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==Common words== |
==Common words== |
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*[[a]] (''article'') |
*[[a|{{lang|en|a}}]] (''article'') |
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*[[ala]] (à la) |
*[[ala|{{lang|en|ala}}]] (à la) |
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*[[ale]] (beer) |
*[[ale|{{lang|en|ale}}]] (beer) |
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*[[ante]] (stake) |
*[[ante|{{lang|en|ante}}]] (stake) |
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*[[e]] (''pronoun'') |
*[[e|{{lang|en|e}}]] (''pronoun'') |
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*[[en]] (''unit'') |
*[[en|{{lang|en|en}}]] (''unit'') |
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*[[jan]] (jinn) |
*[[jan|{{lang|en|jan}}]] (jinn) |
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*[[kin]] (family) |
*[[kin|{{lang|en|kin}}]] (family) |
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*[[la]] (''music note'') |
*[[la|{{lang|en|la}}]] (''music note'') |
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*[[li]] (''unit'') |
*[[li|{{lang|en|li}}]] (''unit'') |
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*[[ma]] (mother) |
*[[ma|{{lang|en|ma}}]] (mother) |
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*[[mama]] (mother) |
*[[mama|{{lang|en|mama}}]] (mother) |
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*[[mi]] (''unit'') |
*[[mi|{{lang|en|mi}}]] (''unit'') |
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*[[mu]] (''Greek letter'') |
*[[mu|{{lang|en|mu}}]] (''Greek letter'') |
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*[[mute]] (silent) |
*[[mute|{{lang|en|mute}}]] (silent) |
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*[[o]] (oh) |
*[[o|{{lang|en|o}}]] (oh) |
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*[[open]] (ajar) |
*[[open|{{lang|en|open}}]] (ajar) |
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*[[pan]] (container) |
*[[pan|{{lang|en|pan}}]] (container) |
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*[[pi]] (''Greek letter'') |
*[[pi|{{lang|en|pi}}]] (''Greek letter'') |
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*[[sike]] (psych!) |
*[[sike|{{lang|en|sike}}]] (psych!) |
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*[[sin]] (wrongdoing) |
*[[sin|{{lang|en|sin}}]] (wrongdoing) |
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*[[soko]] (ape) |
*[[soko|{{lang|en|soko}}]] (ape) |
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*[[sona]] (self-insert) |
*[[sona|{{lang|en|sona}}]] (self-insert) |
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*[[tan]] (brown) |
*[[tan|{{lang|en|tan}}]] (brown) |
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*[[tu]] (to) |
*[[tu|{{lang|en|tu}}]] (to) |
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*[[wan]] (pale) |
*[[wan|{{lang|en|wan}}]] (pale) |
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*[[wile]] (trick) |
*[[wile|{{lang|en|wile}}]] (trick) |
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==In other languages== |
==In other languages== |
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===Polish=== |
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*[[a|{{lang|pl|''a''}}]] (and, while) |
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*[[ala|{{lang|pl|''Ala''}}]] (''feminine name'') |
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*[[ale|{{lang|pl|''ale''}}]] (but) |
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*[[jaki|{{lang|pl|''jaki''}}]] (what, which) |
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*[[jan|{{lang|pl|''Jan''}}]] (''masculine name'') |
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*[[lawa|{{lang|pl|''lawa''}}]] (lava) |
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*[[len|{{lang|pl|''len''}}]] (flax) |
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*[[luka|{{lang|pl|''luka''}}]] (gap) |
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*[[lupa|{{lang|pl|''lupa''}}]] (magnifying glass) |
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*[[kin|{{lang|pl|''kin''}}]] (cinemas, ''genitive'') |
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*[[ku|{{lang|pl|''ku''}}]] (toward) |
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*[[ma|{{lang|pl|''ma''}}]] (has, mine) |
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*[[mama|{{lang|pl|''mama''}}]] (mother) |
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*[[mi|{{lang|pl|''mi''}}]] (to me) |
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*[[mu|{{lang|pl|''mu''}}]] (to him) |
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*[[ni|{{lang|pl|''ni''}}]] (neither) |
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*[[nimi|{{lang|pl|''nimi''}}]] (using them) |
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*[[o|{{lang|pl|''o''}}]] (about) |
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*[[oko|{{lang|pl|''oko''}}]] (eye) |
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*[[ona|{{lang|pl|''ona''}}]] (she) |
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*[[pali|{{lang|pl|''pali''}}]] (is smoking/burning) |
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*[[pan|{{lang|pl|''pan''}}]] (sir) |
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*[[pana|{{lang|pl|''pana''}}]] (sir's) |
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*[[sama|{{lang|pl|''sama''}}]] (alone, ''feminine'') |
