tp+in+76+lessons+English

in76 illustratedlessonspis a language thatfocuses on the good things of life.It is designed to express a lot using few words.The entire language consists of only 120 words.It's e are to break down complicatedthings into small parts, eliminate what is unnecessary,to be fun, to play nice, to live in the present,and to help people live simply and happily.

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whylearnbecause it is fun, easy to learnand unlike any other language.everything sounds more sincere.for a hobby.I think you can learn it on a rainy day orin a week if you take it easywhy not give it a try?to teach your friends anduse as a secret language.to think in another language withouthaving to spend years of studying.to see all you can say withonly 120 words.because learning languages is a skill thatimproves the more you learn languages.because it teaches you to seethings differently.for simple talking.

indexpronunciationfirst wordssimple sentencessecond part of simple sentencesdirect objectmore wordsadjectives and adverbsa poemtenseposessivesmore wordscompound wordspluralscompound sentences # 1examplesmore wordsmeaningcompound sentences # 2more about adjectives and adverbsmore wordsbodybodypracticesimple questionsresponding yes or nocolorsmore compound wordsunofficial wordsmore wordslike / dislikeexamples of piliving thingspossessives with piinterjectionsmore wordsother uses for ogreetings / farewell / courtesynumbersmore about numberscomparisonsmore wordsin depth in depth temperaturedirection

examplesmore wordsexamplesthere is no "that"creativityla with only 1 word before ittimetime and lamoreif...then with lappendixto convert to toki ponaexamplesour fatherproverbsmore proverbspronunciationall the letters ofwith the exception of all theletters are pronouncedthe same as in SpanishTheis pronounced likeThe first syllable is stressed whenspeaking

firstwordssimplesentenceswordIyouhe, she, itgood, simple, to fixeat, foodfruitinsectI am good you eatIgoodyoueat

second part of sentencesdirect cthat which receives the action is precededby subject other thanr} + li +something direct object}bcother thanr direct c}she is goodfruit is foodtheis goodI eat the fruitthe insect eats the foodshegoodruitfoodIeatifood

a I have a fruit.it is good.it is smallI nibble on the little fruit.inthe verb 'to be' does not existandmean nothing by themselves but give structure to the sentenceThe principal function offor exampleis to indicatethat the words that come before li are the subjectWhen the subject is,the i is understood and not used.on the other hand, usually indicates thatwhat comes before the e is the verb and whatcomes after is what receives the actionIhavefruititthe fruitgoodsmalleatlittle

tensethere are no tensespossesivesI am goodorI was goodorI will be goodyou eatoryou have eatenoryou will eatmy foodyour bugsomebody's toolhis fruitI have your toolthe bug is deadorthe bug diedorthe bug will dieIgoodyoufood insect, bugdiefoodIbugyoutoolsomebodyfruithishave

morewordscompoundwordswater, liquidsun, lightsex, to have sexbad, evil, complicatedwar, to fightcrazy, weird, stupidto love (a person)much, manymany ideas that are expressed usingone word in English, are expressed using multiplewords in toki ponafork, spoongunfriendsoldierprostitute, loverboy friend, girl friendadultchildalcoholic drinkustheymammalfoodtoolfoodwarpersongoodbigsmalllovewatercrazyImanyhe, she, it

pluralsone subject with multiple verbscompoundsentences + {word} + li + {word}subject other thanr} + li + {word} + li + {word}there are no pluralsinsect or insectstool or toolsperson or peopleone or multiple fruityou are big and badhe is good, big and crazythe sun is big and goodthe insect eats fruit and has sexthe crazy person has a gun and killed the child

exampleswe can say many thingsmorewordsI am crazy !I love youthe soldier fought with herand killed heryou are a child ???the adults drink alcoholI have a girl friendwe kill or we dieyou are very badlookwant, need, have to, mustdirty, disgusting, garbagehouse, building, indoorssoft or squishy substance, pastethis, thatmoonthat's wrong ! oh dear !great ! OK ! yay !crazyloveyousoldierfightshe, herkillbadmany

