Dictionary of luka pona

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This is a dictionary for the luka pona sign language.

Word list

Word	SignWriting	Handshape	Orientation, placement, movement, details
			English	Toki Pona
akesi		tu (V)	fingers pointing sideways (palisa luka li lon weka) on mouth (lon uta)
ala		supa (FlatB)	shoulder (lon nena (pi poka sijelo))
alasa		wan (1)	away from self (tawa weka)
ale/ali		telo (5)	vertical circle (sike sewi)
anpa		tawa (L)	pointing down (palisa luka li lon anpa)
		nena (BentB)	downward movement (tawa anpa)
ante		kiwen (OpenA)	flip up (o ante e sinpin luka lon sewi)
		wan (1)
anu		tawa (L)	flip up (o ante e sinpin tawa sewi)
awen		nena (BentB)	towards self (tawa jan)
			shoulder (nena (lon poka sijelo))
en/kin/kan		tawa (L)	flip down (o ante e sinpin tawa anpa)
esun		nena (BentB)	vertical circle (sike supa) palm up (sinpin luka li lon sewi)
ijo		wan (1)	other hand (lon luka (ante))
ike		kiwen (OpenA)	palm away from self (sinpin luka li lon jan)
ilo		tawa (L)	other hand (lon luka (ante))
insa		tawa (L)	chest/stomach (lon sijelo)
isipin/lukin		wan (1)	eyes (lon oko)
jaki		kiwen (OpenA)	eyes (lon oko) palm away from self (sinpin luka li lon jan)
jan		wan (1)	downward movement (tawa anpa) fingers up (palisa luka li lon sewi)
		tawa (L)	downward movement (tawa anpa) palm down (sinpin luka li lon anpa)
jelo		lili (9)	beside head (lon lawa (poka))
jo		nena (BentB)	palm up (sinpin luka li lon sewi)
kala		supa (FlatB)	shake (tawa mute)
kalama		telo (5)	on mouth (lon uta) palm down (sinpin luka li lon anpa)
			beside head (lon poka lawa) palm down (sinpin luka li lon anpa)
kama/tawa		tawa (L)	movement away (tawa weka)
			sideways (tawa poka)
			towards self (tawa jan)
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ken		kiwen (OpenA)	downward (tawa anpa)
kepeken		kiwen (OpenA)	vertical circle (sike sewi)
kijetesantakalu		tu (V)	eyes (lon oko) palm away from self (sinpin luka li lon weka)
kili		kiwen (OpenA)	mouth (lon uta)
kipisi		tu (V)	flick down (tawa lili anpa)
kiwen		kiwen (OpenA)	palm down (sinpin luka li lon anpa)
ko		nena (BentB)	vertical circle (sike sewi)
kon		telo (5)	wiggle/fan (tawa mute)
ku
kule		lili (9)	vertical circle (sike sewi)
kulupu		wan (1)	horizontal circle (sike supa)
		telo (5)	horizontal circle (sike supa) pointing up (palisa luka li lon sewi)
kute		wan (1)	head (lon lawa (poka))
la		tawa (L)	flick up (tawa lili sewi)
lape		supa (FlatB)	head (lon lawa (poka))
laso		lili (9)	hand (other) (lon luka (ante))
lawa		kiwen (OpenA)	head (lon lawa (poka))
len		nena (BentB)	chest/stomach (lon sijelo)
lete		telo (5)	hand (other) (lon luka (ante))
lili		supa (FlatB)	downwards motion (tawa anpa)
		tu (V)	downwards motion (tawa anpa)
		lili (9)	sinpin luka li lon weka (sinpin luka li lon weka)
linja		lili (9)	sideways (tawa poka)
lipu		supa (FlatB)	on other hand (lon luka ante)
loje		lili (9)	mouth (lon uta)
lon		wan (1)	flick down (tawa lili anpa)
		tawa (L)
luka		telo (5)	palm away from self (sinpin luka tawa weka)
lukin/oko		tu (V)	This cell needs work: Split to rows If you know about this topic, you can help us by editing it. (See all) vertical circle (sike sewi) eyes (lon oko) pointing away from self (palisa luka li lon weka) fingers away from self (palisa luka tawa weka) pointing away from self (palisa luka li lon weka) pointing away from self (palisa luka li lon jan)
lupa		sike (O)	palm down (sinpin luka li lon anpa)
ma		supa (FlatB)	horizontal circle (sike supa) palm down (sinpin luka li lon anpa)
mama		tu (V)	chest/stomach (lon sijelo) palm up (sinpin luka li lon sewi)
mani		wan (1)	eyes (lon oko) pointing up (palisa luka li lon sewi)
meli		tawa (L)	mouth (lon uta)
mi		wan (1)	pointing towards self (palisa luka li lon jan)
mije		tawa (L)	eyes (lon oko)
moku		sike (O)	mouth (lon uta)
moli		supa (FlatB)	mouth (lon uta) sideways motion (tawa poka)
monsi		supa (FlatB)	palm towards self (sinpin luka li lon jan)
monsuta		telo (5)	towards self (tawa jan)
mu		nena (BentB)	mouth (lon uta)
		telo (5)	beside head (lon poka lawa) palm down (sinpin luka li lon anpa)
mun		sike (O)	head (beside) (lon lawa (poka))
