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a 
interj emotion word
akesi 
n creeping animal, reptile, amphibian, large arthropod
ala 
mod not, no, zero, un-

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kala
n aquatic animal


ale, ali (both variants are correct)
n everything, anything, life, the universe
mod all, every, complete, whole
anpa n bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath
mod low, lower, bottom, down
ante n difference?
mod different?
cont otherwise, or else
vt change, alter, modify
anu conj or
awen vi stay, wait, remain
vt keep
mod remaining, stationary, permanent, sedentary
e sep (introduces a direct object)
en conj and (used to coordinate head nouns)
ijo n thing, something, stuff, anything, object
mod of something
vt objectify
ike mod bad, negative, wrong, evil, overly complex, (figuratively) unhealthy
interj oh dear! woe! alas!
n negativity, badness, evil
vt to make bad, to worsen, to have a negative effect upon
vi to be bad, to suck
[sounds like icky]
[kalama/ilo.wav ilo] n tool, device, machine, thing used for a specific purpose
insa n inside, inner world, centre, stomach
mod inner, internal
[inside]
jaki mod dirty, gross, filthy
n dirt, pollution, garbage, filth
vt pollute, dirty
interj ew! yuck!
[yucky]
jan n person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody
mod human, somebody's, personal, of people
vt personify, humanize, personalize
[kalama/jelo.wav jelo] mod yellow, light green
[yellow]
jo vt have, contain
n having
kama receive, get, take, obtain
kala n fish, sea creature
kalama n sound, noise, voice
vi make noise
vt sound, ring, play (an instrument)
kama vi come, become, arrive, happen, pursue actions to arrive to (a certain state), manage to, start to
n event, happening, chance, arrival, beginning
mod coming, future
vt bring about, summon
[come up]
kasi n plant, leaf, herb, tree, wood
ken vi can, is able to, is allowed to, may, is possible
n possibility, ability, power to do things, permission
vt make possible, enable, allow, permit
cont it is possible that
kepeken vt use
prep with
[kalama/kili.wav kili] n fruit, pulpy vegetable, mushroom
kin mod also, too, even, indeed (emphasizes the word(s) before it)
kiwen mod hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal?
n hard thing, rock, stone, metal, mineral, clay
ko n semi-solid or squishy substance, e.g. paste, powder, gum
[kalama/kon.wav kon] n air, wind, smell, soul
mod air-like, ethereal, gaseous
kule n colour, paint
mod colourful
vt colour, paint
kute vt listen, hear
mod auditory, hearing
kulupu n group, community, society, company, people
mod communal, shared, public, of the society
[kalama/la.wav la] sep (between adverb or phrase of context and sentence)
[kalama/lape.wav lape] n, vi sleep, rest
mod sleeping, of sleep
[laso.wav laso] mod blue, blue-green
lawa n head, mind
mod main, leading, in charge
vt lead, control, rule, steer
len n clothing, cloth, fabric
lete n cold
mod cold, uncooked
vt cool down, chill
li sep (between any subject except mi and sina and its verb; also used to introduce a new verb for the same subject)
[kalama/lili.wav lili] mod small, little, young, a bit, short, few, less
vt reduce, shorten, shrink, lessen
linja n long, very thin, floppy thing, e.g. string, rope, hair, thread, cord, chain
lipu n flat and bendable thing, e.g. paper, card, ticket
loje mod red
[kalama/lon.wav lon] prep be (located) in/at/on
vi be there, be present, be real/true, exist, be awake
luka n hand, arm
lukin vt see, look at, watch, read
vi look, watch out, pay attention
mod visual(ly)
[looking]
lupa n hole, orifice, window, door
[sounds like loop]
ma n land, earth, country, (outdoor) area
mama n parent, mother, father
mod of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly
[sounds like momma]
mani n money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital
[money]
[kalama/meli.wav meli] n woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend
mod female, feminine, womanly
[Mary]
mi n I, we
mod my, our
[me]
mije n man, male, husband, boyfriend
mod male, masculine, manly
[kalama/moku.wav moku] n food, meal
vt eat, drink, swallow, ingest, consume
moli n death
vi die, be dead
vt kill
mod dead, deadly, fatal
monsi n back, rear end, butt, behind
mod back, rear
mu interj woof! meow! moo! etc. (cute animal noise)
[moo]
mun n moon
mod lunar
[moon]
musi n fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainment
mod artful, fun, recreational
vi play, have fun
vt amuse, entertain
mute mod many, very, much, several, a lot, abundant, numerous, more