meaningcompoundsentencesinthe word meanings arequite broadseveral direct objectsI am washing myselfI fix my housethe children want fruit juicethe bug bit himthat person is prettyyou are uglyfecesbaby foodyuck ! + {verb} + e + {object} + e + {object} subject different fromr} + li + {verb} + e + {object} + e + {object}I love you and heryou eat rotten fruitand dirty waterI look at the sun and the moonthat person is looking atyou and mewaterhousewantfruitinsectshepersonthis or thatyousomething soft and pastydisgustingloveyoushe, herrotten, badwaterdirtysunmoonlook at, seepersonthat

can be used as a verb or alongwith another verbI wish to eatI want foodI wish to drink waterhe wants that very muchshe wishes to have a houseI wish to see you very muchcrazy people wish to die !the meaning of compound words is obtainedby grouping from left to rightmore about adjectivesand adverbsthe order is importanta soldiera good soldiermany good soldiersthis good soldiera fighting friendI look goodI am good lookingwantwaterhe, shemuchthisto havehouseseeyoupersonwargoodmanythissee, look

morewordsas a veb means "to be present", "to be there"fun, play, game, recreation, artknowledge, to know, to understandspeak, read talk, languagefield, country, open spacehigh, holy, heaven, aboveclothingwomanmanI am present, I exist, I am alivethere are many peopleas a preposition, lon means "in"the sun is in the skythe children are in the schoolshe plays in the fieldI wish to die at seapeoplemanysunskyhouseknowledgeshefunfieldwishdiesea

as a preposition means 'as' , 'like', 'seem'negates the previous wordthat person is like memy clothes are like your clothesI am in a tall building (skyscraper)the people look like antsI am not having funI am not smartnobodynobody is speakingthere are no tall buildings in the fieldsI have no clothesas a noun sama means 'equality' and as an adjective it means 'equal'women want equalityala by itself means 'nothing'nothing is dirtynothing is importantnothing is equalpersonthatclothesinbuildinghighlookinsect, antwomanwantfunknowledgepersonspeakskyscraperfieldhaveclothesdirtyequal

means 'all'ali can be an adjective or a nounall people, everyoneeveryone is eatingall countries are goodall me are the sameeverything is fineI want everything !bodynosemouthteethchest, breastsleg, foot shoes, pantspenishipstomacharm, handgloveseareyepersoneatcountrymensamewantbumpair, smellthingwhitespherical, roundfemaleclothessomethinglong and cylindricalholehearing

practicebody head hair back skinsome of the above words have additonal meaningsthe insect bit my footthe eyes seethe ears hearmy stomach is badmy arms are good lookingyour head is very bigmy hair is wetI do not have glovesbump, nose, hill, mountain, buttonair, wind, smell, soulhole, orifice, window, doorlong cylindrical thing, rod, stick, branchmain, leading, head, control, steerstring, rope, hair, cordsurface, skin, shell, outside, shapeinsectfoot, legeyeto seeearhearstomachhand, armfacebigmanyhairto havewaterclothes

simplequestionsrespondingyes or nosuppose someone asks you:questions you can answer with 'yes' or 'no'are formed as followsare you having fun?then the responses could be:is this good food?the food is good, not good?yes, I am having funno, I am not having funare you good?is the sun large?do you wish to eat?does he love you?another example:have you seen the hamster?yes, I have seen itno, I have not seen itsunbigto wanthe, she, itto lovefunlittle mammal (hamster)

whiteblack, darkshadowsblueredyellowcolor, paintingas a prepositionis"with"is in the sense of "using"I eat using a forkyou killed the red bugusing your shoe!green(blue yellow)purple reddish blueorange reddish yellowlight bluedark redyou are yellow!urinebloodI have blueshoeskepeken can be used as a verbshe uses many toolsyou are not using your head!liquidto haveclothesfoottoolforkkillinsectredfootmanyhead

