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cross-like shape, intersection, overlap [alternative form of natu]

kulupu Eki, oni Tewi · 2021 See: natu

(interjection) [general interjection, context-dependent]

jan Epen · 2021 See: a

shocking, surprising, unexpected; sour, bitter, acidic

kulupu Solali · 2023

the set of concepts expressed by established toki pona words, subtracted from the set of every possible concept, such that every concept not already expressed by an existing toki pona word is expressed

jan Pensamin · 2022 See: ale, ante

(particle) [placed after the main sentence, introducing a context phrase]

jan Ote "thelegenderp", jan Tolin (separately) · 2018 See: la

attributed location

waso Netun · 2023

oil, fat, grease; slippery; salty, savory

ilo Powa · 2022

a big mess, to mess up in a big way.

See: yupekosi, kalapisituji, jaki

unwinding with friends over a drink/cocktail (or two)

🐝; bee

heav · 2021 See: pipi

the 💀 emoji; a Toki Pona adaptation of the meme "I forgor"

kije Enki · 2022

bump, knock, jolt

jan Lenoka · 2021 See: utala, pakala, tawa, anpa, pilin, luka

cross-like shape, intersection, overlap [alternative form of natu]

jan Anselo · 2021 See: natu

trial, adversity; bittersweet; an experience with the quality of being deeply felt or important to oneself while defying classification as positive, negative, or a simply described admixture of positive and negative

kala suno pi kulupu telo mun · 2023-02-07 See: utala, pilin, ike

NFT, scam

jan Kuwimaku · 2023

(spatial equivalents of tenpo constructions) space, place, distance, size (length, width, height, depth, area, volume)

jan Seli · 2021 See: lon, ma

kule epiku

lipamanka · 2021 See: kule, epiku

beyond, exceeding, outside of, more than

jan inwin · 2019 See: suli, sewi, wawa

stone, gravel, rock, pebble, lava, magma

jan ko · 2019 See: kiwen

he, she, it, they [polled as a replacement third-person pronoun in 2002]

jan Sonja · 2002 See: ona

he, she, it, they [third-person pronoun in 2002, replaced by ona in a poll]

jan Sonja · 2001 See: ona

the digit 2

jan Lenoka · 2019 See: tu

forget

pan Waja · 2023

at least, definitely; still, yet, even

ilo Powa · 2022 See: kin, taso

he, she, it, they [polled as a replacement third-person pronoun in 2002]

jan Sonja · 2002 See: ona

flower; adornment, accessory, garnish, spice; ornamental, aesthetic, beauty, flourish

kulupu Solali · 2023 See: namako

Schadenfreude, indirect insult, disrespect, shade

jan Wesu OR jan inwin, jan Lemon · 2019

malodorous chemical substance, such as sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, chlorine gas, bromine, white phosphorus, or selenide compounds

jan Emesu, jan Sonja · 2025 See: kon, jaki

(particle) [marks the previous word(s) as a single preverb]

wuwojiti Heav, jan Pensa, jan Kita · 2021 See: ta, lo

(number) one hundred

jan Wesu · 2018 See: mute, ale

foot, leg [polled as a replacement for noka in 2002]

jan Sonja · 2002 See: noka

a particular group of early members of the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server

2017 See: jan

the digit 1

jan Lenoka · 2019 See: wan

(interjection) [indicating excitement]

unknown See: a, wa

[pronunciation variant of jupi]

multiple · 2022 See: a, jipi, jupi, je, wa

[pronunciation variant of jupi]

jan Leni, niko · 2022 See: a, jepi, jupi, je, wa, sipije, jami

hjönk, goose sound, goose

cyanidesDuality · 2021 See: mu, nja

stretchy, elastic, rubber, rubbery

kala Ke · 2024 See: ko, telo, kiwen, suwi

(word reserved for future use by Sonja Lang)

jan Sonja · 2021 See: pu, ku

indeterminate, inconclusive, tentative; unpredictable, unstable, volatile; to waver; to vibrate, to tremble, to wobble, to shake

