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א – a (pronounced like ‘awesome’ in English),
י – i (pronounced like ‘see” in English),
ו – o (prounounced like ‘bold’ in English),
ע – u (pronounced like ‘you’ in English),
ץ – e (pronounced like ‘get’ in English)
ק – k , ל – l , מ – m , נ – n ,
פ – p (prounounced ph, like a hard f in English),
ס – s (pronounced sh, like a soft s in English ‘sure’),
ט – t , ש – w ,
ז – j (pronounced zh, like a soft g in English)
jelo – yellow, yellowish
jaki – dirty, sickly
ken – can, allow
mun – moon, stars, night sky
open – start, open, turn on
mani – money, cash, property
wan – unique, together, one
ijo – thing, living object
jan – human, person, somebody
kili – fruit, vegetable
lipu – book, paper, website
meli – woman, female, wife
ni – that, this
soweli – land mammal
telo – water, liquid, beverage
tomo – room, building, home
lili – small, not heavy, short, young, a few
pona – good, simple, friendly, peaceful, useful
suli – big, heavy, large, adult, important
mi – I, me, we, us
mije – man, male, husband
sina – you, your
kulupu – community, group, nation, tribe
sin – new, fresh, another, extra
wawa – strong, influential, confident, energetic
jo – to have, carry, hold
kute – ear; to hear, listen to, obey
moku – to eat, drink, food
pali – to do, make, build, work on
sona – to know, be wise
toki – to speak, talk, think
ala – no, not, zero, nothing
ike – bad, negative, not important
mute – many, a lot, more, very
sewi – above, sky, elevate; awe-inspiring, divine, sacred
mama – parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer
nowa – moving, walking, slithering
ilo – tool, machine, device
kala – fish, marine animal, sea creature
ona – he, she, it, they
anu – or
pana – to give, send, put, release
tawa – to, towards, for, from the perspective of
lon – in, real, true, existing
kepe – to use, with, by means of
tan – by, from, because of
ma – earth, land, outdoors, soil
nasin – road, custom, method, doctrine
nena – bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance
nimi – name, word
utala – to fight, challenge, compete against
pilin – heart, feeling, thought, idea
kasi – plant, vegetation, herb, leaf
sijelo – physical body, torso
suno – sun, light source, bright glow
tenpo – time, occasion, situation
awen – enduring, protected, waiting, staying; to continue to
pi – of
ale – all, plentiful, life, universe; 100
luka – arm, hand, tactile organ; five
kama – future, to come, to become, summoned, succeed in
wele – need/want, must/require, should/wish
lukin – eye; to look at, read, watch, to look for, try to
laso – blue, green
loje – red, reddish
pimeja – black, dark, unlit
walo – white, whitish; light-coloured, pale
insa – centre, inside, between, internal organ, stomach
monsi – back, behind, rear
noka – foot, leg, bottom, lower part
poka – hip, side, next to, nearby
sinpin – face, foremost, front, wall
anpa – bowing down, downward, humble, dependent
ante – different, changed, other
lete – cold, cool, uncooked, raw
lupa – door, hole, window
sama – same, similar, sibling, fellow, as, like
suwi – sweet, fragrant, adorable, innocent
taso – but, however, only
alasa – to hunt, forage
lawa – head, mind; to control, guide, plan, rule, own
len – cloth, clothing, cover, layer of privacy
linja – long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn
pakala – botched, broken, damaged, harmed, mixed up
palisa – long hard thing; branch, rod, stick
pipi – bug, insect, ant, spider
waso – bird, flying creature, winged animal
weka – away, absent, ignored
lape – sleeping, resting
olin – to love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to
pan – grain; barley, wheat; bread, pasta
pini – past, ago, completed, ended, finished
seli – fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source
supa – horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on; table, bed, chair
uta – mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw
akesi – non-cute animal, reptile, amphibian
esun – market, shop, fair, business transaction
kalama – to produce a sound, recite, utter aloud
kiwen – hard object, metal, rock, stone
ko – clay, clinging form, dough, paste, powder
kon – air, breath, spirit, hidden reality, unseen agent
kule – colourful, pigment, paint
moli – dead, dying
musi – artistic, playful, entertaining, frivolous, recreational
nasa – strange, foolish, crazy; drunk
poki – container, vessel, geometric shape; bag, bowl, cup, cupboard, drawer
selo – outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary
sike – round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel; of one year
sitelen – image, picture, symbol, mark, writing
unpa – to have sexual or marital relations with
monsuta – monster, mythical creature, fearful
namako – spice, accessory, something added
kin – indeed, emphasis word
kipisi – to cut, section, fragment, slice
paku – to decide, judge, have opinion
ukele – dream, fantasy
salo – smell, taste
mako – salty, bitter, sour
ante la – otherwise/on the other hand
ike la – unfortunately
kama la – later
ken la – maybe
lawa la – mainly
lukin la – apparently/clearly
tenpo ijo kama la – one of these days/some time
mi la – as for me/as far as I’m concerned
ni li ken la – if possible
open la – firstly/to begin with/to kick off
pana lukin la – for example
poka la – besides/anyway
poka ni la – by the way
pona la – fortunately
sama la – similarly/likewise
tenpo pi mute lili la – sometimes
sin la – to start afresh
sona kama ala la – suddenly/unexpectedly
tan ni la – that’s why/therefore
tenpo ijo la – once upon a time
tenpo wan la – at first/firstly
tenpo pini la – in time past
tenpo kama la – in time future
toki ni la – speaking of (this)
seme – what? which?