more compoundwordsunofficialwordscandle, lampsaint, godreligioncitybathroomleadergod is lovethere are many religionsthe leader is crazyproper namesnames of persons, countries, languagescitiesare called unofficial words inand are used with certain rulesI love PepeBush is badI speak Spanishwe are in MexicoNew York City is goodBuddism is goodUnofficial words cannot be used alone.They are always treated asadjectives and must follow after a nounAlso, they arethe only words inthat start with a capital lettertoollightpersonsacred, superiorwayopen spacehousehousewatermainlovecrazyto lovepersonbadto speaklanguageweincountrycityreligion

means "to come, to happen"morewordsthe children are not comingthe little green people have arrivedkama can be used with other verbs tomake a progressive like effectlearn to get knowledgeto take, to get, to obtaindyingmije sama, meli samafather or motherbrother, sisterstoneway, roadto sleephurtdamagefor example "learning" is a process thatends in "knowing"I wish to learn Frenchchildrennopersongreenlittleto knowto haveto dielanguage

epresents the idea of "movement" or "direction"as a verb, it means "going to" or "move"like /dislikethe children ar going to schoolI wish to go to the bathroomI am going to the city usingthis roadshe is moving the rockas a preposition it means "toward'I am talking to youmy girlfriend is coming to the countryas an adjective it means "moving"follow these examples to say that you like ordislike somethingmeli sama to say that you like to do somethingyou use 2 sentencesI like fruitfruit is good to meI like sleepI do not like your parentsyour parents are bad to meI like youyou do not like my sistercar moving constructionboatairplaneas a noun it means "movement"I like to eat bugsI eat bugsthis is good to meI like to see the fieldsdance, balletfun motion)schoolbathroomcityusingway, roadstonethatto talkgirlfriendcountryconstructionwaterairfunfruittowardto sleepparentsmeliwomanto eatbugthissama = same | to lookfield

suppose you want to say "bar" inand you decide to say this:thinking something like this instead of saying "alcoholic beverage".But the words are grouped from left to right:crazy bathroomTo say instead "place of alcholic beverages"it is necessary to useto group the words that followexamplesof citizen person of the cityleader of soldierspretty personour housethe wounded of the great wara Buddhistis very important to avoid such confusionbathroomcrazyplacealcholic beveragecityleadersoldiersairplaneprettyhouseourinjuredwarbig religion

does not mean "of"living thingsmost times you can think of as "of"and there is no problem, butis only used asa parenthesis to avoid confusiona danger of thinking of as "of" is thatyou will want to use pi when it is not neededAs inbird, flying animalland animalcute animalfish, under water animalreptile, anphibian, dinosaurugly animalinsect, bugplant, trees, flower, fungusYou probably mean to say hereman of the field"but it is not necessary to usebecause there is no confusion to be avoidedJust say:flowertreedinosaurmermaidman of the fields, peasantUsually it is only necesary to use if there are 2 or more words after the initial nounalso mean the meat of therespective animalsif in doubt, review lessons 6 and 9 I eat a steakpersonfieldcolorlargepersonto wantmammal, steak

possessiveswiththe possessives of unofficial words requirethe use ofto avoid confusion Lisathe house of Lisathe plant of Georgethe dog of Lisathe popemeans "and", but is only usedto link two subject nounsyou and I are friendssleeping and dancing are good to meyou can also use withwhen 2 people have somethingDaniel and John's green lizardWarning ! does not mean Lisa's housebut remember when there are multiple direct objectsto use t I wish to have an octopus and a canaryIt may be useful toreview lessons13 and housepersonplantdog, mammalleaderreligionto sleepto dancereptilegreenfishcanary

pokationsto say that you are doing something with somoneyou usepokapoka I am with my friends.poka meli sama pokapokayou go to school with my sisterI wish to dance with youmother went to the oceanwith her friendsgreat! thanks! OK!oh no!that's wrong! that hurts!damn!moo, meow, wow, ruff, ...cool!ah!surpriseha ha ha (laughter)a verb must always come beforepokaschoolmeli samasisterto wantto dancemotherto goocean

