Dictionary of luka pona
This is a dictionary for the luka pona sign language.
Word list Edit
Word | SignWriting | Handshape | Orientation, placement, movement, details | |
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English | Toki Pona | |||
akesi | tu (V) | fingers pointing sideways on mouth |
palisa luka li lon weka 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 palm up |
sike supa 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 palm away from self |
lon oko sinpin luka li lon jan | |
jan | wan (1) | downward movement fingers up |
tawa anpa palisa luka li lon sewi | |
tawa (L) | downward movement palm down |
tawa anpa 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 palm down |
lon uta sinpin luka li lon anpa | |
beside head palm down |
lon poka lawa sinpin luka li lon anpa | |||
kama/tawa | tawa (L) | movement away | tawa weka | |
sideways | tawa poka | |||
towards self | tawa jan | |||
kasi | ||||
ken | kiwen (OpenA) | downward | tawa anpa | |
kepeken | kiwen (OpenA) | vertical circle | sike sewi | |
kijetesantakalu | tu (V) | eyes palm away from self |
lon oko 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 | — | spelling [?]-U | ona li sama nimi [?]-U | |
kule | lili (9) | vertical circle | sike sewi | |
kulupu | wan (1) | horizontal circle | sike supa | |
telo (5) | horizontal circle pointing up |
sike supa 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) | vertical circle eyes pointing away from self fingers away from self pointing away from self pointing away from self |
sike sewi lon oko palisa luka li lon weka palisa luka tawa weka palisa luka li lon weka palisa luka li lon jan | |
lupa | sike (O) | palm down | sinpin luka li lon anpa | |
ma | supa (FlatB) | horizontal circle palm down |
sike supa sinpin luka li lon anpa | |
mama | tu (V) | chest/stomach palm up |
lon sijelo sinpin luka li lon sewi | |
mani | wan (1) | eyes pointing up |
lon oko 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 sideways motion |
lon uta 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 palm down |
lon poka lawa sinpin luka li lon anpa | ||
mun | sike (O) | head (beside) | lon lawa (poka) | |
musi | telo (5) | palm to the side upward motion |
sinpin luka li lon poka tawa sewi | |
mute | telo (5) | sideways | tawa poka | |
namako/sin | supa (FlatB) | hand (other) upward motion fingers pointing upward |
lon luka (ante) tawa sewi 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) | other hand fan/wiggle/shake |
lon luka ante tawa mute | |
palisa | sike (O) | movement sideways | tawa poka | |
pan | telo (5) | mouth | lon uta | |
pana/lanpan | nena (BentB) | away from self sinpin luka li lon sewi |
tawa weka sinpin luka li lon sewi | |
towards self sinpin luka li lon sewi |
tawa jan sinpin luka li lon sewi | |||
sideways sinpin luka li lon sewi |
tawa poka 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 | — | spelling B-U | ona li sama nimi B-U | |
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) | other hand movement up |
lon luka (ante) 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) | head (beside) pointing up |
lon lawa (poka) palisa luka li lon sewi | |
soweli | tu (V) | pointing up downward |
palisa luka li lon sewi tawa anpa | |
suli | supa (FlatB) | movement downward | tawa anpa | |
tu (V) | ||||
suno | telo (5) | head (beside) | lon lawa (poka) | |
supa | supa (FlatB) | movement sideways palm downward |
tawa poka 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) | fingers up and down twice spelling U-N-U-N |
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 palm up |
tawa jan sinpin luka li lon sewi |