NIMI ALE SECTION 1A - WORDS IN PU a - (modifier particle) 1. emotion, emphasis, or confirmation akesi - (content word) 1. non-cute animal; reptile, amphibian ala - (content word) 1. no, not 2. the amount 0 alasa - (content word) 1. hunt, forage (preverb) 2. try (indefinite) [2] ale - (content word) {syn. ale} 1. all, every, universe 2. the amount 100 ali - (content word) {syn. ali} 1. all, every, universe 2. the amount 100 anpa - (content word) 1. downward, lowly, dependent ante - (content word) 1. different, altered, changed, other anu - (semi-conjunction) 1. or (content word) 2. choose, choice awen - (content word) 1. enduring, protected, safe, waiting, staying (preverb) 2. to continue to e - (particle) 1. coming before the direct object en - (particle) 1. between muliple subjects esun - (content word) 1. transaction, purchase, market, shop ijo - (content word) 1. thing, object, phenomenon ike - (content word) 1. bad, negative, irrelevant ilo - (content word) 1. tool, implement, machine, device insa - (content word) 1. center, content, inside, between 2. internal organs, stomach jaki - (content word) 1. disgusing, obscene, toxic, sickly, unclean jan - (content word) 1. person, a human being jelo - (content word) 1. yellow jo - (content word) 1. carry, hold, contain, to have kala - (content word) 1. fish, marine animal, sea creature kalama - (content word) 1. sound, recite kama - (content word) 1. arriving, coming, future, summoned (preverb) 2. to become, turn into, succeed in kasi - (content word) 1. plant, vegetation, herb, leaf ken - (content word) 1. possible, possibility (preverb) 2. to be able to, be allowed to, can, may kepeken - (semi-preposition) 1. to use, with, by means of kili - (content word) 1. fruit, vegetable, mushroom, bean kin - (modifier particle) 1. emotion, emphasis, confirmation (content word) 2. also kiwen - (content word) 1. hard object, metal, rock, stone 2. (nonstandard) the amount -1 ko - (content word) 1. clay, dough, paste, powder, semi-solid kon - (content word) 1. air, breath, essence, spirit, hidden agent kule - (content word) 1. colorful, paint 2. LGBTQ+ kulupu - (content word) 1. community, group, nation, society kute - (content word) 1. hear, listen, pay attention, obey 2. ear la - (particle) 1. between the context phrase and the main sentence lape - (content word) 1. sleep, rest laso - (content word) 1. blue, green lawa - (content word) 1. control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, rule, regulate 2. head, mind len - (content word) 1. cloth, clothing, fabric, textile, cover, layer of privacy lete - (content word) 1. cold, cool, uncooked, raw li - (particle) 1. between any subject and its verb, between multiple verbs for the same subject lili - (content word) 1. little, small, short, few, young linja - (content word) 1. rope, hair, thread, cord, yarn, long and flexible thing lipu - (content word) 1. book, document, card, paper, record, website, flat object loje - (content word) 1. red lon - (semi-preposition) 1. existing, located at, present at, real, true luka - (content word) 1. arm, hand, tactile organ 2. the amount 5 lukin - (content word) {syn. oko} 1. look at, see, examine, observe, watch, read 2. eye (semi-preposition) 3. to seek, look for, try to (preverb) 4. try (definite) [2] lupa - (content word) 1. door, hole, orifice, window ma - (content word) 1. earth, land, outdoor, world, country, territory, dirt mama - (content word) 1. parent, ancestor, creator, originator, caretaker, sustainer mani - (content word) 1. money, cash, savings, wealth, valulables, large domesticated animal meli - (content word) 1. woman, female, feminine person, wife mi - (content word) 1. I, me we, us mije - (content word) 1. man, male, masculine person, husband moku - (content word) 1. food, eat, drink, consume, ingest, swallow moli - (content word) 1. dead, dying monsi - (content word) 1. back, behind, rear mu - (content word) 1. animal noise of communication mun - (content word) 1. moon, star, night sky object musi - (content word) 1. entertainment, artistic, playful, recreational mute - (content word) 1. many, a lot, quantity, several 2. the amount 20 namako - (content word) 1. embellishment, extra, fresh 2. ornament, decoration, jewelry nanpa - (content word) 1. numbers (semi-prepositional semi-content word)[1] 2. ordinal marker nasa - (content word) 1. unusual, strange, foolish, crazy, stupid, drunk nasin - (content word) 