more wordsgive, send, putdo, worktouch, feel, thinkthing, something, objectcontainer, glass, boxcircle, sphere, ballrepresents the idea of "cause", "reason", "origin"as a preposition "tan" means "because"I feel bad because of this:my cat is dyingI eat because of this: I am hungrysikemeli samabicyclethe child pees.I feel good.the fruit is in the basketI played with the ball.my sister has a ball.something is in my eyeand sometimes it means "from" as in "origin"my girlfriend is from Japanblood is coming from my ear!as a noun it means "cause" or "reason"I do not know the reasoneverything has a reasonurine, peeplaywithmeli sama = sister | lon = in, at, on | oko = eyeto feelbadcat, mammaldyingto comecountrybloodearto knowno, notallto have

useto call someone or get their attentionthere is a mosquitoon your shirt!I love youI like youmother, you worktoo much!otheruses foro is used to give an order to another personwork!go!love me!give that to me!look at that!to address someone and give them a commandplace 'o' between the person and the verbsinachild, speak!you, have fun!dog, come!clothingto lovemotherworkvery muchto workgoto lovegivethis, thattochildto speaksinayouhave fun

greetingsfarewellcourtesyhello!good day!sleep well!have a good nighteat well! (have a good meal)goodbye! (I am going)goodbye! (go well)welcome!have fun!numbersnumbersunto sleepfoodgo to come, arrivefun

more aboutnumbersone elephant2 elephants5 elephantscomparisonsfor comparisons, you need to use 2 sentencesin general, avoid using numbersit is better to useordinal numbers:many people comea lot of people comefew people comeI am number one!my first girlfriend was mad.was my first love.this is his 2nd hamster.I work more than you.is prettier thaneats less thanI give more love than you.I like pine trees more thanother uses forandunite!my girlfriend and I weremarried.divide this branch into 2elephantcomenumbermy girlfrriendto lovehamsterwebranchmuch, a lotlittleworkprettyeatgiveloveplantbigwithout water

as a conjunctionmeans "but"as an adjective or adverbmeans "far"I am away.the bathroom is far away.I want to go away.Mexico is far from Japan.. .Mexico is close to I feel bad, but I have towork.I wish to eat, but I haveno food.remember you have to use 2 sentences.In English you can use a comma,but not inas a verb it means "to remove" or "to go away"remove your clothes!remove the children from here!God forgive my sins!God remove my bad!as an adjective or adverb taso means 'only'I am only kidding.Only Pepe is coming.I only want water.I do not want anything.I am just looking.bathroomto gocountryfromclothingchildrenthis,thatgodbad, evilto feelbadwantto workto havejoke, funto comewater

ore wordssweet, something sweetany furniturenoise, to make noisechange, to changemoney, wealthsheet, something flat and flexibleis the question word ofit is used with other words to askwhat, how, where, when andwhy.musicbe quiet!bedI have no money.everything changes.bookI want a cookie.I feel bad. There is a lotof noise.it is a very versatile word andshould be thought of as aquestion mark.for example the following statement:that is a bird.becomes a question by replacingwithwhat is that?that is this idea of replacingforwhat weare asking" is the key to making questions infunto sleepto haveallmany, muchto feelbadto be presentthatbird

in depthin depthas 'what'you do what? you dowhat hit you? hit you?what do you like is good to you?what do you want? you want as 'where' along with or where are you? you are where are you going? you go to as 'who' along with as 'why' along with why do you love me?you love me for reason? why are you bad?you are bad for reason?as 'what' but in the sense of 'which'where do you come from?you come from country?what color is that sheet?that sheet is color?what religion do you like?religion is good to you?who is there?personis there?together withmeans "how" or with what who are you looking for?you look for personhow are you going?you are going to go in how do you do that?you do that with to doto hitto, towardpersonto be thereto lookto lovebadto comesheetreligionto gowithto dothis, that

