1a
  2: particle: (emotional interjection, emphasis or confirmation)
  3
  4akesi (The word “akesi” used to also mean “‘non-cute’ animal”, but the second official toki pona book has removed this meaning)
  5: noun: lizard, reptile
  6
  7ala
  8: noun: nothing
  9: adjective: not, no, empty
 10: number: zero
 11
 12alasa
 13: verb: to hunt, to gather
 14: verb (unconventional): to search, to look for
 15: pre-verb (unconventional): to try (doing something)
 16
 17ale/ali
 18: noun: everything, universe
 19: adjective: every, all, abundant
 20: number: all/infinite (simple system), 100 (complex system)
 21
 22anpa
 23: noun (old/non-pu): lower part
 24: adjective: bowing down, downward, lowly, humble, dependent
 25: verb w/o obj: to bow down
 26: verb w/ obj: to conquer, to defeat
 27
 28ante
 29: noun: difference, change, (unconventional) version
 30: adjective: different, other, changed
 31: verb: to change
 32
 33anu
 34: particle: or
 35
 36awen
 37: noun (unconventional): stability, safety, wait
 38: adjective: kept, safe, enduring, resilient, waiting, staying
 39: verb: keep, stay, endure, protect
 40: pre-verb: continue (doing something)
 41
 42e
 43: particle: (specifies an object)
 44
 45en
 46: particle: and (combines subjects)
 47
 48epiku (typically used as a form of slang, has also found common use in “ma pona pi toki pona”’s “acro” games, as the only other non-particle word starting with “e” is “esun”.)
 49: adjective: epic, awesome
 50
 51esun
 52: noun: trade, transaction, exchange
 53: adjective: trade/exchange-related, commercial
 54: verb: to trade, to exchange
 55
 56ijo
 57: noun: thing, object, matter
 58: adjective: material, physical
 59
 60ike
 61: noun: evil
 62: adjective: bad, evil, complex, unnecessary
 63: verb (unconventional): make smth worse
 64
 65ilo
 66: noun: tool, machine, device
 67: adjective: useful, (unconventional) electronic, metallic
 68
 69insa
 70: noun: insides, contents, center, stomach
 71: adjective: central, inside, between
 72
 73jaki
 74: noun: dirt, waste
 75: adjective: dirty, disgusting, toxic, unclean, unsanitary
 76: verb: to make something dirty
 77
 78jan
 79: noun: person, people, humanity, somebody
 80: adjective: human-like, personal
 81
 82jasima
 83: noun: mirror, reflection, echo
 84: adjective: opposite
 85: verb: to reflect, to reverse
 86
 87jelo
 88: noun/adjective: (the color) yellow (and its shades)
 89: verb: to color smth yellow
 90
 91jo
 92: noun: (unconventional) possessions, property
 93: verb: to have/carry/contain/hold
 94
 95kala
 96: noun: fish, marine animal, sea creature
 97
 98kalama
 99: noun: sound, noise
100: adjective: loud, noisy, sound-making
101: verb: to make noise, to recite, to play (an instrument)
102
103kama
104: noun: event, arrival
105: adjective: arriving, coming, future, summoned
106: pre-verb: to become, to be in the process of (doing smth), to manage to, to succeed in
107
108kasi
109: noun: plant, grass, herb, leaf
110
111ken
112: noun: ability, possibility, (unconventional) right, liberty
113: adjective (unconventional): able, possible
114: pre-verb: can (do smth), may (do smth)
115
116kepeken
117: noun: use, (unconventional) practice
118: verb w/ obj: to use smth
119: preposition: (do smth) using, with the help of
120
121kijetesantakalu (one of the “joke words” created by Sonja Lang, has become very popular among tokiponists, as has the sitelen pona character for it)
122: noun: raccoon or other musteloid
123
124kili
125: noun: fruit, vegetable, mushroom
126
127kin (in the first official book, this word was merged with “a”. However, many people use it separately from “a”, with “a” emphasizing someone’s feelings)
128: particle: very, really, also
129
130kipisi (an old word not included in the first official book, but which many people still use. Those who want to only use _lipu pu_ vocabulary might want to use “tu”, which can also be used as a verb to mean “to divide”, the same way “wan” means “to unite”)
131: verb: to cut, to divide
132
133kiwen
134: noun: hard object, metal, stone, solid