musi		telo (5)	palm to the side (sinpin luka li lon poka) upward motion (tawa sewi)
mute		telo (5)	sideways (tawa poka)
namako/sin		supa (FlatB)	This cell needs work: Split to rows If you know about this topic, you can help us by editing it. (See all) hand (other) (lon luka (ante)) upward motion (tawa sewi) fingers pointing upward (palisa luka li lon sewi)
nanpa		telo (5)	eyes (lon oko)
nasa		wan (1)	vertical circle (sike sewi)
nasin		supa (FlatB)	away from self (tawa weka)
nena		nena (BentB)	palm down (sinpin li lon anpa)
ni		wan (1)	palm down (palisa luka li lon anpa)
nimi		supa (FlatB)	eyes (lon oko)
noka		tu (V)	palm down (palisa luka li lon anpa)
o		supa (FlatB)	flick down (tawa lili tawa anpa)
olin		telo (5)	chest/stomach (lon sijelo)
ona		wan (1)	palm sideways (palisa luka li lon poka)
open		supa (FlatB)	flip up (ante sinpin tawa sewi)
pakala		telo (5)	sinpin li ante tawa sewi (sinpin li ante tawa sewi)
pali		kiwen (OpenA)	This cell needs work: Split to rows If you know about this topic, you can help us by editing it. (See all) other hand (lon luka ante) fan/wiggle/shake (tawa mute)
palisa		sike (O)	movement sideways (tawa poka)
pan		telo (5)	mouth (lon uta)
pana/lanpan		nena (BentB)	away from self (tawa weka) sinpin luka li lon sewi (sinpin luka li lon sewi)
			towards self (tawa jan) sinpin luka li lon sewi (sinpin luka li lon sewi)
			sideways (tawa poka) sinpin luka li lon sewi (sinpin luka li lon sewi)
pi		lili (9)	flick up (tawa lili tawa sewi)
pilin		lili (9)	chest/stomach (lon sijelo)
pimeja		lili (9)	shoulder (lon nena (lon poka sijelo))
pini		supa (FlatB)	flip down (ante sinpin tawa anpa)
pipi		lili (9)	wiggle/shake (tawa mute)
poka		tawa (L)	fingers point sideways (palisa luka li lon poka)
poki		sike (O)	fingers point sideways (sinpin luka li lon poka)
pona		kiwen (OpenA)	palm towards self (sinpin luka li lon jan)
pu
sama		kiwen (OpenA)	flip down (o ante e sinpin luka tawa anpa)
		wan (1)
seli		telo (5)	shoulder (lon nena (pi poka sijelo))
selo		sike (O)	other hand (lon luka (ante))
seme		supa (FlatB)	sinpin luka li lon sewi (sinpin luka li lon sewi)
		wan (1)	shake/wiggle/fan (tawa mute)
sewi		tawa (L)	pointing up (palisa luka li lon sewi)
		nena (BentB)	movement up (tawa sewi)
sijelo		supa (FlatB)	chest/stomach (lon sijelo)
			downward (tawa anpa)
sike		sike (O)	vertical circle (sike sewi)
sin		supa (FlatB)	This cell needs work: Split to rows If you know about this topic, you can help us by editing it. (See all) other hand (lon luka (ante)) movement up (tawa sewi)
sina		wan (1)	palm away from self (palisa luka li lon weka)
sinpin		supa (FlatB)	palm down (sinpin luka li lon anpa)
sitelen		lili (9)	horizontal circle (sike supa)
sona		nena (BentB)	head (beside) (lon lawa (poka))
sona/isipin		wan (1)	This cell needs work: Split to rows If you know about this topic, you can help us by editing it. (See all) head (beside) (lon lawa (poka)) pointing up (palisa luka li lon sewi)
soweli		tu (V)	pointing up (palisa luka li lon sewi) downward (tawa anpa)
suli		supa (FlatB)	movement downward (tawa anpa)
		tu (V)
suno		telo (5)	head (beside) (lon lawa (poka))
supa		supa (FlatB)	movement sideways (tawa poka) palm downward (sinpin luka li lon anpa)
suwi		tu (V)	mouth (lon uta)
tan		telo (5)	flip down (ante sinpin tawa anpa)
taso		wan (1)	flick up (tawa lili sewi)
telo		telo (5)	movement away (tawa weka)
tenpo		tu (V)	other hand (lon luka (ante))
toki		supa (FlatB)	vertical circle (sike sewi)
tomo		nena (BentB)	sideways (tawa poka)
tonsi		tawa (L)	beside head (lon lawa (poka))
tu		tu (V)	palm towards self (sinpin luka li lon jan)
unpa		tu (V)	luka li tawa sewi tawa anpa lon tenpo tu ona li sama nimi U-N-U-N
uta		wan (1)	mouth (lon uta)
utala		kiwen (OpenA)	movement away (tawa weka)
			towards self (tawa jan)
			sideways (tawa poka)
walo		lili (9)	eyes (lon oko)
wan		wan (1)	palm towards self (sinpin luka li lon jan)
waso		telo (5)	flick down (tawa lili anpa)
wawa		kiwen (OpenA)	chest/stomach (lon sijelo)
weka		supa (FlatB)	flick up (tawa lili sewi)
wile		sike (O)	chest/stomach (lon sijelo)
		telo (5)	towards self (tawa jan) palm up (sinpin luka li lon sewi)