eheat, warmcold, freezingmaybeseems difficult because youare used to changing the order of wordsin the questions.The truth is that it is very easy andyou just need to get accustomed to doing it.one good trick to check if you made a goodquestion is to replace withand thinkof the question as a statement.if the statement does not makes sense itis probably not a good question.it's cold. (the cold is present)it's hot.Greenland is cold.I am cold.I feel coldI feel coldthe food is cold.warm the food!I want a very cold Coke.this is a good example of using understand it well.feelwatersweetvery

irectionsupbackexamplesall the direction words have other usesand they are always used as nouns (and not as prepositions) to avoid confusion.he is above me.my tophe is inthe fly is at your side.sideinsidesideI am on the beach I am by the seathe food is inside me.the children are indoors.the children are inside the house).downthe fork is beneath you.(the fork is at your down)my school is behind your house.(my school is at the back of your house)hefly, bugseachildrenhouseforkschool

means "can", "to be able to"you can!children can not drinkalcohol.you can go.I can not sleep.I can not eat a acockroach! Disgusting!I know I can do it.I know this: I can do it.means "or"I want to have money or food.you can eat a trout or acookie, but only one.do you love me or him?do you speak to me or to him?Is that a bird or an airplane?No. This is Superman.In English sometimes you ask questions like:are you coming or what"? This can alos bedone inare you coming or not?do you want money or not?childrennot to goto sleepcockroach dirtyto knowto workitto wantto havemoneyfruitcookieonlyoneto loveto speaktowardbirdairplaneto come

means "also", "still", "indeed"orewordsI went to Europe.Great! I also went toEurope.we are going.I can not. I am still eating.ah! do you see that bird?Indeed I saw it.power, strength, energyspiritgroup, communityremain, stayimage, drawing, writingfinish, turn offopen, start, turn onword, nameto gowecanto eatto seebird

xampleswithI am weak.soul, spiritthe force be with you!gasolinereligious communityI remain.movie moving images)turn off the television!mapI wish I had a map ofMexico.I am drawing a picture.turn on the light!I like your name.what is your name?My name is Eliza.as a verb means "to change"do not change!everything changes!as a noun means "change"change is good.change comes.as an adjective means "other" or "different"another personwere you or the other personeating my cake?I want to see other countries.strongnotairto be presentpokawithliquid cargroupreligionstayimagemovingofftoolcountryturn oflightnamenoteverythingto comepersonsweetscountry

there is no "that"thethat we use in Englishto joinsentences does not exist inmeans "more" or "new"I know that you love me.(I know thisyou love me.I want you to love me.I want this: you love me.I am eating the cookiesthat you gave me.you gave me cookies. I ameating your cookies.the boy who danced with youis my boyfriend. (a boy danced with you.he is my boyfriend)I want more cookies!are more people coming?I want a new car!this song is old!It is necessary to separate the idea into 2sentences using:sometimes it works but sometimesit is necessary to rewrite everything.to knowthis, thatto loveto givecookiesboyto danceheboyfriendcookieto comecarsongnot

vityyou need a lot of creativity and flexibilityto say some thingsinkiss touch my mouth withyour mouthI am sweatingemits waterliteraturespeech thatremainssing talkamusingly)my skin do not cry! do not emiteye waterhow did you do that?(you did that usingwhat method?)is the last separator word along withandthat is used inLike the other separatorwords, there is no literal translation in English butthe separator words are very useful.thebasic idea ofis that it is used to join 2 sentences, so thatthe first sentence provides a context for the secondsentence.we will distinguish 3 uses for and willexplain each one but the basic idearemains the same.touchmouthwith, usingskinemit, givewatereyeto speakremainamusementto dousingway, method