lon seme – where?
jan seme – who?
tan seme – why?
tenpo seme – when?
kepe nasin seme – how?
(le) moku – ate
(li) moku – eats, eating
(lo) moku – will eat
(le) pali pona – fixed, improved
(li) pali pona – fixes, improves
(lo) pali pona – will fix, will improve
(le) suno – lit
(li) suno – lights, sparks
(lo) suno – will light
(le) suli – enlarged, lengthened
(li) suli – enlarges, lengthens
(lo) suli – will enlarge, will lengthen
(le) telo – wetted, washed, melted
(li) telo – wets, washes, melts
(lo) telo – will wet, will wash, will melt
(le) jo – had, contained
(li) jo – have, contains
(lo) jo – will have, will contain
(le) lukin – saw, watched, read
(li) lukin – sees, watches, reads
(lo) lukin – will see, will watch, will read
(le) pakala – broke, hurt, screwed up
(li) pakala – breaks, hurts, screws up
(lo) pakala – will break, will hurt, will screw up
(le) unpa – had sex with
(li) unpa – has/having sex with
(lo) unpa – will have sex with
(le) wele – wanted, needed, had to
(li) wele – want, need, have to, must, will, should
(lo) wele – will want, will need, will have to
(le) ike – made bad, worsened
(li) ike – making bad, worsening
(lo) ike – will make bad, will worsen
(le) jaki – polluted, dirtied
(li) jaki – pollutes, dirties
(lo) jaki – will pollute, will dirty
(le) lawa – had lead, controlled, ruled, steered
(li) lawa – leads, controls, rules, steers
(lo) lawa – will lead, will control, will rule, will steer
(le) lili – reduced, shortened, shrank, lessened
(li) lili – reduces, shortens, shrinks, lessens
(lo) lili – will reduce, will shorten, will shrink, will lessen
(le) sewi – lifted, got up
(li) sewi – lifts, gets up
(lo) sewi – will lift, will get up
(le) tomo – built, constructed
(li) tomo – builds, constructs, engineers
(lo) tomo – will build, will construct
(le) utala – had hit, attacked, competed with
(li) utala – hits, attacks, competes with
(lo) utala – will hit, will attack, will compete with
(le) kama – brought about, arrived, became
(li) kama – brings about, arrives, becomes
(lo) kama – will bring about, will arrive, will become
(le) len – wore, dressed, had to be dressed
(li) len – wears, dresses, to be dressed
(lo) len – will wear, will dress, will be dressed
(le) mama – mothered, wet-nursed, cared for
(li) mama – mothers, wet-nurses, mothering, care for
(lo) mama – will mother, will wet-nurse, will care for
(le) nasa – became crazy, was driven crazy, made weird
(li) nasa – becomes crazy, drives crazy, makes weird
(lo) nasa – will become crazy, will drive crazy, will make weird
(le) seli – heated, warmed up, cooked
(li) seli – heats, warms up, cooks
(lo) seli – will heat, will warm up, will cook
(le) toki – talked, said
(li) toki – talks, says, talking
(lo) toki – will talk, will say
(le) kepe – with, used
(li) kepe – with, using
(lo) kepe – with, will use
(le) kiwen – solidified, hardened, petrified, fossilized
(li) kiwen – solidifies, hardens, petrifies, fossilizes
(lo) kiwen – will solidify, will harden, will petrify, will fossilize
(le) kon – breathed, blew, puffed
(li) kon – breathes, blows, puffs
(lo) kon – will breathe, will blow, will puff
(le) lon – created, gave birth
(li) lon – creates, gives birth
(lo) lon – will create, will give birth
(le) pana – gave, sent, released, emitted, caused
(li) pana – gives, puts, sends, releases, emits, causes
(lo) pana – will give, put, will release, emit, will cause
(le) poki – boxed, canned, bottled, had put in
(li) poki – boxes up, puts in, cans, bottles
(lo) poki – will box, put in, will can, bottle
(le) nowa – moved, walked
(li) nowa – moves, walks
(lo) nowa – will move, will walk
(le) nowa nowa – ran, travelled
