Q: ijo A: thing, something, being

Q: jan A: person, human

Q: kili A: fruit, vegetable

Q: lipu A: document, book, paper, card, website

Q: meli A: woman, female, wife, girlfriend

Q: ni A: this, that

Q: soweli A: animal, land mammal, beast

Q: What is the toki pona word for "thing, something, being"? A: ijo

Q: What is the toki pona word for "person, human"? A: jan

Q: What is the toki pona word for "fruit, vegetable"? A: kili

Q: What is the toki pona word for "document, book"? A: lipu

Q: What is the toki pona word for "woman, female"? A: meli

Q: What is the toki pona word for "this, that"? A: ni

Q: What is the toki pona word for "animal, land mammal"? A: soweli

Q: What is the basic sentence structure in toki pona? A: NOUN + li + NOUN (e.g., "meli li jan" = "The woman is a person")

Q: Are toki pona nouns singular or plural? A: By themselves, nouns are neither singular nor plural. For example, meli can mean either "woman" or "women". Context determines the number.

Q: Does toki pona use articles like "a" or "the"? A: No, toki pona doesn't use articles. The word jan can mean "a person" or "the person", depending on the situation.

C: The basic toki pona sentence structure is [NOUN] + [li] + [NOUN].

C: In toki pona, meli can mean both [woman] and [women] - nouns are neither singular nor plural by default.

C: The word jan can mean both ["a person"] and ["the person"] - toki pona doesn't use [articles].

C: [ni li jan] = [This is a person]

C: [ni li kili] = [This is a banana/fruit]

C: [lipu li ijo] = [A book is a thing / Documents are things]

C: [jan li meli] = [The person is a woman]

C: [soweli li ijo] = [Animals are things]

C: [meli li jan] = [Women are people]

C: [kili li ijo] = [Fruits are things]

C: [ni li soweli] = [This is an animal]

C: [jan li soweli] = [People are animals]

C: [lipu li kili] = [The document is a fruit]

C: [meli li ijo] = [The woman is something]

C: ni li [jan]. (This is a person)

C: [ni] li soweli. (This is an animal)

C: [meli] li jan. (Women are people)

C: soweli li [ijo]. (Animals are things)

C: jan li [meli]. (The person is a woman)

C: [lipu] li ijo. (A book is a thing)

C: ni li [kili]. (This is a fruit/banana)