with onlywordbefore itmaybe he is sleeping.maybe I am crazy.maybe I can do this.god, forgive my sins.likewise, I forgivethe sins of others.your parents died.similarly, you will die.maybe I will go to my house.otherwise, I will go to school.I want to have money.otherwise, I will not eat.nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrepresents the idea oftimemomentor occasionpast time finishedfuturetime to comesoon little futurerecently little pastthis moment, nowdaysun timenight dark timetoday (this sun timetonightmorningcoming sun timeyesterday past sun timelast nightmany timesthe trick is to be and extend the meaning ofandpower to do, be able to, can) become: maybe,possibly, perhaps.equal, similar become: equally, likewiseandother, differentbecome: otherwise.nnnI have no time.no one knows the future.let bygones be bygonesthe past is finishedto sleepcrazyto dogodto removebadparentto dieto gohouseschoolto havemoneyto haveno oneto knowfinished, done

time andusing is the only way in toexpress time.nnnnnnnin the past, I was a child.at this time, I am here.in the future, I am going to Japan.today, I feel good.last night I got drunk.(I became crazy)soon darkness is coming.(suddenly, the darkness will comerecently, Paulina hadbaby.separates the 2 clauses and indicatesthat the 1st clause provides the context for the 2nd.together withacts a little weirdhow do you feel?what do you think?together withnit means "when"nwhen are you coming?together withit means "how much"nnnorehow much money do you have?How long were youin Africa?how old are you?how many times have you gonearound the sun?I am 4 years old.childto be presentto gocountryfeeldrunkdarknesspto feelto thinkntimeto comemoneyamountto turn aroundsun

fthenwiththe 3rd and last use ofreturns to thebasic idea that the first clausegives thecontext to the second clause.if I sleep, then everythingis good.if my parents died, then I would beel bad.if you wish to start,then any time is good.if you drink alcohol,then you get drunk.if you do not work, thenyou will not have money.if the enemy comes,then burn this letter.to sleepparentsto dieto feelto beginany timedrunkto workno, notmoneyburnlettertalk, language

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convert to to axaeif you wish to say your name inyou have to followthese rules: use only the alphabet oflessonGenerally thetranslates astheastheastheasand theasuse syllables in the pattern of + vowel + n (optional)for examplethat is, you cannot have things like the following:GexAfricaAmericaNorth AmericaSouth AmericaAntarticae the initial consonant my be omitted as in orThere is much freedom in translating soundsso may have more than onecorrect translation. you cannot use the optional if the following consonant is a r That is, there cannot becombinations such asrcoldhot

our fatherA more or less literal translation to show whatcan be done withand because it is a a very well known text.our fatheryou are in the sky,holy be your name.your kingdom come.your will be done in theheaven and on earth.give us foodevery day.remove our bad works.as we pardon the bad deedsof other people.let us not fall intotemptation.and deliver us from evil.Amen.all is good. life is beautiful.everything will be ok.bad comes. bad stuffhappens.there is a time for everything.different ways are good fordifferent people.there are many ways.if you give evil you willreceive evil.light is beside darkness. opposites are interconnected.when I forgive somebody's wrongdoingsI cleanse myself of negativity.a wise man is a fool. a geniusthinks unconventually.fatherweyouskynameholykingdomoto comepeopleto dowillto givefoodevery daytowardremoveactionsbadother peopleholdfarfromthis, thatwayallgoodbadto cometo haventimeroaddifferenttowardpeoplemuchyouto givereceiveightdarknessto removewisecrazy

orescuriosity feeds wisdom. onelearns from asking questions.stop thinking. do stuff.DictionaryToki Pona to Englishthe past is gone. let bygonesbe bygones.one learns by experience.if you wish to begin, anytime is good.sleep and rest are good.know thyself!toki pona is agood language.to wantto knowto multiplyto workpastfinished, endeto giveyouto beginany time goodto sleeplanguage

