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==Common words==
==Common words==
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*[[a]] (''article'')
*[[a|{{lang|en|a}}]] (''article'')
*[[ala]] (à la)
*[[ala|{{lang|en|ala}}]] (à la)
*[[ale]] (beer)
*[[ale|{{lang|en|ale}}]] (beer)
*[[ante]] (stake)
*[[ante|{{lang|en|ante}}]] (stake)
*[[e]] (''pronoun'')
*[[e|{{lang|en|e}}]] (''pronoun'')
*[[en]] (''unit'')
*[[en|{{lang|en|en}}]] (''unit'')
*[[jan]] (jinn)
*[[jan|{{lang|en|jan}}]] (jinn)
*[[kin]] (family)
*[[kin|{{lang|en|kin}}]] (family)
*[[la]] (''music note'')
*[[la|{{lang|en|la}}]] (''music note'')
*[[li]] (''unit'')
*[[li|{{lang|en|li}}]] (''unit'')
*[[ma]] (mother)
*[[ma|{{lang|en|ma}}]] (mother)
*[[mama]] (mother)
*[[mama|{{lang|en|mama}}]] (mother)
*[[mi]] (''unit'')
*[[mi|{{lang|en|mi}}]] (''unit'')
*[[mu]] (''Greek letter'')
*[[mu|{{lang|en|mu}}]] (''Greek letter'')
*[[mute]] (silent)
*[[mute|{{lang|en|mute}}]] (silent)
*[[o]] (oh)
*[[o|{{lang|en|o}}]] (oh)
*[[open]] (ajar)
*[[open|{{lang|en|open}}]] (ajar)
*[[pan]] (container)
*[[pan|{{lang|en|pan}}]] (container)
*[[pi]] (''Greek letter'')
*[[pi|{{lang|en|pi}}]] (''Greek letter'')
*[[sike]] (psych!)
*[[sike|{{lang|en|sike}}]] (psych!)
*[[sin]] (wrongdoing)
*[[sin|{{lang|en|sin}}]] (wrongdoing)
*[[soko]] (ape)
*[[soko|{{lang|en|soko}}]] (ape)
*[[sona]] (self-insert)
*[[sona|{{lang|en|sona}}]] (self-insert)
*[[tan]] (brown)
*[[tan|{{lang|en|tan}}]] (brown)
*[[tu]] (to)
*[[tu|{{lang|en|tu}}]] (to)
*[[wan]] (pale)
*[[wan|{{lang|en|wan}}]] (pale)
*[[wile]] (trick)
*[[wile|{{lang|en|wile}}]] (trick)
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==In other languages==
==In other languages==

===Polish===
===Polish===
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<div style="column-count:3;">
*{{lang|pl|''[[a]]''}} (and, while)
*[[a|{{lang|pl|''a''}}]] (and, while)
*{{lang|pl|''[[Ala]]''}} (''feminine name'')
*[[ala|{{lang|pl|''Ala''}}]] (''feminine name'')
*{{lang|pl|''[[ale]]''}} (but)
*[[ale|{{lang|pl|''ale''}}]] (but)
*{{lang|pl|''[[jaki]]''}} (what, which)
*[[jaki|{{lang|pl|''jaki''}}]] (what, which)
*{{lang|pl|''[[Jan]]''}} (''masculine name'')
*[[jan|{{lang|pl|''Jan''}}]] (''masculine name'')
*{{lang|pl|''[[lawa]]''}} (lava)
*[[lawa|{{lang|pl|''lawa''}}]] (lava)
*{{lang|pl|''[[len]]''}} (flax)
*[[len|{{lang|pl|''len''}}]] (flax)
*{{lang|pl|''[[luka]]''}} (gap)
*[[luka|{{lang|pl|''luka''}}]] (gap)
*{{lang|pl|''[[lupa]]''}} (magnifying glass)
*[[lupa|{{lang|pl|''lupa''}}]] (magnifying glass)
*{{lang|pl|''[[kin]]''}} (cinemas, ''genitive'')
*[[kin|{{lang|pl|''kin''}}]] (cinemas, ''genitive'')
*{{lang|pl|''[[ku]]''}} (toward)
*[[ku|{{lang|pl|''ku''}}]] (toward)
*{{lang|pl|''[[ma]]''}} (has, mine)
*[[ma|{{lang|pl|''ma''}}]] (has, mine)
*{{lang|pl|''[[mama]]''}} (mother)
*[[mama|{{lang|pl|''mama''}}]] (mother)
*{{lang|pl|''[[mi]]''}} (to me)
*[[mi|{{lang|pl|''mi''}}]] (to me)
*{{lang|pl|''[[mu]]''}} (to him)
*[[mu|{{lang|pl|''mu''}}]] (to him)
*{{lang|pl|''[[ni]]''}} (neither)
*[[ni|{{lang|pl|''ni''}}]] (neither)
*{{lang|pl|''[[nimi]]''}} (using them)
*[[nimi|{{lang|pl|''nimi''}}]] (using them)
*{{lang|pl|''[[o]]''}} (about)
*[[o|{{lang|pl|''o''}}]] (about)
*{{lang|pl|''[[oko]]''}} (eye)
*[[oko|{{lang|pl|''oko''}}]] (eye)
*{{lang|pl|''[[ona]]''}} (she)
*[[ona|{{lang|pl|''ona''}}]] (she)
*{{lang|pl|''[[pali]]''}} (is smoking/burning)
*[[pali|{{lang|pl|''pali''}}]] (is smoking/burning)
*{{lang|pl|''[[pan]]''}} (sir)
*[[pan|{{lang|pl|''pan''}}]] (sir)
*{{lang|pl|''[[pana]]''}} (sir's)
*[[pana|{{lang|pl|''pana''}}]] (sir's)
*{{lang|pl|''[[sama]]''}} (alone, ''feminine'')
*[[sama|{{lang|pl|''sama''}}]] (alone, ''feminine'')
*{{lang|pl|''[[tan]]''}} (dance, ''archaic'')
*[[tan|{{lang|pl|''tan''}}]] (dance, ''archaic'')
*{{lang|pl|''[[toki]]''}} (goings-on)
*[[toki|{{lang|pl|''toki''}}]] (goings-on)
*{{lang|pl|''[[tu]]''}} (here)
*[[tu|{{lang|pl|''tu''}}]] (here)
*{{lang|pl|''[[wan]]''}} (van)
*[[wan|{{lang|pl|''wan''}}]] (van)
</div>
</div>