n amount, quantity
vt make many or much
[multi]
nanpa n number
oth -th (ordinal numbers)
[number]
nasa mod silly, crazy, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, weird
vt drive crazy, make weird
nasin n way, manner, custom, road, path, doctrine, system, method
nena n bump, nose, hill, mountain, button
ni mod this, that
nimi n word, name
noka n leg, foot
o sep O (vocative or imperative)
interj hey! (calling somebody's attention)
oko n eye
[similar to oculist]
olin n love
mod
love
vt
to love (a person)
ona n she, he, it, they
mod her, his, its, their
open vt open, turn on
pakala n blunder, accident, mistake, destruction, damage, breaking
vt screw up, fuck up, botch, ruin, break, hurt, injure, damage, spoil, ruin
vi screw up, fall apart, break
interj damn! fuck!
pali n activity, work, deed, project
mod active, work-related, operating, working
vt do, make, build, create
vi act, work, function
palisa n long, mostly hard object, e.g. rod, stick, branch
pana vt give, put, send, place, release, emit, cause
n giving, transfer, exchange
pi sep of, belonging to
pilin n feelings, emotion, heart
vi feel
vt feel, think, sense, touch
[feeling]
pimeja mod black, dark
n darkness, shadows
vt darken
pini n end, tip
mod completed, finished, past, done, ago
vt finish, close, end, turn off
pipi n bug, insect, spider
poka n side, hip, next to
prep in the accompaniment of, with
mod neighbouring
poki n container, box, bowl, cup, glass
[box]
pona n good, simplicity, positivity
mod good, simple, positive, nice, correct, right
interj great! good! thanks! OK! cool! yay!
vt improve, fix, repair, make good
[bonus]
sama mod same, similar, equal, of equal status or position
prep like, as, seem
seli n fire, warmth, heat
mod hot, warm, cooked
vt heat, warm up, cook
selo n outside, surface, skin, shell, bark, shape, peel
seme oth what, which, wh- (question word)
sewi n high, up, above, top, over, on
mod superior, elevated, religious, formal
sijelo n body, physical state
sike n circle, wheel, sphere, ball, cycle
mod round, cyclical
[kalama/sin.wav sin] mod new, fresh, another, more
vt renew, renovate, freshen
sina n you
mod your
sinpin n front, chest, torso, face, wall
sitelen n picture, image
vt draw, write
sona n knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, understanding
vt know, understand, know how to
vi know, understand
kama learn, study
[kalama/soweli.wav soweli] n animal, especially land mammal, lovable animal
suli mod big, tall, long, adult, important
vt enlarge, lengthen
n size
suno n sun, light
[kalama/supa.wav supa] n horizontal surface, e.g furniture, table, chair, pillow, floor
suwi n candy, sweet food
mod sweet, cute
vt sweeten
[sweet]
tan prep from, by, because of, since
n origin, cause
taso mod only, sole
conj but
[that's all]
[kalama/tawa.wav tawa] prep to, in order to, towards, for, until
vi go to, walk, travel, move, leave
n movement, transportation
mod moving, mobile
vt move, displace
[towards]
telo n water, liquid, juice, sauce
vt water, wash with water
tenpo n time, period of time, moment, duration, situation
toki n language, talking, speech, communication
mod talking, verbal
vt say
vi talk, chat, communicate
interj hello! hi!
[kalama/tomo.wav tomo] n indoor constructed space, e.g. house, home, room, building
mod urban, domestic, household
tu mod two
n duo, pair
vt double, separate/cut/divide in two
[two]
unpa n sex, sexuality
mod erotic, sexual
vt have sex with, sleep with, fuck
vi have sex
uta n mouth
mod oral
utala n conflict, disharmony, competition, fight, war, battle, attack, blow, argument, physical or verbal violence
vt hit, strike, attack, compete against
walo mod white, light (colour)
n white thing or part, whiteness, lightness
[sounds like wall, which is often white]
wan mod one, a
n unit, element, particle, part, piece
vt unite, make one
[one]
waso n bird, winged animal
wawa n energy, strength, power
mod energetic, strong, fierce, intense, sure, confident
vt strengthen, energize, empower
weka mod away, absent, missing
n absence
vt throw away, remove, get rid of
[kalama/wile.wav wile] vt to want, need, wish, have to, must, will, should
n desire, need, will
mod necessary

Parts of Speech

n head noun
mod modifier (adjective or adverb)
sep separator
vt verb, transitive (normally used with e)
vi verb, intransitive
interj interjection
prep quasi-preposition
conj conjuncion
kama compound verb preceded by kama
cont context word used before la
conj conjuncion
oth special, other word
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