(li) nowa nowa – runs, travels, running
(lo) nowa nowa – will run, will travel
(le) sama – equalized, made similar, equated
(li) sama – makes equal, makes similar, equates
(lo) sama – will equalize, make similar, will equate
(le) sona – knew, understood, knew how to
(li) sona – knows, understands, knows how to
(lo) sona – will know, will understand, will know how to
(li) pini sona – learned, studied
(li) kama sona – learns, studies, studying
(lo) kama sona – will learn, will study
(le) anpa – defeated, conquered
(li) anpa – defeats, conquers
(lo) anpa – will defeat, will conquer
(le) anpa noka – bowed, prostrated
(li) anpa noka – bows, bowing, prostrates
(lo) anpa noka – will bow, will prostrate
(le) nimi – named
(li) nimi – names, naming
(lo) nimi – will name
(le) ken – made possible, enabled, allowed, permitted
(li) ken – makes possible, enables, allows, permits
(lo) ken – will make possible, enable, will allow, permit
(le) lape – knocked out, had put to sleep
(li) lape – knocks out, puts to sleep
(lo) lape – will knock out, will put to sleep
(le) musi – amused, entertained
(li) musi – amuses, entertains
(lo) musi – will amuse, will entertain
(le) pali – did, made, built, created
(li) pali – doing, does, makes, builds, creates, creating
(lo) pali – will do, will make, will build, will create
(le) wawa – strengthened, energized, empowered
(li) wawa – strengthens, energizes, empowers
(lo) wawa – will strengthen, will energize, will empower
(le) awen – kept, stayed, waited, remained
(li) awen – keeps, stays, waits, remains
(lo) awen – will keep, stay, will wait, remain
(le) mu – barked, meowed, mooed, chirped
(li) mu – barks, meows, moos, chirps
(lo) mu – will bark, meow, will moo, chirp
(le) olin – loved
(li) olin – loves, loving
(lo) olin – will love
(le) sin – renewed, renovated, freshened
(li) sin – renews, renovates, freshens
(lo) sin – will renew, renovate, will freshen
(le) suwi – sweetened
(li) suwi – sweetens, sweetening
(lo) suwi – will sweeten
(le) kalama – sounded, rang, played (instrument), made noise
(li) kalama – sounds, rings, plays (instrument), makes noise
(lo) kalama – will sound, ring, will play (instrument), will make noise
(le) kulupu – assembled, called together, convened
(li) kulupu – assembles, calls together, convenes
(lo) kulupu – will assemble, will call together, will convene
(le) ante – changed, altered, modified
(li) ante – changes, alters, modifies
(lo) ante – will change, alter, will modify
(le) lete – cooled down, chilled
(li) lete – cools down, chills
(lo) lete – will cool down, will chill
(le) pilin – felt, thought, touched, fumbled, fiddled, sensed
(li) pilin – feels, thinks, touches, fumbles, fiddles, senses
(lo) pilin – will feel, think, will touch, fumble, fiddle, will sense
(le) kule – painted, colored, dyed
(li) kule – paints, colors, dyes
(lo) kule – will paint, color, will dye
(le) pimeja – darkened, clouded
(li) pimeja – darkens, clouds
(lo) pimeja – will darken, will cloud
(le) sitelen – drew, wrote
(li) sitelen – draws, writes
(lo) sitelen – will draw, will write
(le) walo
whitened, whitewashed
(li) walo – whitens, whitewashes
(lo) walo – will whiten, whitewash
(le) alasa – hunted, foraged
(li) alasa – hunts, forages
(lo) alasa – will hunt, will forage
(le) kasi – planted, grew
(li) kasi – plants, grows
(lo) kasi – will plant, will grow
(le) moli – killed
(li) moli – kills
(lo) moli – will kill
(li) pini moli – died
(li) kama moli – dies, dying, coming to the end
(lo) kama moli – will die, come to an end
(le) namako – spiced, flavored, decorated
(li) namako – spices, flavors, decorates
(lo) namako – will spice, flavor, will decorate
(le) pan – sowed, gardened
