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this dictionary has a few lexicographic quirks, notably the verbs turning into participles.

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li

←tp— li, ni

1. (pos₁) translation into english
2. (pos₂) translation into english

abbreviations used

!

obsolete – notable archaisms

?

rare – on the thin line of inclusion here

c

connector, conjunction

h

modal (helping) verb

intl

internationalism

r

reference word, pronoun, particle

s

simple content word, interjection

tp

toki pona

tt

tuki tiki

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A

a

←tp— a

1. (s) ah, oh, uhh, ha… (any sound made by something)
2. (s) all
3. (s) only
4. (s) existing, being true

a a a

1. hahaha (laughter)

ala

←tp— ala

1. (s) nothing, not, denial
2. (c) (polar question marker)

   (verb) ala (verb)

anu

←tp— anu

1. (s!) of uncertain truth

ati

←tp— ante, ←intl— anti-

1. (s!) anti- (forms opposite of preceding word)

I

i

←tp— e

1. (r) (direct object marker)

   (verb) i (object)

i li

←tp— e ni

1. (start of a quotation, often after tuki. followed by a colon)

   (verb) i li: (quotation)

iku

←tp— ijo

1. (s) thing, object, substance, something

ilu

←tp— ilo

1. (s) tool, instrument; way of doing sth
2. (s) using

K

ka

←tp— jan

1. (s) human, moving creature, animal
2. (s) alive

kati

←tp— kasi

1. (s) plant, leaf, non-moving creature
2. (s) page

ki

←tp— ken

1. (s) possible, able
2. (h) can, could

kiku

←tp— kiwen

1. (s) hard (not soft) object, rock, stone
2. (s) ground, earth, land, place

ku

←tp— kon

1. (s) air, gas, wind
2. (s) spirit, feeling, sound

L

la

←tp— la

1. (r) (sentence context marker)

   (context) la (sentence)

lapi

←tp— lape

1. (s) calm, resting, inactive, sleeping
2. (s) cold

li

←tp— li, ni

1. (s) this, that, he, she, it
2. (r) (predicate marker)

   (subject) li (predicate)

lika

←tp— linja

1. (s) stick, line, rope, string
2. (s) limb

lili

←tp— lili

1. (s) small, little, a few

liti

←tp— lete

1. (s!) (synonym of lapi)

lu

←tp— lon

1. (c) (general preposition)

• lu lupa: (c) inside
• lu puka: (c) nearby

lupa

←tp— lupa

1. (s) door, hole, window, room, box

M

ma

←tp— ma

1. (s!) space, place, land

mi

←tp— mi

1. (s) i, me, my

muku

←tp— moku

1. (s) consuming, eating, food
2. (s) sweet, pleasant

muti

←tp— musi

1. (s) playing, laughing
2. (s) art, culture

P

paka

←tp— pakala

1. (s) breakking, violating, conflicting

pali

←tp— pali

1. (s) doing, creating, making, building, structure

puka

←tp— poka

1. (s) side

puki

←tp— poki

1. (s) box, pocket, package

pula

←tp— pona

1. (s) good

T

taka

←tp— tawa

1. (s) movement, moving, going, coming
2. (s) time

tama

←tp— sama

1. (s) like, same as

tiki

←tp— sike

1. (s) circle, loop, repeating, time

tiku

←tp— sewi

1. (s) high, big

tila

←tp— sina

1. (s) you, your

tilu

←tp— telo

1. (s) liquid, water, juice

timi

←tp— seme

1. (s) what, which

tipi

←tp— sinpin

1. (s) face, wall, surface

titi

←tp— sitelen

1. (s) writing, drawing, picture, graphic, meaning

tu

←tp— tu

1. (s) many, multiple
2. (s) group, community, list

tuki

←tp— toki

1. (s) talking, speaking, language, words

tuki pula

←tp— toki pona

1. (s?) toki pona

tuki tiki

←tt— tuki + puki, ←tt— tuki + tiki, ←tp— toki sike

1. (s) tuki tiki (the language for which this dictionary is made for)

tula

←tp— sona

1. (s) knowledge, book, document, knowing, thinking, feeling

tulu

←tp— suno

1. (s) glowing, shining, bright, white
2. (s) light, sun, color, energy

U

uli

←tp— wile, olin

1. (s) wish, love
2. (h) want to

upi

←tp— open

1. (s) new, fresh, up-to-date, start of sth
2. (h) start doing