aakesialaale, alianpaanteanuaweneenijoike[icky]iloinsa[inside]jaki[yucky]janjelo[yellow]jokalakalamainterj ah, ha, uh, oh, ooh, aw,well (emotion word)n non-cute animal, reptile,amphibianmod no, not, none, unnnothing, negation, zerointerj no!(both variants are correct)n everything, anything, life, theuniversemod all, every, complete, wholen bottom, lower part, under,below, floor, beneathmod low, lower, bottom, downn differencemod differentcont otherwise, or elsevt change, alter, modifyconj orvi stay, wait, remainvt keepmod remaining, stationary,permanent, sedentarysep (introduces a direct object)conj and (used to coordinatehead nouns)n thing, something, stuff,anything, objectmod of somethingvt objectifymod bad, negative, wrong, evil,overly complex, (figuratively)unhealthyinterj oh dear! woe! alas!n negativity, badness, evilvt to make bad, to worsen, tohave a negative effect uponvi to be bad, to suckn tool, device, machine, thingused for a specific purposen inside, inner world, centre,stomachmod inner, internalmod dirty, gross, filthyn dirt, pollution, garbage, filthvt pollute, dirtyinterj ew! yuck!n person, people, human, being,somebody, anybodymod human, somebody's,personal, of peoplevt personify, humanize,personalizemod yellow, light greenvt have, containn havingkama receive, get, take, obtainn fish, sea creaturen sound, noise, voicekalamakama[come up]kasikenkepekenkilikinkiwenkokonkulekutekulupulalapelasolawalenletelivi make noisevt sound, ring, play (aninstrument)vi come, become, arrive, happen,pursue actions to arrive to (acertain state), manage to, startton event, happening, chance,arrival, beginningmod coming, futurevt bring about, summonn plant, leaf, herb, tree, woodvi can, is able to, is allowed to,may, is possiblen possibility, ability, power to dothings, permissionvt make possible, enable, allow,permitcont it is possible thatvt useprep withn fruit, pulpy vegetable,mushroommod also, too, even, indeed(emphasizes the word(s) beforeit)mod hard, solid, stone-like, madeof stone or metaln hard thing, rock, stone, metal,mineral, clayn semi-solid or squishysubstance, e.g. paste, powder,gumn air, wind, smell, soulmod air-like, ethereal, gaseousn colour, paintmod colourfulvt colour, paintvt listen, hearmod auditory, hearingn group, community, society,company, peoplemod communal, shared, public,of the societysep (between adverb or phrase ofcontext and sentence)n, vi sleep, restmod sleeping, of sleepmod blue, blue-greenn head, mindmod main, leading, in chargevt lead, control, rule, steern clothing, cloth, fabricn coldmod cold, uncookedvt cool down, chillsep (between any subject exceptmi and sina and its verb; alsoused to introduce a new verb forthe same subject)lililinjalipulojelonlukalukin[looking]lupa[loop]mamama[momma]mani[money]meli[Mary]mi[me]mijemokumolimonsimu[moo]mun[moon]musimute[multi]nanpa[number]mod small, little, young, a bit,short, few, lessvt reduce, shorten, shrink,lessenn long, very thin, floppy thing,e.g. string, rope, hair, thread,cord, chainn flat and bendable thing, e.g.paper, card, ticketmod redprep be (located) in/at/onvi be there, be present, bereal/true, exist, be awaken hand, armvt see, look at, watch, readvi look, watch out, pay attentionmod visual(ly)n hole, window, doorn land, earth, country, (outdoor)arean parent, mother, fathermod of the parent, parental,maternal, fatherlyn money, material wealth,currency, dollar, capitaln woman, female, girl, wife,girlfriendmod female, feminine,womanlyn I, wemod my, ourn man, male, husband, boyfriendmod male, masculine, manlyn food, mealvt eat, drink, swallow, ingest,consumen deathvi die, be deadvt killmod dead, deadly, fataln back, rear end, butt, behindmod back, rearinterj woof! meow! moo! etc.(cute animal noise)n moonmod lunarn fun, playing, game, recreation,art, entertainmentmod artful, fun, recreationalvi play, have funvt amuse, entertainmod many, very, much, several, alot, abundant, numerous, moren amount, quantityvt make many or muchn numberoth -th (ordinal numbers)