===Portuguese===
===Portuguese===
<div style="column-count:3;">
<div style="column-count:3;">
*{{lang|pt|''[[a]]''}} (to)
*[[a|{{lang|pt|''a''}}]] (to)
*{{lang|pt|''[[ala]]''}} (flank; ''conjugation of {{lang|pt|''alar''}}'' "to give wings")
*[[ala|{{lang|pt|''ala''}}]] (flank)
*{{lang|pt|''[[ale]]''}} (''conjugation of {{lang|pt|''alar''}}'' "to give wings")
*[[ale|{{lang|pt|''ale''}}]] (give wings!)
*{{lang|pt|''[[ante]]''}} (in front of)
*[[ante|{{lang|pt|''ante''}}]] (in front of)
*{{lang|pt|''[[e]]''}} (and)
*[[e|{{lang|pt|''e''}}]] (and)
*{{lang|pt|''[[ale]]''}} (''conjugation of {{lang|pt|''alar''}}'' "to give wings")
<!--*[[ijo|{{lang|pt|''ijo''}}]] (Ijaw people) ijó-->
<!--*{{lang|pt|''[[ijo]]''}} (Ijaw people) ijó-->
<!--*[[jo|{{lang|pt|''jo''}}]] (pacient person) jó-->
<!--*{{lang|pt|''[[jo]]''}} (pacient person) jó-->
*[[li|{{lang|pt|''li''}}]] (I read)
*{{lang|pt|''[[li]]''}} (''conjugation of {{lang|pt|''ler''}}'' "to read")
*[[loje|{{lang|pt|''loje''}}]] (store)
*{{lang|pt|''[[loje]]''}} (store)
*[[lupa|{{lang|pt|''lupa''}}]] (magnifying glass)
*{{lang|pt|''[[lupa]]''}} (magnifying glass)
<!--*[[ma|{{lang|pt|''ma''}}]] (evil) má-->
<!--*{{lang|pt|''[[ma]]''}} (evil) má-->
*[[mama|{{lang|pt|''mama''}}]] (breast)
*{{lang|pt|''[[mama]]''}} (breast)
*[[mi|{{lang|pt|''mi''}}]] (''music note'')
*{{lang|pt|''[[mi]]''}} ({{w|Mi (musical note)|E musical note}})
*[[mije|{{lang|pt|''mije''}}]] (piss!)
*{{lang|pt|''[[mije]]''}} (''conjugation of {{lang|pt|''mijar''}}'' "to piss")
*[[mu|{{lang|pt|''mu''}}]] (''Greek letter'')
*{{lang|pt|''[[mu]]''}} (''Greek letter'')
*[[mute|{{lang|pt|''mute''}}]] (mutate!)
*{{lang|pt|''[[mute]]''}} (''conjugation of {{lang|pt|''mutar''}}'' "to mute")
*[[nena|{{lang|pt|''nena''}}]] (rag doll)
*{{lang|pt|''[[nena]]''}} (rag doll)
*[[o|{{lang|pt|''o''}}]] (the)
*{{lang|pt|''[[o]]''}} (the)
*[[pana|{{lang|pt|''pana''}}]] (to bread)
*{{lang|pt|''[[pana]]''}} (''conjugation of {{lang|pt|''panar''}}'' "to bread")
*[[pi|{{lang|pt|''pi''}}]] (''Greek letter'')
*{{lang|pt|''[[pi]]''}} (''Greek letter'')
*[[pipi|{{lang|pt|''pipi''}}]] (pee-pee)
*{{lang|pt|''[[pipi]]''}} (penis, ''childish'')
*[[pu|{{lang|pt|''pu''}}]] (''interjection'')
*{{lang|pt|''[[pu]]''}} (''interjection'')
*[[selo|{{lang|pt|''selo''}}]] (postage stamp)
*{{lang|pt|''[[selo]]''}} (postage stamp)
*[[sina|{{lang|pt|''sina''}}]] (destiny)
*{{lang|pt|''[[sina]]''}} (destiny)
*[[tomo|{{lang|pt|''tomo''}}]] (I take)
*{{lang|pt|''[[tomo]]''}} (''conjugation of {{lang|pt|''tomar''}}'' "to take")
<!--*[[tu|{{lang|pt|''tu''}}]] (you) tú-->
<!--*{{lang|pt|''[[tu]]''}} (you) tú-->
*[[uta|{{lang|pt|''uta''}}]] (they winnow)
*{{lang|pt|''[[uta]]''}} (''conjugation of {{lang|pt|''utar''}}'' "to winnow")
</div>
</div>