pilin Powa · 2022 See: tawa, poka

dream

jan Seli · 2021 See: oni, sitelen, lape, insa, powe

train, tram; tracked vehicle

jan Kulusepelipowi · 2024

yippee, woohoo (interjection indicating excitement, joy or happiness); to celebrate, to win; autism, autistic, ADHD, neurodivergent, spectrum, to stim

jan Kita, niko, meli Siliwa · 2021 See: a, je, wa, jepi, jipi, sipije

(replacement for li, marked for future tense)

jan Posuke · 2021 See: kama

(sentence-final question marker)

qpaper · 2021 See: me, su

living thing, moving being, creature; life, alive

jan Tumu · 2020-07-09 See: jan, lan, konwe

the digit 9

jan Lenoka · 2019

(pirate noise)

(unknown ku surveyee) · 2021 See: kalama

scam, utterly nonsensical, muddled and confused (often on purpose)

See: nasa, powe, antikontitutonelema, yupekosi

member of the order Caryophyllales, including all cacti as well as carnations, beets, and many carnivorous plants

jan Likipi · 2020 See: kijetesantakalu

(preposition) with, among, in the company of

jan Sonja · 2001 See: kepeken, poka, en

dream; trance, hypnosis, hallucination; illusion, fantasy, imaginary; narrative, story, myth

ilo Powa · 2022 See: oni, powe, jume

scrunkly

jan Lepeka · 2024 See: suwi, kiki

extrusion, protrusion, hill, mountain, button [polled as a replacement for nena in 2002]

jan Sonja · 2001 See: nena

legume, seed, nut, bean, soy, lentils, hard shelled fruit

ilo Powa · 2023

(acknowledgement or acceptance)

jan Maliku, jan Kisinja · 2015 See: oke, n

blue–purple range in red-green colorblindness

soweli kina, waso Alana · 2021 See: jelo, laso, loje, uka, sunta, kewe

pattern, order, sequence, series, rhythm; arrangement, organization, decluttering; weaving, knitting

kolisin · 2024 See: nasin, linluwi, kulupu, sama

[shortened variant of kepeken]

2017 See: kepeken

queer, LGBT+

jan Jan · 2020 See: kule, tonsi

blue range in blue-yellow colorblindness

kolisin · 2024 See: jelo, laso, loje, sunta, uka, kelo

credit, acknowledgement, capital, reputation, status

jan Mesa Pan Masa · 2022 See: mani

(particle) [relative clause marker]

akesi kon Nalasuni, jan Atenaja · 2020-04-23

funny / laughter, to laugh

See: musi, kuntu, pipolo

immature, kikoolol

See: okepuma

cat

kala Asi · 2021 See: soweli

rooster, chicken, birds from the genus Gallus

See: waso, wasoweli

gloopy love

umeja, suwi Sunomun · 2023

pig

soweli pi loje walo · 2021

to notify, to let know

jan Epen · 2021 See: toki

to gaslight

waso Wen · 2022 See: powe

guard, protect, defend, shield, brace, fortify from outside

jan Seni, jan inwin · 2021 See: awen

so-so / meso / sama pi lili taso

See: meso

green, greenish

jan Lepeka · 2024 See: laso, kasi, peta

[shortened variant of kulupu]; six (particularly in seximal base)

jan Kiwa, jan inwin · 2017 See: kulupu

laughter, chuckle, laugh, comedy, humor

jan Wesu, jan Maliku, jan inwin · 2018

the Korean group chat "kulupu pi toki pona pi ma Anku"

2021

cat

kulupu Menasewi · 2021 See: soweli, kisa

being, individual; something that exists; anything that can take action itself

mu Ekisi · 2023-10-06 See: jan, ijo, wan

dairy-like; creamy, fatty, rich, smooth

ilo Powa · 2023

the digit 0

jan Lenoka · 2019 See: ala

to express agreement with laughter

jan Epen · 2021 See: a, kalama

collection, assortment, menagerie, arrangement, handful, harvest; seven

jan Kawa, jan inwin · 2018-12-09 See: kulupu, alasa

[fake word that doesn't exist, for catching dishonestly filled surveys]

kala Asi · 2021 See: powe

fox

jan Kita · 2021 See: soweli, kisa

(particle) [indicates a prepositional phrase]

