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Basic roots:

 

a: ah, ha

akesi: lizard - Dutch: hagedis

ala: no, not

ale, ali: all

anpa: down

ante: other

anu: or

awen: hold

en: and

esun: at market, store

ijo: thing

ike: bad - Finnish: ilkea

ilo: tool

insa: inside - Tok Pisin: insait (English - inside)

jaki: yucky

jan: person

jelo: yellow, light green

jo: to have

kala: fish - Finnish: kala

kalama: fuss, noise

kama: come up - Tok Pisin: kamap (English -come up)

kasi: plant - Finnish: kasvi

ken: can - Tok Pisin: ken (English - can)

kepeken: use - Dutch: gebruiken

kili: fruit

kin: even, any - Finnish: kin

kiwen: stone - Finnish: kiven

ko: fat, ointment

kon: air

kule: colour

kute: listen

kulupu: group

la: the - separator

lape: sleep - Dutch: slapen (English - sleep)

laso: sky, blue-green

lawa: head

len: linens

lete: cold

li: he - separator

lili: small - Tok Pisin: liklik

linja: line - Finnish: linja

lipu: thin, floppy thing - Finnish: lippu (banner, flag)

loje: red

lon: at - Tok Pisin: long (English - along)

luka: hand, arm - Croatian: ruka

lukin: look - Tok Pisin: lukim (English - look 'em)

lupa: hole

ma: land - Finnish: maa

mama: mother

mani: money

meli: woman - Tok Pisin: meri (English - Mary)

mi: me

mije: man - Finnish: miehen

moku: munch, eat

moli: die, mortal

monsi: my ass

mu: moo!

mun: moon

musi: to amuze

mute: many

nanpa: number - Tok Pisin: namba

nasa: ??

nasin: manner

nena: bump - Finnish: nena (nose)

ni: this

nimi: word - Finnish: nimi (name)

noka: leg - Croatian: noga

o: O hey!

oko: eye - Croatian: oko

olin: I love

ona: she

open: open - Tok Pisin: open

pakala: accident - Tok Pisin: bagarap (English - bugger up)

pali: to do, to make

palisa: stick

pan: rice, bread

pana: to give

pi: of - Tok Pisin: bilong (English - belong)

pilin: think - Tok Pisin: pilim (Engish - feel 'em)

pimeja: black - Finnish: pimea (dark)

pini: end - Tok Pisin: pinis (English - finish)

pipi: ladybug (slang)

poka: side, flank

poki: container - Tok Pisin: bokis (English - box)

pona: good - Esperanto: bona

sama: same - Finnish: sama

seli: hot

selo: skin, peel

seme: what

sewi: up

sijelo: body, flesh

sike: circle

sin: new

sina: you - Finnish: sina (thou)

sinpin: front

sitelen: picture, paint, portray

sona: to know

soweli: animal

suli: big - Finnish: suuri

suno: sun

supa: surface

suwi: candy - Tok Pisin: swit (English - sweet)

tan: from

taso: only - Tok Pisin: tasol (English - that's all)

tawa: towards

telo: some water

tenpo: time

toki: talk - Tok Pisin: tok

tomo: house

tu: two

unpa: ??

uta: mouth

utala: beat, strike

walo: white - Finnish: valo (light, white)

wan: one

waso: bird

wawa: strong - Finnish: vahva

weka: way, path, away

wile: be willing