(li) pan – sows, gardens
(lo) pan – will sow, will garden
(le) ko – squashed, pulverized
(li) ko – squashes, pulverizes
(lo) ko – will squash, will pulverize
(le) kute – heard, listened
(li) kute – hears, listens
(lo) kute – will hear, will listen
(le) lupa – pierced, stabbed, perforated
(li) lupa – pierces, stabs, perforates
(lo) lupa – will pierce, stab, will perforate
(le) palisa – stretched, had beat, poked, sexually aroused
(li) palisa – stretches, beats, pokes, sexually arouses
(lo) palisa – will stretch, beat, poke, will sexually arouse
(le) selo – sheltered, protected, guarded
(li) selo – shelters, protects, guards
(lo) selo – will shelter, protect, will guard
(le) sijelo – healed, cured
(li) sijelo – heals, cures
(lo) sijelo – will heal, will cure
(le) sike – orbited, circled, revolved, circled around, rotated
(li) sike – orbits, circles, revolves, circles around, rotates
(lo) sike – will orbit, circle, revolve, will circle around, rotate
(le) uta – kissed, sucked, orally stimulated
(li) uta – kisses, sucks, orally stimulates
(lo) uta – will kiss, suck, will orally stimulate
(le) uta utala – bit
(li) uta utala – bite, bites
(lo) uta utala – will bite
(le) wan – united, made one
(li) wan – unites, makes one
(lo) wan – will unite, will make one
(le) tu – divided, doubled, separated, had cut in two
(li) tu – divides, doubles, separates, cuts in two
(lo) tu – will divide, double, separate, will cut in two
(le) esun – bought, sold, bartered, swapped
(li) esun – buys, sells, barters, swaps
(lo) esun – will buy, sell, will barter, swap
(le) nanpa – counted, numbered
(li) nanpa – counts, numbers
(lo) nanpa – will count, will number
(le) open – started, opened, began, turned on
(li) open – starts, opens, begins, turns on
(lo) open – will start, open, begin, will turn on
(le) pini – stopped, closed, ended, finished, turned off
(li) pini – stops, closes, ends, finishes, turns off
(lo) pini – will stop, close, end, finish, will turn off
(le) weka – removed, ignored, eliminated, threw away, got rid of
(li) weka – removes, ignores, eliminates, throws away, gets rid of
(lo) weka – will remove, ignore, eliminate, will throw away, get rid of
(le) kipisi – had cut, sliced
(li) kipisi – cuts, slices
(lo) kipisi – will cut, will slice
(le) paku – decided, judged
(li) paku – decide, judge
(lo) paku – will decide, will judge
(le) ukele – imagined, fantasized
(li) ukele – imagines, fantasizes
(lo) ukele – will imagine, fantasize
(le) salo – smelled, tasted
(li) salo – smells, tastes
(lo) salo – will smell, taste
1 – wan
2 – tu
3 – tu wan
4 – tu tu
5 – luka
6 – luka wan
7 – luka tu
8 – luka tu wan
9 – luka tu tu
10 – luka luka
13 – luka luka tu wan
20 – mute
78 – mute mute mute luka luka luka tu wan
100, infinity – ale
102 – ale tu
nanpa – numbers; (when precedes number, denotes ordinal -st/-rd)
noka sinpin – forward
noka monsi – backward
luka lili – left
luka suli – right
insa sewi – upward
insa ma – downward
insa ‘leku’ – North
insa ‘lalo’ – South
insa ‘mana’ – East
insa ‘lana’ – West
kama jo – get/receive
jan lili – child
jan utala – soldier
jan pona – friend
telo nasa – alcohol
jan pakala – disabled person
ike lukin – ugly
utala toki – argue
jan poka – neighbour
poka telo – beach/riverbank
nowa musi – dance
jan ala – nobody
jan ale – everybody
jan ale ala – some people
pona lukin – pretty
ma tomo – city/village
suno pona – good day
lape pona – good night/sleep well
moku pona – bon apetite
mi nowa – leaving now (goodbye)
nowa pona – goodbye
kama pona – welcome
musi pona – have fun
nimi mi li – my name is
ona li pona tawa mi – I like it
ona li ike tawa mi – I don’t like it
kama sona – learn
lon seme – where?
