Word | Noun | Verb transitive | Verb intransitive | Modifier | Interjection | Other (conj, prep) |
a | ah, ha, uh, oh, ooh, aw, well | |||||
akesi | non-cute animal, reptile, amphibian | |||||
ala | nothing, negation, zero | no, not, none, un | no ! | |||
ali / ale | everything, anything, life, the universe | all, every, complete, whole | ||||
anpa | bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath | lower, defeat | all, every, complete, whole | |||
ante | difference | change, alter, modify | different | otherwise, or else | ||
anu | or | |||||
awen | stay, wait, remain | keep | remaining, stationary, permanent, sedentary | |||
e | separator | |||||
en | and | |||||
esun | shop, store, place of commerece | shop | ||||
ijo | thing, something, stuff, anything, object | objectify | of something | |||
ike | negativity, badness, evil | to make bad, to worsen, to have a negative effect upon | to be bad, to suck | bad, negative, wrong, evil, overly complex, (figuratively), unhealthy | oh dear! woe! alas! | |
ilo | tool, device, machine, thing, used for a specific purpose | |||||
insa | inside, inner world, center, stomach | |||||
jaki | dirt, pollution, garbage, filth | pollute, dirty | dirty, gross, filthy | ew! yuck! | ||
jan | person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody | personify, humanize, personalize | human, somebody's, personal, of people | |||
jelo | yellow, light green | |||||
jo | having | have, contain | kama receive, get, take, obtain | |||
kala | fish, sea creature | |||||
kalama | sound, noise, voice | sound,
ring, play (an instrument) |
make noise | |||
kama | event, happening, chance, arrival, beginning | bring about, summon | come, become, arrive, happen, pursue actions to arrive to (a certain state), manage to, start to | coming, future | ||
kasi | plant, leaf, herb, tree, wood | |||||
ken | possibility, ability, power to do things, permission | make possible, enable, allow, permit | can, is able to, is allowed to, may, is possible | (conj) it is possible that | ||
kepeken | use | (prep) with | ||||
kili | fruit, pulpy vegetable, mushroom | |||||
kin | also, too, even, indeed (emphasizes the word(s) before it | |||||
kiwen | hard thing, rock, stone, metal, mineral, clay | hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal | ||||
ko | ko n semi-solid or squishy substance, e.g. paste, powder, gum | |||||
kon | air, wind, smell, soul | air-like, ethereal, gaseous | ||||
kule | colour, paint | colour, paint | colourful | |||
kute | listen, hear | auditory, hearing | ||||
kulupu | group, community, society, company, people | form a group, get together | communal, shared, public, of the society | |||
la | separator between adverb or phrase of context and sentence | |||||
lape | sleep, rest | sleep, rest | sleeping, of sleep | |||
laso | blue, blue-green | |||||
lawa | head, mind | lead, control, rule, steer | main, leading, in charge | |||
len | clothing, cloth, fabric | clothe, dress decorate | ||||
lete | cold | cool down, chill, freeze | cold, uncooked | |||
li | separator | |||||
lili | reduce, shorten, shrink, lessen | small, little, young, a bit, short, few, less | ||||
linja | long, very thin, floppy thing, e.g. string, rope, hair, thread, cord, chain | |||||
lipu | flat and bendable thing, e.g. paper, card, ticket | |||||
loje | red | |||||
lon | put in place | be there, be present, be real/true, exist, be awake | prep be (located) in/at/on | |||
luka | hand, arm | to touch with hand | five (5) | |||
lukin | see, look at, watch, read | look, watch out, pay attention | visual(ly) | |||
lupa | hole, window, door | |||||
ma | land, earth, country, (outdoor) area | |||||
mama | parent, mother, father | of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly | ||||
mani | money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital | |||||
meli | woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend | female, feminine, womanly | ||||
mi | I, we | my, our | ||||
mije | man, male, husband, boyfriend | male, masculine, manly | ||||
moku | food, meal | vt eat, drink, swallow, ingest, consume | ||||
moli | death | kill | die, be dead | dead, deadly, fatal | ||
monsi | back, rear end, butt, behind | back, rear | ||||
mu | woof! meow! moo! etc. (cute animal noise) | |||||
mun | moon | lunar | ||||
