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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]

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

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]

a (to)
ala (flank)
ale (give wings!)
ante (in front of)
e (and)
li (I read)
loje (store)
lupa (magnifying glass)
mama (breast)
mi (music note)
mije (piss!)
mu (Greek letter)
mute (mutate!)
nena (rag doll)
o (the)
pana (to bread)
pi (Greek letter)
pipi (pee-pee)
pu (interjection)
selo (postage stamp)
sina (destiny)
tomo (I take)
uta (they winnow)

Spanish[edit | edit source]

a (to)
ala (wing)
ante (before)
e (and)
en (in)
la (the)
laso (weary)
lupa (magnifying glass)
meso (I tear out)
mi (my)
mute (mutate!)
nasa (weir)
nena (girl)
ni (nor)
o (or)
pan (bread)
pana (velour)
pi (Greek letter)
sama (sea bream)
sin (without)
tan (so)
taso (I valuate)
tomo (tome)
tu (your)
uta (leishmaniasis)

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Line 4: ==Common words== <div style="column-count:3;"> [[a\|{{lang\|en\|a}}]] (''article'') [[ala\|{{lang\|en\|ala}}]] (à la) [[ale\|{{lang\|en\|ale}}]] (beer) [[ante\|{{lang\|en\|ante}}]] (stake) [[e\|{{lang\|en\|e}}]] (''pronoun'') [[en\|{{lang\|en\|en}}]] (''unit'') [[jan\|{{lang\|en\|jan}}]] (jinn) [[kin\|{{lang\|en\|kin}}]] (family) [[la\|{{lang\|en\|la}}]] (''music note'') [[li\|{{lang\|en\|li}}]] (''unit'') [[ma\|{{lang\|en\|ma}}]] (mother) [[mama\|{{lang\|en\|mama}}]] (mother) [[mi\|{{lang\|en\|mi}}]] (''unit'') [[mu\|{{lang\|en\|mu}}]] (''Greek letter'') [[mute\|{{lang\|en\|mute}}]] (silent) [[o\|{{lang\|en\|o}}]] (oh) [[open\|{{lang\|en\|open}}]] (ajar) [[pan\|{{lang\|en\|pan}}]] (container) [[pi\|{{lang\|en\|pi}}]] (''Greek letter'') [[sike\|{{lang\|en\|sike}}]] (psych!) [[sin\|{{lang\|en\|sin}}]] (wrongdoing) [[soko\|{{lang\|en\|soko}}]] (ape) [[sona\|{{lang\|en\|sona}}]] (self-insert) [[tan\|{{lang\|en\|tan}}]] (brown) [[tu\|{{lang\|en\|tu}}]] (to) [[wan\|{{lang\|en\|wan}}]] (pale) [[wile\|{{lang\|en\|wile}}]] (trick) </div> Line 43: ==In other languages== ===Polish=== <div style="column-count:3;"> [[a\|{{lang\|pl\|''a''}}]] (and, while) [[ala\|{{lang\|pl\|''Ala''}}]] (''feminine name'') [[ale\|{{lang\|pl\|''ale''}}]] (but) [[jaki\|{{lang\|pl\|''jaki''}}]] (what, which) [[jan\|{{lang\|pl\|''Jan''}}]] (''masculine name'') [[lawa\|{{lang\|pl\|''lawa''}}]] (lava) [[len\|{{lang\|pl\|''len''}}]] (flax) [[luka\|{{lang\|pl\|''luka''}}]] (gap) [[lupa\|{{lang\|pl\|''lupa''}}]] (magnifying glass) [[kin\|{{lang\|pl\|''kin''}}]] (cinemas, ''genitive'') [[ku\|{{lang\|pl\|''ku''}}]] (toward) [[ma\|{{lang\|pl\|''ma''}}]] (has, mine) [[mama\|{{lang\|pl\|''mama''}}]] (mother) [[mi\|{{lang\|pl\|''mi''}}]] (to me) [[mu\|{{lang\|pl\|''mu''}}]] (to him) [[ni\|{{lang\|pl\|''ni''}}]] (neither) [[nimi\|{{lang\|pl\|''nimi''}}]] (using them) [[o\|{{lang\|pl\|''o''}}]] (about) [[oko\|{{lang\|pl\|''oko''}}]] (eye) [[ona\|{{lang\|pl\|''ona''}}]] (she) [[pali\|{{lang\|pl\|''pali''}}]] (is smoking/burning) [[pan\|{{lang\|pl\|''pan''}}]] (sir) [[pana\|{{lang\|pl\|''pana''}}]] (sir's) [[sama\|{{lang\|pl\|''sama''}}]] (alone, ''feminine'') [[tan\|{{lang\|pl\|''tan''}}]] (dance, ''archaic'') [[toki\|{{lang\|pl\|''toki''}}]] (goings-on) [[tu\|{{lang\|pl\|''tu''}}]] (here) [[wan\|{{lang\|pl\|''wan''}}]] (van) </div> ===Portuguese=== <div style="column-count:3;"> [[a\|{{lang\|pt\|''[[a]]''}}]] (to) [[ala\|{{lang\|pt\|''[[ala]]''}}]] (flank~~; ''conjugation of {{lang\|pt\|''alar''}}'' "to give wings"~~) ~~{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[ale~~]]''}} (''conjugation of~~ \|{{lang\|pt\|''~~alar~~ale''}}~~'' "to~~]] (give wings"!) [[ante\|{{lang\|pt\|''[[ante]]''}}]] (in front of) [[e\|{{lang\|pt\|''[[e]]''}}]] (and) <!--~~{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[~~ale]]''}} (''conjugation of~~ ijo\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~alar~~ijo''}}'']] ~~"to~~(Ijaw ~~give wings"~~people) ijó--> <!