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*[[tan|{{lang|pl|''tan''}}]] (dance, ''archaic'') |
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*[[toki|{{lang|pl|''toki''}}]] (goings-on) |
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*[[tu|{{lang|pl|''tu''}}]] (here) |
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*[[wan|{{lang|pl|''wan''}}]] (van) |
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===Portuguese=== |
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*[[a|{{lang|pt|''a''}}]] (to) |
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*[[ala|{{lang|pt|''ala''}}]] (flank) |
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*[[ale|{{lang|pt|''ale''}}]] (give wings!) |
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*[[ante|{{lang|pt|''ante''}}]] (in front of) |
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*[[e|{{lang|pt|''e''}}]] (and) |
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<!--*[[ijo|{{lang|pt|''ijo''}}]] (Ijaw people) ijó--> |
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<!--*[[jo|{{lang|pt|''jo''}}]] (pacient person) jó--> |
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*[[li|{{lang|pt|''li''}}]] (I read) |
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*[[loje|{{lang|pt|''loje''}}]] (store) |
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*[[lupa|{{lang|pt|''lupa''}}]] (magnifying glass) |
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<!--*[[ma|{{lang|pt|''ma''}}]] (evil) má--> |
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*[[mama|{{lang|pt|''mama''}}]] (breast) |
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*[[mi|{{lang|pt|''mi''}}]] (''music note'') |
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*[[mije|{{lang|pt|''mije''}}]] (piss!) |
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*[[mu|{{lang|pt|''mu''}}]] (''Greek letter'') |
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*[[mute|{{lang|pt|''mute''}}]] (mutate!) |
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*[[nena|{{lang|pt|''nena''}}]] (rag doll) |
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*[[o|{{lang|pt|''o''}}]] (the) |
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*[[pana|{{lang|pt|''pana''}}]] (to bread) |
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*[[pi|{{lang|pt|''pi''}}]] (''Greek letter'') |
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*[[pipi|{{lang|pt|''pipi''}}]] (pee-pee) |
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*[[pu|{{lang|pt|''pu''}}]] (''interjection'') |
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*[[selo|{{lang|pt|''selo''}}]] (postage stamp) |
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*[[sina|{{lang|pt|''sina''}}]] (destiny) |
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*[[tomo|{{lang|pt|''tomo''}}]] (I take) |
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<!--*[[tu|{{lang|pt|''tu''}}]] (you) tú--> |
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*[[uta|{{lang|pt|''uta''}}]] (they winnow) |
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===Spanish=== |
===Spanish=== |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[a|{{lang|es|''a''}}]] (to) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[ala|{{lang|es|''ala''}}]] (wing) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[ante|{{lang|es|''ante''}}]] (before) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[e|{{lang|es|''e''}}]] (and) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[en|{{lang|es|''en''}}]] (in) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[la|{{lang|es|''la''}}]] (the) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[laso|{{lang|es|''laso''}}]] (weary) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[lupa|{{lang|es|''lupa''}}]] (magnifying glass) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[meso|{{lang|es|''meso''}}]] (I tear out) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[mi|{{lang|es|''mi''}}]] (my) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[mute|{{lang|es|''mute''}}]] (mutate!) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[nasa|{{lang|es|''nasa''}}]] (weir) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[nena|{{lang|es|''nena''}}]] (girl) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[ni|{{lang|es|''ni''}}]] (nor) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[o|{{lang|es|''o''}}]] (or) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[pan|{{lang|es|''pan''}}]] (bread) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[pana|{{lang|es|''pana''}}]] (velour) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[pi|{{lang|es|''pi''}}]] (''Greek letter'') |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[sama|{{lang|es|''sama''}}]] (sea bream) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[sin|{{lang|es|''sin''}}]] (without) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[tan|{{lang|es|''tan''}}]] (so) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[taso|{{lang|es|''taso''}}]] (I valuate) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[tomo|{{lang|es|''tomo''}}]] (tome) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[tu|{{lang|es|''tu''}}]] (your) |
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*{{lang|es|'' |
*[[uta|{{lang|es|''uta''}}]] (leishmaniasis) |
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Latest revision as of 10:25, 29 November 2023
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)