135: adjective: hard, metallic, solid
136
137ko
138: noun: powder, clay, paste, semi-solid
139
140kokosila (This word is taken from an Esperanto verb “krokodili”, which in turn means to not speak Esperanto in an Esperanto environment)
141: verb: to speak not in toki pona in an environment where others speak toki pona
142
143kon
144: noun: air, essence, spirit, (unconventional) gas
145: adjective: invisible, ephemeral, (unconventional) gaseous
146
147ku (much like interacting with the first official toki pona book was given the word “pu”, so does the second book with “ku”. In fact, in _lipu ku_, words “ju”, “lu”, “nu”, “su” and “u” are all listed as “(word reserved for future use by Sonja Lang)”, presumably to be given to the next five official toki pona books that should be created in the future. (In fact, Sonja Lang has started publishing a series of illustrated story books, beginning with “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”, that are collectively known as _lipu su_))
148: noun: the Toki Pona Dictionary by Sonja Lang
149: verb: to interact with ku
150
151kule
152: noun: color, (rare) gender
153: adjective: colorful, painted
154: verb: to paint smth a color
155
156kulupu
157: noun: group, community, company, society, nation, tribe
158: adjective: communal, social
159
160kute
161: noun: ear, hearing
162: adjective: …-sounding
163: verb: to hear, to listen, to obey
164
165la
166: particle: “if/when” (introduces context)
167
168lanpan (Without this word, the typical way to express getting or taking something would be “kama jo e …” (to come into possession of …), possibly with additional adjectives like “ike” or “utala”. The word is famously used in the title of “lanpan pan”, the toki pona translation/summary of Peter Kropotkin’s “The Conquest of Bread”.)
169: verb: to get, to take, to steal
170
171lape
172: noun: sleep, rest
173: adjective: sleeping, restful
174: verb: to sleep, to rest
175
176laso
177: noun/adjective: (the color) blue, green (and its shades)
178: verb: to color something blue/green
179
180lawa
181: noun: head, mind
182: adjective: main, primary, controlling, ruling
183: verb: to head, to control, to direct, to guide, to lead, to own, to rule
184
185leko (an old word that was not included in the first official book, but which is actively used by people, as it’s considered hard to express the meaning of “square” without it)
186: noun: square, block, (sometimes) stairs
187
188len
189: noun: cloth, clothes, fabric, layer of privacy
190: adjective: clothed, made of cloth/fabric
191: verb: to clothe, to provide a layer of privacy
192
193lete
194: noun: cold
195: adjective: cold, cool, raw, uncooked
196: verb: to cool down
197
198li
199: particle: (between subj. and verb/adj.)
200
201lili
202: noun: smallness
203: adjective: small, few, young
204: verb: to shrink
205
206linja
207: noun: long flexible object, string, rope, hair
208
209lipu
210: noun: flat object, book, document, paper, page, record, website
211: adjective: flat, used as lipu, lipu-like, of lipu
212
213loje
214: noun/adjective: (the color) red (and its shades)
215: verb: to color smth red
216
217lon
218: noun: truth, life, existence
219: adjective: real, true, present, existing
220: verb w/o object: is true, exists
221: preposition: in, at, on
222
223luka
224: noun: hand, arm
225: number: 5 (complex system)
226
227lukin
228: noun: eye, vision
229: adjective: …-looking, visual
230: verb: to look, to see, to read
231: pre-verb: to seek (to do something)
232
233lupa
234: noun: hole, door, orifice, window
235
236ma
237: noun: earth, land, outdoors, territory, country
238
239mama
240: noun: parent, ancestor, creator, origin, caretaker
241: verb: to create, to parent, to take care of
242
243mani
244: noun: money, large domesticated animal
245: adjective: (unconventional) wealthy
246
247meli
248: noun: woman, female, wife
249: adjective: feminine
250
251meso (in some ways, this word is similar to “insa”, but it also lets people say that a thing is moderately X without having to use phrases like “ona li wawa mute ala, li wawa lili ala”.)