nasanasinnenaniniminokaooko[oculist]olinonaopenpakalapalipalisapanapipilin[feeling]pimejapinipipipokapoki[box]pona[bonus]mod silly, crazy, foolish, drunk,strange, stupid, weirdvt drive crazy, make weirdn way, manner, custom, road,path, doctrine, system, methodn bump, nose, hill, mountain,buttonmod this, thatn word, namen leg, footsep O (vocative or imperative)interj hey! (calling somebody'sattention)n eyen lovemod lovevt to love (a person)n she, he, it, theymod her, his, its, theirvt open, turn onn blunder, accident, mistake,destruction, damage, breakingvt screw up, botch, ruin,break, hurt, injure, damage,spoil, ruinvi screw up, fall apart, breakinterj damn!n activity, work, deed, projectmod active, work-related,operating, workingvt do, make, build, createvi act, work, functionn long, mostly hard object, e.g.rod, stick, branchvt give, put, send, place, release,emit, causen giving, transfer, exchangesep of, belonging ton feelings, emotion, heartvi feelvt feel, think, sense, touchmod black, darkn darkness, shadowsvt darkenn end, tipmod completed, finished, past,done, agovt finish, close, end, turn offn bug, insect, spidern side, hip, next toprep in the accompaniment of,withmod neighbouringn container, box, bowl, cup,glassn good, simplicity, positivitymod good, simple, positive, nice,correct, rightpona[bonus]samaseliselosemesewisijelosikesinsinasinpinsitelensonasowelisulisunosupasuwi[sweet]tantaso[that's all]tawa[towards]telointerj great! good! thanks! OK!cool! yay!vt improve, fix, repair, makegoodmod same, similar, equal, ofequal status or positionprep like, as, seemn fire, warmth, heatmod hot, warm, cookedvt heat, warm up, cookn outside, surface, skin, shell,bark, shape, peeloth what, which, wh- (questionword)n high, up, above, top, over, onmod superior, elevated, religious,formaln body, physical staten circle, wheel, sphere, ball,cyclemod round, cyclicalmod new, fresh, another, morevt renew, renovate, freshenn youmod yourn front, chest, torso, face, walln picture, imagevt draw, writen knowledge, wisdom,intelligence, understandingvt know, understand, know howtovi know, understandkama learn, studyn animal, especially landmammal, lovable animalmod big, tall, long, adult,importantvt enlarge, lengthenn sizen sun, lightn horizontal surface, e.gfurniture, table, chair, pillow,floorn candy, sweet foodmod sweet, cutevt sweetenprep from, by, because of, sincen origin, causemod only, soleconj butprep to, in order to, towards, for,untilvi go to, walk, travel, move,leaven movement, transportationmod moving, mobilevt move, displacen water, liquid, juice, saucevt water, wash with watertenpo[tempo]toki[talk]tomotu[two]unpautautalawalo[wall]wan[one]wasowawawekawileParts of Speechn time, period of time, moment,duration, situationn language, talking, speech,communicationmod talking, verbalvt sayvi talk, chat, communicateinterj hello! hi!n indoor constructed space, e.g.house, home, room, buildingmod urban, domestic,householdmod twon duo, pairvt double, separate/cut/divide intwon sex, sexualityn mouthmod oraln conflict, disharmony,competition, fight, war, battle,attack, blow, argument, physicalor verbal violencevt hit, strike, attack, competeagainstmod white, light (colour)n white thing or part, whiteness,lightnessmod one, an unit, element, particle, part,piecevt unite, make onen bird, winged animaln energy, strength, powermod energetic, strong, fierce,intense, sure, confidentvt strengthen, energize,empowermod away, absent, missingn absencevt throw away, remove, get rid ofvt to want, need, wish, have to,must, will, shouldn desire, need, willmod necessaryn head nounmod modifier (adjective or adverb)sep separatorvt verb, transitive (normally used with e)vi verb, intransitiveinterj interjectionprep quasi-prepositionconj conjuncionkama compound verb preceded by kamacont context word used before laconj conjuncionoth special, other wordhttp://www.tokipona.org

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