jan seme – who?
sina kama tan ma seme – where are you from?
tan seme – why?
supa lape – bed
tomo pi telo nasa – pub/bar
jan lawa – leader/boss
tomo nowa kon – plane
nasin sewi – religion
kalama musi – music
kepe nasin seme – how?
seli li lon – it is hot
lete li lon – it is cold
mi taso li lon – I’m alone
sitelen nowa – film/TV show
sitelen ma – map
telo moli – poison
kasi anpa – grass
ma kasi – garden/forest
nowa lon kon – flying
ijo uta walo – teeth
anpa lawa – neck
len luka – gloves
len noka – shoes/trousers
len sijelo – clothes
nena sike meli – breasts/titties/boobs
palisa mije – penis
sike mije – testicles
lupa meli – vagina
nena kute – ear
nena monsi – buttocks
telo jelo – urine
ko jaki – feces
telo sijelo loje – blood
weka tan – far from
weka ala tan – not far from
tenpo mute – often/a lot
tenpo pi mute seme – how many times?
tomo sona – school
tomo lipu – bibliotheca
tenpo ale – always
seme li sin – what’s new?
musi utala – sport (contact)
jan sona – scientist/ knowledgeable/educated person
tomo nowa pi linja – train
pini e nowa – arrive/stop
telo anpa lon kiwen suli – waterfall
utala suli – war
ni li lili tawa mi – I don’t mind/it doesn’t matter
ni li lili li suli tawa sina – Do you mind/care?
tomo pi jan awen – hotel
wele sona – curious
kasi kiwen – tree
toki ante – translate
pali e sitelen – take a photo
tomo mani – bank
pana e mani tawa – buy/pay for …
ilo sona – computer
awen pali e ona – keep doing it/continue
kulupu mama – family
lete kiwen – frozen
kulupu lawa – government
soweli tomo – pet
telo sewi li kama – it’s raining
telo sewi – rain
sewi kon – sky
jan sin – stranger
ilo toki – telephone
tomo telo – toilet
kama pona – improve/get better
sina pilin seme – How are you (feeling)?
tomo telo li lon seme – Where’s the toilet?
jan toki – messenger
ma telo – swamp/muddy area
nasin telo – river/lake
nasin ma – walking path/trail
telo suli – ocean
mi olin e sina – I love you
telo walo – milk
telo pimeja wawa – coffee
telo kasi wawa – tea
telo suwi seli – hot chocolate
telo kili – juice
mi mute – we (several)
mi ale – we (everyone)
sina mute – you (several)
sina ale – you (everyone)
ala lukin ale – blind
ala kute ale – deaf
tenpo suno ni – today
tenpo pimeja ni – tonight
tenpo mun ni – this month
toki sin – answer
sin toki – new expression/talk/thought
ala kule lukin ale – colorblind
ilo pi lukin ale – eyeglasses
sijelo telo – wet body, sweaty
telo sijelo – body sweat
kasi kule – flower
kasi kili – flower nectar/fruit
kepe nasin – how (to do something)
akesi jelo – slug, earthworm
akesi kiwen tomo – large turtle, sea turtle
akesi linja – snake, serpent
akesi sike tomo – turtle
akesi telo – frog, amphibian
akesi tomo – gecko, lizard, etc
akesi waso – pterodactyl
waso ma – land bird, chicken, ostrich
waso kon – sky bird, most birds
waso telo – water bird, seagull, penguin
lon tenpo pi pali ala – be taking a sabbatical, break from work
pilin ala – indifferent, unfeeling
sina lon ala lon – Are you there?
