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==Common words==
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*[[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)
*[[
*[[mu]] (''Greek letter'')
*[[mute]] (silent)
*[[o]] (oh)
*[[open]] (ajar)
*[[pan]] (container)
*[[pi]] (''Greek letter'')
*[[sike]] (psych!)
*[[sin]] (wrongdoing)
*[[sona]] (self-insert)
*[[tan]] (brown)
*[[tu]] (to)
*[[wan]] (pale)
*[[wile]] (trick)
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==See also==
*[[Phonotactics matches in English]]
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Revision as of 22:12, 3 September 2023
These widespread Toki Pona words are homographs with English words. Some are cognates; most have unrelated meanings.
Common words
- 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)
- sona (self-insert)
- tan (brown)
- tu (to)
- wan (pale)
- wile (trick)