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