Theepicosity, akesi kon Nalasuni · 2020-10-02 See: lu1, ja

limb e.g. arm, leg

unknown · 2021 See: luka, noka

[word made as a compromise between "lukin" and "oko"]

jan Kamila, soweli Wipa · 2018 See: lukin, oko

the digit 6

jan Lenoka · 2019

[a meaningless word related to tonsi]

jan Emikili · 2023-08-09 See: lon, tonsi

(word reserved for future use by Sonja Lang)

jan Sonja · 2021-07-18 See: pu, ku

[pronunciation variant of lo]

Theepicosity, akesi kon Nalasuni · 2020-10-02 See: lo, ja

gosh! arghhh! / (also: facepalm)

See: a, pakala, sapelipope

magenta, fuchsia, pink, pinkish

jan Lepeka · 2024 See: laso, loje

[question particle modifier]

David B See: a, kin, seme

squishy animal, e.g., snail, slug, sponge

jan soweli Apen · 2021 See: pipi

pizza

jan Sonja · 2019 See: pan

a joke that is no longer funny or was never funny; repeating these jokes

Theooolone · 2025 See: musi, tenpo, ike, sike

orange (color)

kapesi Pake · 2021 See: loje, jelo

relationship, correlation, commonality; cross, knot, junction, intersection; to overlap, to fold; to overstep, to exceed to a point

jan Lakuse · 2020 See: wan, sama, linja

undo particle

waso Netun · 2023

(number) four

jan inwin · 2019

transparent material/object, lack of privacy; clear, transparent, unobstructed; to make clear, to make transparent, to remove obstructions

jan Emalan · 2021

connected, related, joined; complementary, mutual; exchange

ilo Powa, kulupu Solali · 2023 See: esun

(word reserved for future use by Sonja Lang)

jan Sonja · 2021 See: pu, ku

new

jan pan · 2019 See: sin

the digit 5

jan Lenoka · 2019

divination, astrology, fortune telling

jan Sonja · 2024 See: usawi

newer

jan pan · 2019 See: sin

boomer, Baby Boomer, inconsiderate elder; [interjection/insult]

jan Elijo · 2019

(acknowledgement or acceptance)

unknown · 2020

something "oh là là"

See: a, epiku, unpa

(proper name) a song by jan Usawi, (literally) "o moku e kala ike" (eat a bad fish)

jan Emalan · 2021

sarcasm, irony

jan inwin · 2017 See: musi

dream, daydream, imaginative play, vision, mystical state; to entrance

kulupu Eki · 2021 See: insa, lape, musi, sitelen, jume

calling attention to urgency

ko Luna · 2023

talented, brilliant, opossum

smoothied · 2021

(interjection) bruh; expression of disbelief, exasperation, or excitement

jan Jan, jan Lija · 2019 See: a, n

[misspelling of pakala]

the Half as Interesting team · 2022

1. pan palisa Panke | 2. something typical of French culture | 3. calque-ing the French language when speaking toki pona.

See: pan, kokosila

Baba from Baba is You

petrak@7604 · 2019

spinning iridium object, accelerating exponentially

heav_ · 2021

father

See: mama

good, easy; simple, relaxed, peaceful, uncomplicated

jan Sonja · 2000-2001 See: pona

sibling, brother, sister

jan Sonja · 2002 See: sama

the digit 8

jan Lenoka · 2019

dog

jan Sonja · 2020 See: soweli, wisa

green, greenish; verdant, alive; ecofriendly

jan Tesa · 2019 See: laso

cry, tears; sad, sadness

jan Kiwa, kulupu kasi · 2017

car

jan Likipi · 2020-09-22

annoy, annoyance, bothersome, boring

jan Ejewa, jan inwin · 2017

something that is supposed to be “kikolo” but isn't

See: kikolo, yupekosi, pipo

poggies, pog, poggers (interjection indicating excitement); epic, cool, amazing, exciting