1. way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road nena - (content word) 1. bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance ni - (content word) 1. that, this nimi - (content word) 1. name, word noka - (content word) 1. foot, leg, organ of locomotion 2. bottom, lower part 3. the amount -5 o - (particle) 1. hey! decleration of imperative oko - (content word) {syn. lukin} 1. look at, see, examine, observe, watch, read 2. eye (semi-preposition) 3. to seek, look for, try to olin - (content word) 1. love, passion, respect, show affection (preverb) 2. love doing ona - (content word) 1. they, she, he, it open - (content word) 1. begin, open, start, turn on pakala - (content word) 1. botched, broken, damage, mistake (interjection) 2. expletive word pali - (content word) 1. make, do, build, prepare, take action, work palisa - (content word) 1. branch, stick, long hard thing pan - (content word) 1. grain, oat, rice, wheat, corn, bread, pasta, pie, food made from grains pana - (content word) 1. give, emit, provide, release pi - (particle) 1. inbetween modifiers to regroup them pilin - (content word) 1. feeling 2. heart pimeja - (content word) 1. black, dark, unlit pini - (content word) 1. ago, completed, ended, finished, past pipi - (content word) 1. bug, insect, ant, spider poka - (content word) 1. beside, next to, nearby, in the vicinity 2. hip, side poki - (content word) 1. container, bag, bowl, box, cup, drawer, vessel pona - (content word) 1. good, positive, useful, friendly, peaceful, simple pu - (content word) 1. interacting with the official Toki Pona book sama - (content word) 1. same, similar, peer, fellow (semi-preposition) 2. as, like seli - (content word) 1. fire, heated, cooking element, heat source selo - (content word) 1. skin, bark, peel, shell, outer layer, boundary seme - (particle) 1. what? which? sewi - (content word) 1. above, high, elevated 2. divine, sacred, supernatural sijelo - (content word) 1. body, torso, physical state sike - (content word) 1. round thing, ball, cricle, sphere, cycle, wheel, orbit, year sin - (content word) 1. new, additional, another sina - (content word) 1. you sinpin - (content word) 1. face, front, wall sitelen - (content word) 1. image, picture, symal, writing, mark, representation sona - (content word) 1. knowledge, skill, information (preverb) 2. to know how to do soweli - (content word) 1. animal, beast, land mammal suli - (content word) 1. big, heavy, important, tall, long, old suno - (content word) 1. sun, light, brighness, glowing, shine supa - (content word) 1. horizontal surface to rest something on, furniture suwi - (content word) 1. sweet, fragrant, cute, innocent, comfortable, adorable tan - (semi-preposition) 1. by, because of, originating from taso - (semi-conjunction) 1. but, however (modifier particle) 2. only tawa - (content word) 1. moving (semi-preposition) 2. to, for, toward, from the perspective of, in the opinion of telo - (content word) 1. liquid, water, drink, wash, beverage tenpo - (content word) 1. time, duration, moment, period, situation, occasion toki - (content word) 1. communicate, speak, say, talk, language tomo - (content word) 1. room, building, house, indoor space tu - (content word) 1. the amount 2 2. (nonstandard) also unpa - (content word) 1. sex, marriage uta - (content word) 1. mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw utala - (content word) 1. fight, battle, compete, struggle walo - (content word) 1. white, pale, light colored wan - (content word) 1. united, unique 2. the amount 1 waso - (content word) 1. bird, winged animal, flying wawa - (content word) 1. strong, powerful, confident, energetic, intense weka - (content word) 1. absent, away, ignored wile - (content word) 1. want, must, need, should, require, wish COUNT: 124 Sources: (all words) http://tokipona.net/tp/janpije/dictionary.php (2nd definition of namako) https://discordapp.com/channels/301377942062366741/301378960468738050/658495122954125313 [1] This usage of this word is hard to analyize. Jan Pije's website lists this as a particle, but it is generally treated as a preposition. And, though this isn't present in ma pona pi toki pona, certain dialects use it as a content word which modifies prepositionally. This is the basis behind the phrase "semi-prepositional semi-content word." [2] The definite-indefinite distinction doesn't have to exist, as it is not a widely accepted analysis.