252: noun: middle, center
253: adjective: average, moderate, mediocre
254
255mi
256: noun: i, me, we, us
257: adjective: my, our
258
259mije
260: noun: man, male, husband
261: adjective: masculine
262
263misikeke (invented by Sonja Lang, but was not included as part of _lipu pu_. (My personal guess is because “ijo pi pona sijelo” is a rather simple way to say “medicine” without it))
264: noun: medicine, cure
265: adjective: medicinal
266: verb: to cure
267
268moku
269: noun: food
270: adjective: edible, of food
271: verb: to eat, to drink, to swallow
272
273moli
274: noun: death
275: adjective: dead, dying
276: verb: to kill
277
278monsi
279: noun: back, behind, rear, butt
280: adjective: back, rear
281
282monsuta (usage of this word can be especially confusing without extra context. Some people refer to this confusion as “monsutatesu”)
283: noun: fear, monster
284: adjective: scary, monstrous
285: verb: to scare, to be afraid of, (sometimes) to turn into a monster
286
287mu
288: (any animal sound)
289
290mun
291: noun: moon, star, night sky object
292: adjective: lunar, stellar
293
294musi
295: noun: game, art
296: adjective: entertaining, artistic, amusing
297: verb: to amuse, to play, to have fun
298
299mute
300: noun: quantity
301: adjective: many, more
302: number: 3 or more (simple system), 20 (complex system)
303
304n (Technically, the word “n” breaks the rules of toki pona by using a non-allowed syllable, but as it basically functions as a word on its own, it’s allowed. Or one can interpret syllable-final “n” as a separate mora, like in Japanese, where “n” on its own is apparently also used as an interjection)
305: interjection: um…, hm… (“thinking noise”)
306
307namako (In the first official book, this word was merged with “sin”. However, many people keep using it separately from “sin”. “sin” is interpreted to mean “new” and “namako” to mean “additional”)
308: noun: spice, addition
309: adjective: additional, extra
310: verb: to add, to spice up
311
312nanpa
313: noun: number
314: adjective: -th (ordinal indicator), mathematical, numeric, (unconventional) digital
315
316nasa
317: adjective: weird, unusual, strange, drunk
318
319nasin
320: noun: path, road, street, directive, way, custom
321: adjective: street-, true to the directive/way/custom
322: verb (unconventional): to guide, to show the path
323
324nena
325: noun: hill, mountain, button, bump, nose
326: adjective: hilly, mountainous, bumpy
327
328ni
329: noun/adjective: this, that
330
331nimi
332: noun: word, name
333
334noka
335: noun: foot, leg, bottom, lower part, under (smth)
336
337o
338: particle: (addressing people, commands)
339
340oko (In the first official book, this word was merged into “**lukin**”. People who use this word separately from “lukin” typically use “oko” to mean “eye” and “lukin” to mean “sight” or “vision”)
341: noun: eye
342
343olin
344: noun: love, compassion, affection, respect
345: adjective: loved, favorite, respected
346: verb: to love, to respect
347
348ona
349: noun: he, she, they, it
350: adjective: his, her, their, its
351
352open
353: noun: start, beginning
354: adjective: initial, starting
355: verb: to start, to open, to turn on
356: pre-verb: to begin (doing something)
357
358pakala
359: noun: damage, mistake
360: adjective: broken, wrong
361: verb: to break, to make mistakes
362: particle: (generic curse)
363
364pali
365: noun: work, labor
366: adjective: working
367: verb: to work (on), to make
368
369palisa
370: noun: long solid object, branch, stick, (unconventional) length
371: adjective: long
372
373pan
374: noun: bread, grain, corn, rice, pizza
375
376pana
377: adjective: (unconventional) given, sent, released
378: verb: to give, to send, to emit, to release
379
380pi
381: particle: “of” (regroups two or more modifiers)
382
383pilin
384: noun: heart, feeling, touch, sense
385: adjective: feeling, touch-based
386: verb: to touch, to think, to feel
387
388pimeja
389: noun: (the color) black (and its shades), shadow
390: adjective: black, dark
391: verb: to color smth black, to cast a shadow
392
393pini
394: noun: end, finish
395: adjective: final, completed, finished, past (with tenpo)
396: verb: to end, to finish, to close
397: pre-verb: to end/stop doing something
398
399pipi
400: noun: insect, bug
401
402poka
403: noun: hip, side, nearby area
404: adjective: neighboring, nearby, at one’s side
405
406poki
407: noun: box, container, bowl, cup, drawer
408: verb (unconventional): to put in a box
409
410pona
411: noun: good, simplicity
412: adjective: good, simple, friendly, peaceful
413: verb: to improve, to fix
414
415pu (The official toki pona book only defines the verb meaning of the word “pu”. (Although the phrase “pu la” is used in it to mean “in this book”.) Some people in the toki pona community prefer to only use it in the verb meaning, while others use it in others as well)
