recreational
mutemany;
a lot;
more;
much;
several;
very;
quantity
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toki pona words starting with “n”

namakonew;
fresh;
additional;
another;
extra
nanpa-th (a particle used to denote an ordinal number) numbers
nasaunusual;
strange;
foolish;
crazy;
drunk;
intoxicated
nasinway;
custom;
doctrine;
method;
path;
road
nenabump;
button;
hill;
mountain;
nose;
protuberance
nithat;
this
niminame;
word
nokafoot;
leg;
organ of locomotion;
bottom;
lower part

toki pona words starting with “o”

ohey!
oh!
(vocative or imperative used before telling someone to do something)
okoeye
olinto love;
to have compassion for;
to respect;
to show affection to
onahe;
she;
it;
they
opento begin;
to start;
to open;
to turn on

toki pona words starting with “p”

pakalabotched;
broken;
damaged;
harmed;
messed up;
disabled
palito do;
to take action on;
to work;
to build;
to make;
to prepare
palisalong hard thing;
branch;
rod;
stick
pancereal;
grain;
barley;
corn;
oat;
rice;
wheat;
bread;
pasta
panato give;
to send;
to emit;
to provide;
to put;
to release
piof
pilinheart;
feeling
pimejablack;
dark;
unlit
piniago;
completed;
ended;
finished;
past
pipibug;
insect;
ant;
spider
pokahip;
side;
next to;
nearby;
vicinity
pokicontainer;
bag;
bowl;
box;
cup;
cupboard;
drawer;
vessel
ponagood;
positive;
useful;
friendly;
peaceful;
simple
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toki pona words starting with “s”

samasame;
similar;
each other;
sibling;
peer;
fellow;
as;
like
selifire;
cooking element;
chemical reaction;
heat source
seloouter form;
outer layer;
bark;
peel;
shell;
skin;
boundary
semewhat;
which
sewiarea above;
highest part;
something elevated;
awe-inspiring;
divine;
sacred;
supernatural
sijelobody;
physical state;
torso
sikeround or circular thing;
ball;
circle;
cycle;
sphere;
wheel;
of one year
sinnew;
fresh;
additional;
another;
extra
sinayou
sinpinface;
foremost;
front;
wall
sitelenimage;
picture;
representation;
symbol;
mark;
writing
sonato know;
to be skilled in;
to be wise about;
to have information on;
to know how to
sowelianimal;
beast;
land mammal
sulibig;
heavy;
large;
long;
tall;
important;
adult;
old
sunosun;
light;
brightness;
glow;
radiance;
shine;
light source
supahorizontal surface;
thing to put or rest something on
suwisweet;
fragrant;
cute;
innocent;
adorable

toki pona words starting with “t”

tanby;
from;
because of
tasobut;
however;
only
tawagoing to;
toward;
for;
from the perspective of;
moving
telowater;
liquid;
fluid;
wet substance;
beverage
tenpotime;
duration;
moment;
occasion;
period;
situation
tokito communicate;
to say;
to speak;
to talk;
to use language;
to think
tomoindoor space;
building;
home;
house;
room
tu2

toki pona words starting with “u”

unpato have sexual or marital relations with
utamouth;
lips;
oral cavity;
jaw
utalato battle;
to challenge;
to compete against;
to struggle against

toki pona words starting with “w”

walo white;
whitish;
light-colored;
pale
wan unique;
united;
1
waso bird;
flying creature;
winged animal
wawa strong;
powerful;
confident;
sure;
energetic;
intense
weka absent;
away;
ignored
wile must;
need;
require;
should;
want;
wish


If you want to learn some toki pona verbs, check out our post The Most Common Verbs in Toki Pona. Or if you’re interested to know the best places to learn the language, check out Where to Learn Toki Pona.

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