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This page details the history and evolution of the dictionary for Toki Pona over time. The earliest versions of Toki Pona as it was first published on the internet may be lost to time, but thisThis page collects the earliest available word lists to show how the "official" vocabulary has changed before the publication of the book ''[[Toki Pona: The Language of Good]]''.
 
==2001==
 
===Word list (August 2001)===
According to {{tok|[[jan Pije]]}}'s pre-pu website, this wordlist is "the Toki Pona vocabulary as it was first presented online,"<ref>{{cite web |url-status=unfit |title=About Toki Pona |website=bknight0.myweb.uga.edu |author=jan Pije |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028152932/http://bknight0.myweb.uga.edu:80/toki/about/about.html |archive-date=2007-10-28 |access-date=2024-05-24}}</ref> presumably refering to 8 August 2001, or else probably not long thereafter.
 
<blockquote>
This word list is 95% complete. Total 118 words so far. A few new minor words may be added later on.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=unfit |title= Toki Pona Word List |website=bknight0.myweb.uga.edu |publisher= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818031155/http://bknight0.myweb.uga.edu/toki/about/olddict.html |archive-date=2007-08-18 |access-date=2024-05-24}}</ref>
</blockquote>
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Word
! Definition
|-
| a
| ah! ha! oh! ooh! aw! (emotion word)
|-
| ala
| no, not, none, negation, zero, un-
|-
| ale
| they, all, everything, anything, complete, whole
|-
| akesi
| non-cute earth animal, reptile, amphibian, etc.
|-
| anpa
| low, bottom, lower, down, under, below, floor
|-
| ante
| different, other, changed, otherwise
|-
| awen
| keep, stay, wait, reside
|-
| e
| (introduces a direct object)
|-
| en
| and
|-
| ijo
| thing, something, stuff, anything
|-
| ike
| bad, evil
|-
| iki
| he, she, it, him, her, his, its
|-
| ilo
| tool, device, machine
|-
| insa
| between, middle, centre, inside, stomach, torso
|-
| jaki
| disgusting, dirty, pollution
|-
| jan
| person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody, one
|-
| jelo
| yellow
|-
| jo e
| to have, contain, possess
|-
| kala
| fish, sea creature
|-
| kalama
| sound, noise, voice
|-
| kama
| to come, become, appear, arrive, happen, succeed, manage, then
|-
| kan
| to be/do/go with, accompany, among
|-
| kapa
| hill, mountain, bump, button
|-
| kapesi
| brown, grey
|-
| kasi
| plant, tree, wood
|-
| ken
| can, is able to, is allowed to, may, probable, is possible, maybe, power
|-
| kepeken
| use, with use of
|-
| kili
| fruit, vegetable
|-
| kin
| also, too, even, indeed
|-
| ko
| paste, substance, powder
|-
| kon
| air, wind, smell, atmosphere, mood, spirit, soul
|-
| kule
| colour
|-
| kute e
| listen, hear
|-
| la
| (between adverb of context and subject)
|-
| lape
| rest, sleep
|-
| laso
| blue, green
|-
| lawa
| head, main, lead, mind, brain, opinion, thought
|-
| leko
| block, square object, cube, stairs
|-
| len
| clothing, cloth
|-
| lete
| cold, uncooked
|-
| li
| (separates any subject except mi and sina from its verb)
|-
| lili
| small, little, a bit, short, few, less, young
|-
| linja
| line, family, rope, thread, string, cord, chain
|-
| lipu
| paper, card, ticket, something flat