sona ala – uneducated
tenpo ala – never
ale ala – some (thing, one), not all
ale li pona – all is good [General optimistic encouraging remark]
ale ma – earth’s life
ale pi sitelen ala – the Unmanifested
ale sewi – The All (The One, The Omni-)
tenpo ale – always, all the time
anpa ala – below zero
anpa ike – fall, collapse (vi, n)
anpa lawa – neck, throat
anpa pi sinpin lawa – chin
kasi anpa – grass
lon anpa – below, under, beneath, at the bottom, down from
ante e lipu – shuffle
ante e toki – translate
ante lon – alter (vt), speed
jan pi ma ante – foreigner
awen e pilin lon – fix thoughts on
awen lon – live in/at, keep/remain in
awen pona – keep well, patient, keep well
awen sinpin – stand (keep standing)
awen unpa pi nasin soweli – doggy style
awen wawa – keep strong
pali pi tenpo awen – part-time work
toki awen – text, literature
toki awen sona – lesson
tomo awen (ike) – prison, jail
ona mije – he, him
ona meli – she, her
ona sina – they, them
ona unpa tu – homosexual, crossdresser, hermaphrodite
sina mi – we, our
ukele sewi – vision, prophecy
ukele lon – prediction, theory
ukele pali – test, experiment
ukele unpa – sexual fantasy, dream
ma selo – environment
ma nena lili – hill
ma nena suli – mountain
ma kasi – forest
tomo insa – house inside
sijelo insa – body inside
ma insa – underground
ma lupa – ground hole, door to underground
ilo pi kalama linja – string instrument
ilo pi kalama kon – horn, wind instrument
ilo pi kalama utala – percussion instrument
sijelo utala – self defense
ilo pi kiwen seli – fire weapon, handgun, rifle, grenade,
ilo pi kiwen kipisi – knife for hunting
ilo pi kiwen palisa – club, stick for fighting
ike mi – my bad, sorry
ike tawa mi – bad towards me
pona tawa mi – good towards me
ken ken – yes
nimi utala – fighting, hate words
nimi olin – loving words
nimi pona – peace words
nimi mi/sina/kulupu ‘…’ – name is ‘…’
tenpo pini – past
tenpo lon – now, present
tenpo kama – future
e unpa uta – oral sex, kiss/suck sexually
e unpa palisa – sexual intercourse
e unpa monsi – anal sex
nowa sike ko – tire
nowa sike kiwen – wheel
nowa sike kasi – wooden wheel
supa kasi – table
supa moku – eating table
supa kama sona – learning table
supa lape – sleeping table, bed
supa lape sewi – chair
len sinpin – face mask
musi musi – party, carnival
ike jaki pi lili lukin ala – virus, bacteria
utala pona – protect, guard
esun pi ilo mute pi kiwen seli – weapons store/market
ilo pi palisa seli – fire stick, lighter
akesi luka mute – spider
pipi noka mute – centipede, millipede
pipi luka sewi – praying mantis
suno pimeja – solar eclipse
mun pimeja – new moon
mun suli – full moon
mun kipisi – quarter moon
mun lili mute – planets, stars
telo sike lili – low tide, small wave
telo sike suli – high tide, big wave
akesi telo – crab, shrimp, starfish, seahorse, etc
kala wawa – shark
kala supa – stingray
soweli telo – sea lion, porpoise, etc.
kala suli – whale
kala soweli – dolphin, etc
kasi telo – water plant
kasi telo pi telo suli – ocean seaweed
kala palisa kiwen – vanna
kala sike pi linja ike mute – jellyfish
kasi kiwen telo – coral plants
kiwen telo – coral
suli sewi – enlarge upward, grow up
toki ukele – myth, story
lukin lon – fact, evidence, true
ukele sewi – vision, insight
o ala ala – forbidden
kama sin – more, please
kama ante suli – make more, more
kama ante lili – make less, less
selo sike noka – foot ball
musi pi selo sike noka – game of football, aka soccer
selo sike luka – hand ball
musi pi selo sike luka – game of handball, basketball
musi pi selo sike linja – game of netball, volleyball
musi pi selo sike palisa – game of batball, baseball, cricket
musi pi selo sike utala – game of attack ball, rugby, tackle football
musi pi telo supa – game of water table, surfing, waterboarding
pu musi pi nowa nowa – games of running
musi pi nowa nowa palisa – game of running straight, fast dash
musi pi nowa nowa linja – game of running curvy, cross-country
musi pi nowa nowa ma – game of running land, marathon
musi pi nowa nowa telo – game of swimming water
musi pi nowa telo palisa – game of swimming straight – water dash, water relay
pu musi pi sitelen sona – games of knowing image, cards
o lupa! – goal, basket, try, touchdown, homerun, etc
li … – particle separator; present tense
le … – past tense particle
lo … – future tense particle
e … – noun indicating particle
o … – command-attention particle
… la – modifying particle
… pi … – of; complex noun modifyer
po … – to, for; verb infinitive particle
pu … – plural indicating particle (when all same group, elsewise use …mute)
toki suli: toki pona ma lili ni e toki ante pi toki pona (‘island dialect’). wele sina kama sona po toki e toki pona anu seme?