416: noun: the official toki pona book
417: adjective: as told in the official toki pona book
418: verb: interacting with the official toki pona book
419
420sama
421: noun: similarity, (someone’s) sibling
422: adjective: similar, like, sibling
423: preposition: as, like
424
425seli
426: noun: heat, warmth, chemical reaction, heat source
427: adjective: warm, hot
428: verb: to heat
429
430selo
431: noun: outer form, outer layer, shell, skin, boundary
432: adjective: outer
433
434seme
435: particle: what? which? (for questions)
436
437sewi
438: noun: area above, top, highest part, sky, god
439: adjective: high, above, divine, sacred
440
441sijelo
442: noun: body, physical state, torso
443: adjective: physical, of sijelo
444
445sike
446: noun: circle, ball, cycle, wheel, (with tenpo) year
447: adjective: round, circular, spherical, of one year
448: verb: to make a circle around, to surround
449
450sin
451: noun: novelty, addition, (unconventional) update, spice
452: adjective: new, additional, fresh, extra
453: verb: to add, to update
454
455sina
456: noun: you
457: adjective: your
458
459sinpin
460: noun: face, foremost part, front, wall
461: adjective: of face, foremost
462
463sitelen
464: noun: symbol, image, writing
465: adjective: symbolic, written, recorded
466: verb: to write, to draw, to record
467
468soko (People who want to only use _lipu pu_ vocabulary sometimes also use “kili ma” to refer to mushrooms. Alternatively, “kili pi kasi ala” is also possible, since “kili” also refers to mushrooms)
469: noun: mushroom, fungus
470
471sona
472: noun: knowledge, information
473: adjective: known
474: verb: to know
475: pre-verb: to know (how to do something)
476
477soweli
478: noun: land mammal, animal
479
480suli
481: noun: size, greatness
482: adjective: big, heavy, tall, great, important, adult
483: verb: to grow
484
485suno
486: noun: sun, light, brightness, light source
487: adjective: solar, bright
488: verb: to light, to shine
489
490supa
491: noun: horizontal surface
492
493suwi
494: noun: (unconventional) sweets, fragrances
495: adjective: sweet, fragrant, cute, adorable
496
497tan
498: noun: cause, reason, origin
499: adjective: original
500: verb w/ object (unconventional): to cause
501: preposition: from, because of
502
503taso
504: particle (at beginning of sentence): but, however
505: adjective: only
506
507tawa
508: noun: movement
509: adjective: moving
510: verb: to move
511: preposition: to, for, from perspective of
512
513telo
514: noun/adjective: water, fluid, liquid
515: adjective: wet, fluid, liquid
516: verb: to water, to clean
517
518tenpo
519: noun: time, moment, occasion
520: adjective: temporal
521
522toki
523: noun: speech, conversation, language
524: adjective: verbal, conversational
525: verb: to speak, to talk, to use language, to think
526
527tomo
528: noun: home, building, structure, indoor space, room
529: adjective: indoor
530
531tonsi (The word “tonsi” was created by the community after the official book was released and, according to a poll in October of 2021, is the most accepted “new” non-official word)
532: noun: non-binary person, trans person
533: adjective: gender-nonconforming, trans
534
535tu (Using “tu” at the end of a noun phrase is generally associated with the number 2. The meaning “divided” is usually specified by using a “li” particle. “kulupu tu” meaning “two communities” and “kulupu li tu” meaning “the community is divided”.)
536: number: 2
537: noun: divide
538: adjective: divided
539: verb: to divide
540
541unpa
542: noun: sex
543: adjective: sexual
544: verb: to have sex with
545
546uta
547: noun: mouth, lips
548: adjective: oral
549
550utala
551: noun: fight, battle, challenge, war
552: adjective: aggressive, warlike
553: verb: to fight, to battle, to challenge
554
555walo
556: noun: the color white (and its shades)
557: adjective: white, bright/light
558: verb: to color something white
559
560wan (Using “wan” at the end of a noun phrase is generally associated with the number 1. The meaning “united” is usually specified by using a “li” particle. “kulupu wan” meaning “one community”, “kulupu li wan” meaning “the community is united”, “kulupu mute wan” meaning “21 communities (complex numbering system)”, and “kulupu mute li wan” meaning “many (or 20) communities are united”)
561: number: 1
562: noun: part (of smth)
563: adjective: united, married
564: verb: to unite, to marry
565
566waso
567: noun: bird, flying creature
568
569wawa
570: noun: strength, power, energy
571: adjective: strong, powerful, energetic
572
573weka
574: noun: absence, remoteness
575: adjective: absent, away, remote
576: verb: remove, get rid of
577
578wile
579: noun: want, need, desire
580: adjective: desired, needed, required
581: verb: to want smth
582: pre-verb: to want to do smth