jan Majeka · 2023 See: epiku

bowling pin

jan Kisinja · 2019

effective, useful, give good results

jan Kawa · 2019 See: pona, ken, wawa

pony (of or relating to the My Little Pony franchise)

jan Kita · 2020 See: soweli

the life, universe, and everything else

waso Pini · 2022

totally radical

soko Tulinja · 2021 See: pona, epiku

blue, blueish, indigo, navy blue, ultramarine

jan Lepeka · 2024 See: laso, telo

trees, wood, order, taxonomy

2022 See: kasi, nasin

comfort, security, safety, stability; attention, care, caution

rose · 2022 See: pona, ike

wanting to create new words

jan Sonja · 2018 See: nimisin

fiddlesticks!, damn

See: a, kalapisituji, masalo, pakala

the digit 4

jan Lenoka · 2019 See: po

one's own

waso Netun · 2023

snail, gastropods, or “similar” animals

See: soweli, molusa

on a higher tier/plane, enlighten(ed), epic; to an exceedingly great extent

jan Lija, jan Wesu · 2019 See: epiku

giraffe

jan Kita · 2021

ego, self, own

spad0103 · 2007

autism

a friend of lipamanka · 2023

the quality of being outside of understanding but accepted as reality; the quality of being not wished to be understood by one for the benefits associated with not understanding

ilo Powa · 2023

[humorous synonym of lape]

jan Kawa · 2017 See: lape

soweli with relation to the snow or cold, soweli living in predominantly cold or snowy environments (often light-colored); arctic fox

waso Keli · 2022 See: soweli, lete

pattern, constant, unchanged, unaltered, unaffected; instinct, habit, to use to, to tend to

waso Netun · 2022

[yes/no question marker, replacing the role of li]

kili Tesa, jan Selu · 2019 See: ala

[typo of sike]

jan Sonja · 2021

cyan, turquoise, teal, aquamarine, sky blue, light blue, light blueish

jan Lepeka · 2024 See: laso, sewi

red range in blue-yellow colorblindness

kolisin · 2024 See: jelo, laso, loje, kewe, uka, kelo

cute animal

leko Icy · 2020

(particle) [marks the previous words as preverbs]

ilo Powa · 2022 See: ja

the digit 7

jan Lenoka · 2019

southeast

jan Sonja · 2021 See: tenkala

dachshund

jan Pensa, jan Kita · 2021 See: soweli, pela, wisa

case, circumstance, situation, event, state (of affairs, being), status

ilo Powa · 2023 See: kama, tenpo

[shortened variant of tenpo]

jan Kisinja · 2017

[pronunciation variant of tankala]

jan Sonja · 2021 See: tankala

focus, attention, concentrate, resolution, fineness; focus on

jan Wesu, jan inwin · 2020

[typo of tomo]

jan Sonja · 2021

toner

akesi kon Nalasuni · 2020

hewwo

(number) three

jan Sonja · 2001 See: san

(word reserved for future use by Sonja Lang)

jan Sonja · 2021 See: pu, ku

red–green range in red-green colorblindness

soweli kina · 2021 See: jelo, laso, loje, kelo, sunta, kewe

amaze people by being on the top of the leaderboard of a toki pona game

jan Wija · 2021

wug

soweli nata · 2021

context, topic, salience, pertinent, topical, pertain to, be relevant

jan inwin · 2019 See: tenpo

something that appears to break the rules but doesn't; faux edginess, provocation

jan Tolin · 2019 See: wuwojiti

guy, pal, friend, buddy

jan Kiwisin, jan Telupiso · 2022

(acts as a transition from one complete sentence to another)

jan inwin · 2019

(pronoun) we (excluding you)

jan inwin · 2017 See: mi

dog, canine

2021 See: soweli, pela

yes absolutely!, (strong) agreement, consent, to approve e <something>

See: lijokuku

the star emoji used for the starboard #pona-kulupu in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server

inari · 2021 See: mun