--[[jo\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[ijo]]~~jo''}}]] (~~Ijaw~~pacient ~~people~~person) ~~ijó~~jó--> ~~<!--~~[[li\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[jo]]~~li''}}]] (~~pacient~~I ~~person~~read) ~~jó-->~~ ~~{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[~~li]]''}} (''conjugation of~~ loje\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~ler~~loje''}}'']] ~~"to read"~~(store) [[lupa\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[loje]]~~lupa''}}]] (~~store~~magnifying glass) <!--[[ma\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[lupa]]~~ma''}}]] (~~magnifying glass~~evil) má--> ~~<!--~~[[mama\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[ma]]~~mama''}}]] (~~evil~~breast) ~~má-->~~ [[mi\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[mama]]~~mi''}}]] (~~breast~~''music note'') [[mije\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[mi]]~~mije''}}]] (~~{{w\|Mi (musical note)\|E musical note}}~~piss!) [[mu\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[mije]]~~mu''}}]] (''~~conjugation~~Greek ~~of {{lang\|pt\|~~letter''~~mijar''}}'' "to piss"~~) [[mute\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[mu]]~~mute''}}]] (~~''Greek letter''~~mutate!) ~~{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[~~mute]]''}} (''conjugation of~~ nena\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~mutar~~nena''}}'']] ~~"to~~(rag ~~mute"~~doll) [[o\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[nena]]~~o''}}]] (~~rag doll~~the) [[pana\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[o]]~~pana''}}]] (~~the~~to bread) [[pi\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[pana]]~~pi''}}]] (''~~conjugation~~Greek ~~of {{lang\|pt\|panar}}~~letter'' ~~"to bread"~~) [[pipi\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[pi]]~~pipi''}}]] (~~''Greek letter''~~pee-pee) [[pu\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[pipi]]~~pu''}}]] (~~penis,~~ ''~~childish~~interjection'') [[selo\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[pu]]~~selo''}}]] (~~''interjection''~~postage stamp) [[sina\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[selo]]~~sina''}}]] (~~postage stamp~~destiny) [[tomo\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[sina]]~~tomo''}}]] (~~destiny~~I take) <!--[[tu\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[tomo]]~~tu''}}]] (~~''conjugation~~you) ~~of {{lang\|pt\|tomar}}'' "to take")~~tú--> ~~<!--~~[[uta\|{{lang\|pt\|''~~[[tu]]~~uta''}}]] (~~you)~~they ~~tú-->~~winnow) {{lang\|pt\|''[[uta]]''}} (''conjugation of {{lang\|pt\|utar}}'' "to winnow") </div> ===Spanish=== <div style="column-count:3;"> [[a\|{{lang\|es\|''[[a]]''}}]] (to) [[ala\|{{lang\|es\|''[[ala]]''}}]] (wing) [[ante\|{{lang\|es\|''[[ante]]''}}]] (before) [[e\|{{lang\|es\|''[[e]]''}}]] (and) [[en\|{{lang\|es\|''[[en]]''}}]] (in) [[la\|{{lang\|es\|''[[la]]''}}]] (the) [[laso\|{{lang\|es\|''[[laso]]''}}]] (weary) [[lupa\|{{lang\|es\|''[[lupa]]''}}]] (magnifying glass) [[meso\|{{lang\|es\|''[[meso]]''}}]] (I tear out) [[mi\|{{lang\|es\|''[[mi]]''}}]] (my) [[mute\|{{lang\|es\|''[[mute]]''}}]] (mutate!) [[nasa\|{{lang\|es\|''[[nasa]]''}}]] (weir) [[nena\|{{lang\|es\|''[[nena]]''}}]] (girl) [[ni\|{{lang\|es\|''[[ni]]''}}]] (nor) [[o\|{{lang\|es\|''[[o]]''}}]] (or) [[pan\|{{lang\|es\|''[[pan]]''}}]] (bread) [[pana\|{{lang\|es\|''[[pana]]''}}]] (velour) [[pi\|{{lang\|es\|''[[pi]]''}}]] (''Greek letter'') [[sama\|{{lang\|es\|''[[sama]]''}}]] (sea bream) [[sin\|{{lang\|es\|''[[sin]]''}}]] (without) [[tan\|{{lang\|es\|''[[tan]]''}}]] (so) [[taso\|{{lang\|es\|''[[taso]]''}}]] (I valuate) [[tomo\|{{lang\|es\|''[[tomo]]''}}]] (tome) [[tu\|{{lang\|es\|''[[tu]]''}}]] (your) [[uta\|{{lang\|es\|''[[uta]]''}}]] (leishmaniasis) </div>