|-
| lape
| to sleep, rest
|-
| loje
| red
|-
| lon
| to be (located) in/at/on, be there/present/real/true, exist
|-
| luka
| hand, arm, five, overly complicated number or thing
|-
| lukin e
| to see, perceive, look at, watch, watch out, pay attention, visit
|-
| lupa
| hole, loop, window, door, orifice
|-
| ma
| land, earth, country, outdoor area
|-
| mama
| father, mother, parent
|-
| mani
| money, material wealth, treasure, currency, dollar
|-
| meli
| woman, female, girl, wife
|-
| mi
| I, me, my
|-
| mije
| man, male, guy, husband
|-
| moku
| food, meal
|-
| moku e
| to eat, drink, swallow
|-
| moli
| die, death, kill
|-
| monsi
| back, rear end, behind
|-
| mun
| moon
|-
| musi
| to play, have fun
|-
| mute
| many, several, very, much, quantity, amount, a lot, abundant, numerous, more
|-
| nanpa
| number, -th
|-
| nasa
| crazy, silly, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, strange, weird
|-
| nasin
| way, manner, custom, road, path
|-
| ni
| this, that
|-
| nimi
| name
|-
| noka
| leg, foot
|-
| o
| O! (vocative or imperative)
|-
| oko
| eye
|-
| olin e
| to love romantically
|-
| open e
| to open, turn on
|-
| pakala e
| to screw up, botch, ruin, break, hurt, injure, damage, accident
|-
| pali
| life, activity, work, deed, doing, project
|-
| pali e
| to do, make, act, work, function, be alive
|-
| palisa
| rod, stick, long or pointy thing
|-
| pana e
| to give, put, send, place, release, emit
|-
| pi
| of
|-
| pilin
| feelings, heart, emotion
|-
| pimeja
| black, dark, darkness, shadows
|-
| pini
| done, past, ready, end, tip, ago
|-
| pini e
| finish, close, end, turn off
|-
| pipi
| bug, insect, spider
|-
| po
| four
|-
| poka
| side, hip, neighbouring, next to
|-
| poki
| container, box, bowl, cup, glass
|-
| pona
| good, nice, positive, correct, OK, cool, thanks!, simple, sound, right
|-
| sama
| same, similar, seem, equal, like, as
|-
| seli
| fire, hot, warm, cooked
|-
| selo
| outside, surface, skin, shell, bark, shape
|-
| seme
| what, which, wh-
|-
| sewi
| high, up, above, top, superior, over, on, elevated, noble, religious, supernatural
|-
| sijelo
| body, physical, state, health
|-
| sike
| circle, round, sphere, ball, cycle, year, group, community, company
|-
| sin
| new, fresh, another, more
|-
| sina
| you
|-
| sinpin
| front, chest, wall
|-
| sitelen
| picture, image, draw, idea
|-
| sona
| knowledge, science, intelligence, understanding, wisdom, know how to
|-
| soweli
| land mammal, animal
|-
| suli
| big, tall, long, important
|-
| suno
| sun, light
|-
| supa
| horizontal surface, table, chair, etc.
|-
| suwi
| sweet, candy, cute
|-
| tan
| from, by, because of, origin, cause
|-
| taso
| but, only
|-
| tawa
| to go to, move, walk, travel, to, in order to, towards, for, until
|-
| telo
| water, liquid, juice, sauce
|-
| tenpo
| time, period, if, when
|-
| toki
| language, talking, speech, communication
|-
| tomo
| house, room, place, building, constructed space
|-
| tu
| two
|-
| tuli
| three
|-
| unpa e
| have sex with
|-
| uta
| mouth
|-
| utala
| fight, hit, strike, war, battle, compete
|-
| walo
| white
|-
| wan
| one, a, unit, element, particle, part, piece
|-
| waso
| bird, flying animal
|-
| wawa
| strong, energy, hard, fierce, intense, sure
|-
| weka
| away
|-
| wile e
| to want, need, wish, have to, must, will
|}
 