musi | fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainment | amuse, entertain | play, have fun | artful, fun, recreational | ||
mute | amount, quantity | make many or much | many, very, much, several, a lot, abundant, numerous, more | |||
nanpa | number | -th (ordinal numbers) | ||||
nasa | drive crazy, make weird | silly, crazy, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, weird | ||||
nasin | way, manner, custom, road, path, doctrine, system, method | |||||
nena | bump, nose, hill, mountain, button | |||||
ni | this, that | |||||
nimi | word, name | |||||
noka | leg, foot | |||||
o | sep O (vocative or imperative) interj hey! (calling somebody's attention) | |||||
oko | eye | |||||
olin | love | to love (a person) | love | |||
ona | she, he, it, they | her, his, its, their | ||||
open | open, turn on | |||||
pan | cereal, grain, rice, bread, pasta | |||||
pakala | blunder, accident, mistake, destruction, damage, breaking | screw up, botch, ruin, break, hurt, injure, damage, spoil, ruin | screw up, fall apart, break | damn ! | ||
pali | activity, work, deed, project | vt do, make, build, create | vi act, work, function | active, work-related, operating, working | ||
palisa | long, mostly hard object, e.g. rod, stick, branch | |||||
pana | giving, transfer, exchange | give, put, send, place, release, emit, cause | ||||
pi | sep of, belonging to | |||||
pilin | feelings, emotion, heart | feel, think, sense, touch | feel | |||
pimeja | darkness, shadows | darken | black, dark | |||
pini | end, tip | finish, close, end, turn off | completed, finished, past, done, ago | |||
pipi | bug, insect, spider | |||||
poka | side, hip, next to | neighbouring | prep in the accompaniment of, with | |||
poki | container, box, bowl, cup, glass | |||||
pona | good, simplicity, positivity | improve, fix, repair, make good | good, simple, positive, nice, correct, right | great! good! thanks! OK! cool! yay! | ||
sama | same, similar, equal, of equal status or position | prep like, as, seem | ||||
seli | fire, warmth, heat | heat, warm up, cook | hot, warm, cooked | |||
selo | outside, surface, skin, shell, bark, shape, peel | |||||
seme | oth what, which, wh- (question word) | |||||
sewi | high, up, above, top, over, on | raise up | superior, elevated, religious, formal | |||
sijelo | body, physical state | |||||
sike | circle, wheel, sphere, ball, cycle | round, cyclical | ||||
sin | renew, renovate, freshen | new, fresh, another, more | ||||
sina | you | your | ||||
sunpin | front, chest, torso, face, wall | |||||
sitelen | picture, image | draw, write | ||||
sona | knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, understanding | vt know, understand, know how to; kama learn, study | vi know, understand | |||
soweli | animal, especially land mammal, lovable animal | |||||
suli | size | enlarge, lengthen | big, tall, long, adult, important, heavy | |||
suno | sun, light | |||||
supa | horizontal surface, e.g furniture, table, chair, pillow, floor | |||||
suwi | candy, sweet food | sweeten | sweet, cute | |||
tan | origin, cause | prep from, by, because of, since | ||||
taso | only, sole | conj but | ||||
tawa | movement | move, displace | go to, walk, travel, move, leave | moving, mobile | prep to, in order to, towards, for, | |
telo | water, liquid, juice, sauce | water, wash with water | until | |||
tenpo | time, period of time, moment, duration, situation | |||||
toki | language, talking, speech, communication | say | talk, chat, communicate | talking, verbal | hello! hi! | |
tomo | indoor constructed space, e.g. house, home, room, building | mod urban, domestic, household | ||||
tu | duo, pair | double, separate/cut/divide in two | two | |||
unpa | sex, sexuality | |||||
uta | mouth | oral | ||||
utala | conflict, disharmony, competition, fight, war, battle, attack, blow, argument, physical or verbal violence | hit, strike, attack, compete against | ||||
walo | white thing or part, whiteness, lightness | white, light (colour) | ||||
wan | unit, element, particle, part, piece | unite, make one | one, a | |||
waso | bird, winged animal | |||||
wawa | energy, strength, power | strengthen, energize, empower | energetic, strong, fierce, intense, sure, confident | |||
weka | absense | throw away, remove, get rid of | away, absent, missing | |||
wile | desire, need, will | to want, need, wish, have to, must, will, should | necessary |