toki ni e lon tan e jan ‘Sonja Lang’. o lukin e toki pona mama. toki ni li awen lon e lipu: ‘toki pona the language of good‘.
wele sina kama sona ala kama sona po toki e toki pona ma lili?: ‘Learn Here on Memrise‘
wele ala wele sina ale li lukin e lipu pi sitelen pi ‘pana lukin’ toki pona? lukin tawa e lipu ni.
wele ala wele sina ale li kute e toki pona ma lili? tenpo ni o kute sina!
some of my thoughts here in audio format in toki pona ma lili.
wele mi toki tawa sina e pilin mute mi
sitelen ‘יהודי’ pi toki pona ma lili:
א – a (pronounced like ‘awesome’ in English),
י – i (pronounced like ‘see” in English),
ו – o (prounounced like ‘bold’ in English),
ע – u (pronounced like ‘you’ in English),
ץ – e (pronounced like ‘get’ in English)
ק – k , ל – l , מ – m , נ – n ,
פ – p (prounounced ph, like a hard f in English),
ס – s (pronounced sh, like a soft s in English ‘sure’),
ט – t , ש – w ,
ז – j (pronounced zh, like a soft g in English)
זץלו – jelo
זאקי – jaki
קץנ – ken
מענ – mun
ופץנ – open
מאני – mani
שאנ – wan
יזו – ijo
זאנ – jan
קילי – kili
ליפע – lipu
מץלי – meli
ני – ni
סושץלי – soweli
טץלו – telo
טומו – tomo
לילי – lili
פונא – pona
סעלי – suli
מי – mi
מיזץ – mije
סינא – sina
קעלעפע – kulupu
סינ – sin
שאשא – wawa
זו – jo
קעטץ – kute
מוקע – moku
פאלי – pali
סונא – sona
טוקי – toki
אלא – ala
יקץ – ike
מעטץ – mute
סץשי – sewi
מאמא – mama
נושא – nowa
ילו – ilo
קאלא – kala
ונא – ona
אנע – anu
סץמץ – seme
פאנא – pana
טאשא – tawa
לונ – lon
קץפץ – kepe
טאנ – tan
מא – ma
נאסינ – nasin
נץנא – nena
נימי – nimi
עטאלא – utala
פילינ – pilin
קאסי – kasi
סיזץלו – sijelo
סענו – suno
טץנפו – tenpo
אשץנ – awen
פי – pi
אלץ – ale
לעקא – luka
קאמא – kama
שץלץ – wele
לעקינ – lukin
לאסו – laso
לוזץ – loje
פימץזא – pimeja
שאלו – walo
ינסא – insa
מונסי – monsi
נוקא – noka
פוקא – poka
סינפינ – sinpin
אנפא – anpa
אנטץ – ante
לץטץ – lete
לעפא – lupa
סאמא – sama
סעשי – suwi
טאסו – taso
אלאסא – alasa
לאשא – lawa
לץנ – len
לינזא – linja
פאקאלא – pakala
פאליסא – palisa
פיפי – pipi
שאסו – waso
שץקא – weka
לאפץ – lape
ולינ – olin
פאנ – pan
פיני – pini
סץלי – seli
סעפא – supa
עטא – uta
אקץסי – akesi
ץסענ – esun
קאלאמא – kalama
קישץנ – kiwen
קו – ko
קונ – kon
קעלץ – kule
מולי – moli
מעסי – musi
נאסא – nasa
פוקי – poki
סץלו – selo
סיקץ – sike
סיטץלץנ – sitelen
ענפא – unpa
מונסעטא – monsuta
נאמאקו – namako
קינ – kin
קיפיסי – kipisi
פאקע – paku
עקץלץ – ukele
סאלו – salo
מאקו – mako
נאנפא – nanpa
לי – li
לץ – le
לו – lo
ץ – e
ו – o
לא – la
פי – pi
פו – po
פע – pu
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