Toki Pona word origins
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In most regards, Toki Pona is an a priori language. Its various words describe concepts that are unique to Toki Pona. Just because a word was taken from another language, for example, does not in any way imply that its meaning matches the meaning of word in the source language.
For the actual meanings of Toki Pona words, please consult the official word list.
Source languages:
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| a | SS |
| akesi | NL hagedis |
| ala | KA არა /ara/ |
| ale, ali | NL al(le) |
| anpa | FR-NB en bas |
| ante | NL ander |
| anu | KA ? |
| awen | NL houden |
| e | a priori |
| en | NL en |
| ijo | EO io |
| ike | FI ilkeä |
| ilo | EO ilo |
| insa | TPI insait (EN inside) |
| jaki | EN yucky |
| jan | ZH-HK 人 /jɐn21/ |
| jelo | EN yellow |
| jo | ZH 有 yǒu |
| kala | FI kala |
| kalama | HR galáma |
| kama | TPI kamap (EN come up) |
| kasi | FI kasvi |
| ken | TPI ken, EN can |
| kepeken | NL gebruiken |
| kili | KA ხილი /xili/ |
| kin | FI -kin |
| kiwen | FI kivi, kiven |
| ko | ZH-HK 膏 /gou55/ |
| kon | ZH 空氣 kōngqì |
| kule | FR-NB couleur |
| kulupu | TO kulupu (EN group) |
| kute | FR-NB écouter |
| la | EO la |
| lape | NL slapen |
| laso | CY glas |
| lawa | ? |
| len | FR-NB linge |
| lete | FR-NB frette |
| li | EO li |
| lili | TPI liklik |
| linja | FI linja |
| lipu | FI lippu |
| loje | NL rood, rooie |
| lon | TPI long |
| luka | HR rúka |
| lukin | TPI lukim (EN look him) |
| lupa | LOJ clupa |
| ma | FI maa |
| mama | KA მამა /mama/ |
| mani | EN money |
| meli | TPI meri (EN Mary) |
| mi | EO mi, EN me |
| mije | FI mies |
| moku | JA SS モグモグ /mogu mogu/ |
| moli | FR-NB mourir |
| monsi | FR-NB mon tchu (FR mon cul) |
| mu | SS |
| mun | EN moon |
| musi | EO amuzi |
| mute | EO multe |
| nanpa | TPI namba (EN number) |
| nasa | TPI nasau |
| nasin | HR náčin |
| nena | FI nenä |
| ni | ZH-HK 哩 /ni55/ |
| nimi | FI nimi |
| noka | HR nòga |
| o | KA -ო /o/, EO ho, EN O |
| oko | HR òko |
| olin | HR volim |
| ona | HR |
| open | TPI open, EN open |
| pakala | TPI bagarap (EN bugger up) |
| pali | EO fari |
| palisa | HR pàlica |
| pana | ? |
| pi | TPI bilong (EN belong) |
| pilin | TPI pilim (EN feel him), EN feeling |
| pimeja | FI pimeä |
| pini | TPI pinis, FR-NB fini |
| pipi | FR-NB bibitte |
| poka | HR bòk(a) |
| poki | TPI bokis (EN box) |
| pona | EO bona |
| sama | FI sama, EO sama |
| seli | KA ცხელი /tsxeli/ |
| selo | EO ŝelo |
| seme | ZH 什么 shénme |
| sewi | KA შეკით /sevit/ |
| sijelo | HR tìjelo |
| sike | EN circle |
| sin | ZH 新 xīn |
| sina | FI sinä |
| sinpin | ZH ? |
| sitelen | NL schilderen |
| sona | KA ცოდნა /tsodna/ |
| soweli | KA ცხოკელი /tsxoveli/ |
| suli | FI suuri |
| suno | EO suno |
| supa | FR-NB surface, EO surfaco, EN surface |
| suwi | TPI swit (EN sweet) |
| tan | ? |
| taso | TPI tasol (EN that's all) |
| tawa | EN towards |
| telo | FR-NB de l'eau |
| tenpo | EO tempo |
| toki | TPI tok (EN talk) |
| tomo | EO domo |
| tu | EN two |
| unpa | a priori SS |
| uta | HR ústa |
| utala | HR ùdarati |
| walo | FI valkoinen |
| wan | EN one |
| waso | FR-NB oiseau |
| wawa | FI vahva |
| weka | NL weg |
| wile | NL willen |