==2002==
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| NL
| willen
|}
 
===Word list (Undated)===
<blockquote>
This word list is 95% complete. Total 118 words so far. A few new minor words may be added later on.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150821134859/http://tokipona.net/tp/janpije/about/olddict.html#s Toki Pona Word List]. ''tokipona.net''. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2023.</ref>
</blockquote>
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Word
! Definition
|-
| a
| ah! ha! oh! ooh! aw! (emotion word)
|-
| ala
| no, not, none, negation, zero, un-
|-
| ale
| they, all, everything, anything, complete, whole
|-
| akesi
| non-cute earth animal, reptile, amphibian, etc.
|-
| anpa
| low, bottom, lower, down, under, below, floor
|-
| ante
| different, other, changed, otherwise
|-
| awen
| keep, stay, wait, reside
|-
| e
| (introduces a direct object)
|-
| en
| and
|-
| ijo
| thing, something, stuff, anything
|-
| ike
| bad, evil
|-
| iki
| he, she, it, him, her, his, its
|-
| ilo
| tool, device, machine
|-
| insa
| between, middle, centre, inside, stomach, torso
|-
| jaki
| disgusting, dirty, pollution
|-
| jan
| person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody, one
|-
| jelo
| yellow
|-
| jo e
| to have, contain, possess
|-
| kala
| fish, sea creature
|-
| kalama
| sound, noise, voice
|-
| kama
| to come, become, appear, arrive, happen, succeed, manage, then
|-
| kan
| to be/do/go with, accompany, among
|-
| kapa
| hill, mountain, bump, button
|-
| kapesi
| brown, grey
|-
| kasi
| plant, tree, wood
|-
| ken
| can, is able to, is allowed to, may, probable, is possible, maybe, power
|-
| kepeken
| use, with use of
|-
| kili
| fruit, vegetable
|-
| kin
| also, too, even, indeed
|-
| ko
| paste, substance, powder
|-
| kon
| air, wind, smell, atmosphere, mood, spirit, soul
|-
| kule
| colour
|-
| kute e
| listen, hear
|-
| la
| (between adverb of context and subject)
|-
| lape
| rest, sleep
|-
| laso
| blue, green
|-
| lawa
| head, main, lead, mind, brain, opinion, thought
|-
| leko
| block, square object, cube, stairs
|-
| len
| clothing, cloth
|-
| lete
| cold, uncooked
|-
| li
| (separates any subject except mi and sina from its verb)
|-
| lili
| small, little, a bit, short, few, less, young
|-
| linja
| line, family, rope, thread, string, cord, chain
|-
| lipu
| paper, card, ticket, something flat
|-
| lape
| to sleep, rest
|-
| loje
| red
|-
| lon
| to be (located) in/at/on, be there/present/real/true, exist
|-
| luka
| hand, arm, five, overly complicated number or thing
|-
| lukin e
| to see, perceive, look at, watch, watch out, pay attention, visit
|-
| lupa
| hole, loop, window, door, orifice
|-
| ma
| land, earth, country, outdoor area
|-
| mama
| father, mother, parent
|-
| mani
| money, material wealth, treasure, currency, dollar
|-
| meli
| woman, female, girl, wife
|-
| mi
| I, me, my
|-
| mije
| man, male, guy, husband
|-
| moku
| food, meal
|-
| moku e
| to eat, drink, swallow
|-
| moli
| die, death, kill
|-
| monsi
| back, rear end, behind
|-
| mun
| moon
|-
| musi
| to play, have fun
|-
| mute
| many, several, very, much, quantity, amount, a lot, abundant, numerous, more
|-
| nanpa
| number, -th
|-
| nasa
| crazy, silly, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, strange, weird
|-
| nasin
| way, manner, custom, road, path
|-
| ni
| this, that
|-
| nimi
| name
|-
| noka
| leg, foot
|-
| o
| O! (vocative or imperative)
|-
| oko
| eye
|-
| olin e
| to love romantically
|-
| open e
| to open, turn on
|-
| pakala e
| to screw up, botch, ruin, break, hurt, injure, damage, accident
|-
| pali
| life, activity, work, deed, doing, project
|-
| pali e
| to do, make, act, work, function, be alive
|-
| palisa
| rod, stick, long or pointy thing
|-
| pana e
| to give, put, send, place, release, emit
|-
| pi
| of
|-
| pilin
| feelings, heart, emotion
|-
| pimeja
| black, dark, darkness, shadows
|-
| pini
| done, past, ready, end, tip, ago
|-
| pini e
| finish, close, end, turn off
|-
| pipi
| bug, insect, spider
|-
| po
| four
|-
| poka
| side, hip, neighbouring, next to
|-
| poki
| container, box, bowl, cup, glass
|-
| pona
| good, nice, positive, correct, OK, cool, thanks!, simple, sound, right
|-
| sama
| same, similar, seem, equal, like, as
|-
| seli
| fire, hot, warm, cooked
|-
| selo
| outside, surface, skin, shell, bark, shape
|-
| seme
| what, which, wh-
|-
| sewi
| high, up, above, top, superior, over, on, elevated, noble, religious, supernatural
|-
| sijelo
| body, physical, state, health
|-
| sike
| circle, round, sphere, ball, cycle, year, group, community, company
|-
| sin
| new, fresh, another, more
|-
| sina
| you
|-
| sinpin
| front, chest, wall
|-
| sitelen
| picture, image, draw, idea
|-
| sona
| knowledge, science, intelligence, understanding, wisdom, know how to
|-
| soweli
| land mammal, animal
|-
| suli
| big, tall, long, important
|-
| suno
| sun, light
|-
| supa
| horizontal surface, table, chair, etc.
|-
| suwi
| sweet, candy, cute
|-
| tan
| from, by, because of, origin, cause
|-
| taso
| but, only
|-
| tawa
| to go to, move, walk, travel, to, in order to, towards, for, until
|-
| telo
| water, liquid, juice, sauce
|-
| tenpo
| time, period, if, when
|-
| toki
| language, talking, speech, communication
|-
| tomo
| house, room, place, building, constructed space
|-
| tu
| two
|-
| tuli
| three
|-
| unpa e
| have sex with
|-
| uta
| mouth
|-
| utala
| fight, hit, strike, war, battle, compete
|-
| walo
| white
|-
| wan
| one, a, unit, element, particle, part, piece
|-
| waso
| bird, flying animal
|-
| wawa
| strong, energy, hard, fierce, intense, sure
|-
| weka
| away
|-
| wile e
| to want, need, wish, have to, must, will
|}