===Spanish===
===Spanish===
<div style="column-count:3;">
<div style="column-count:3;">
*{{lang|es|''[[a]]''}} (to)
*[[a|{{lang|es|''a''}}]] (to)
*{{lang|es|''[[ala]]''}} (wing)
*[[ala|{{lang|es|''ala''}}]] (wing)
*{{lang|es|''[[ante]]''}} (before)
*[[ante|{{lang|es|''ante''}}]] (before)
*{{lang|es|''[[e]]''}} (and)
*[[e|{{lang|es|''e''}}]] (and)
*{{lang|es|''[[en]]''}} (in)
*[[en|{{lang|es|''en''}}]] (in)
*{{lang|es|''[[la]]''}} (the)
*[[la|{{lang|es|''la''}}]] (the)
*{{lang|es|''[[laso]]''}} (weary)
*[[laso|{{lang|es|''laso''}}]] (weary)
*{{lang|es|''[[lupa]]''}} (magnifying glass)
*[[lupa|{{lang|es|''lupa''}}]] (magnifying glass)
*{{lang|es|''[[meso]]''}} (I tear out)
*[[meso|{{lang|es|''meso''}}]] (I tear out)
*{{lang|es|''[[mi]]''}} (my)
*[[mi|{{lang|es|''mi''}}]] (my)
*{{lang|es|''[[mute]]''}} (mutate!)
*[[mute|{{lang|es|''mute''}}]] (mutate!)
*{{lang|es|''[[nasa]]''}} (weir)
*[[nasa|{{lang|es|''nasa''}}]] (weir)
*{{lang|es|''[[nena]]''}} (girl)
*[[nena|{{lang|es|''nena''}}]] (girl)
*{{lang|es|''[[ni]]''}} (nor)
*[[ni|{{lang|es|''ni''}}]] (nor)
*{{lang|es|''[[o]]''}} (or)
*[[o|{{lang|es|''o''}}]] (or)
*{{lang|es|''[[pan]]''}} (bread)
*[[pan|{{lang|es|''pan''}}]] (bread)
*{{lang|es|''[[pana]]''}} (velour)
*[[pana|{{lang|es|''pana''}}]] (velour)
*{{lang|es|''[[pi]]''}} (''Greek letter'')
*[[pi|{{lang|es|''pi''}}]] (''Greek letter'')
*{{lang|es|''[[sama]]''}} (sea bream)
*[[sama|{{lang|es|''sama''}}]] (sea bream)
*{{lang|es|''[[sin]]''}} (without)
*[[sin|{{lang|es|''sin''}}]] (without)
*{{lang|es|''[[tan]]''}} (so)
*[[tan|{{lang|es|''tan''}}]] (so)
*{{lang|es|''[[taso]]''}} (I valuate)
*[[taso|{{lang|es|''taso''}}]] (I valuate)
*{{lang|es|''[[tomo]]''}} (tome)
*[[tomo|{{lang|es|''tomo''}}]] (tome)
*{{lang|es|''[[tu]]''}} (your)
*[[tu|{{lang|es|''tu''}}]] (your)
*{{lang|es|''[[uta]]''}} (leishmaniasis)
*[[uta|{{lang|es|''uta''}}]] (leishmaniasis)
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</div>


Latest revision as of 10:25, 29 November 2023

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These widespread Toki Pona words are homographs with English words. Some are cognates; most have unrelated meanings.

Common words[edit | edit source]

Names[edit | edit source]

In other languages[edit | edit source]

Polish[edit | edit source]

  • a (and, while)
  • Ala (feminine name)
  • ale (but)
  • jaki (what, which)
  • Jan (masculine name)
  • lawa (lava)
  • len (flax)
  • luka (gap)
  • lupa (magnifying glass)
  • kin (cinemas, genitive)
  • ku (toward)
  • ma (has, mine)
  • mama (mother)
  • mi (to me)
  • mu (to him)
  • ni (neither)
  • nimi (using them)
  • o (about)
  • oko (eye)
  • ona (she)
  • pali (is smoking/burning)
  • pan (sir)
  • pana (sir's)
  • sama (alone, feminine)
  • tan (dance, archaic)
  • toki (goings-on)
  • tu (here)
  • wan (van)

Portuguese[edit | edit source]

Spanish[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

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