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*{{lang|pt|''[[nena]]''}} (rag doll) |
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*{{lang|pt|''[[o]]''}} (the) |
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*{{lang|pt|''[[pana]]''}} (''conjugation of {{lang|pt|panar}}'' "to bread") |
*{{lang|pt|''[[pana]]''}} (''conjugation of {{lang|pt|''panar''}}'' "to bread") |
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*{{lang|pt|''[[pi]]''}} (''Greek letter'') |
*{{lang|pt|''[[pi]]''}} (''Greek letter'') |
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*{{lang|pt|''[[pipi]]''}} (penis, ''childish'') |
*{{lang|pt|''[[pipi]]''}} (penis, ''childish'') |
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*{{lang|pt|''[[selo]]''}} (postage stamp) |
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*{{lang|pt|''[[sina]]''}} (destiny) |
*{{lang|pt|''[[sina]]''}} (destiny) |
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*{{lang|pt|''[[tomo]]''}} (''conjugation of {{lang|pt|tomar}}'' "to take") |
*{{lang|pt|''[[tomo]]''}} (''conjugation of {{lang|pt|''tomar''}}'' "to take") |
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*{{lang|pt|''[[uta]]''}} (''conjugation of {{lang|pt|utar}}'' "to winnow") |
*{{lang|pt|''[[uta]]''}} (''conjugation of {{lang|pt|''utar''}}'' "to winnow") |
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Revision as of 07:02, 26 October 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)
- soko (ape)
- sona (self-insert)
- tan (brown)
- tu (to)
- wan (pale)
- wile (trick)
Names
In other languages
Portuguese
- a (to)
- ala (flank; conjugation of alar "to give wings")
- ale (conjugation of alar "to give wings")
- ante (in front of)
- e (and)
- ale (conjugation of alar "to give wings")
- li (conjugation of ler "to read")
- loje (store)
- lupa (magnifying glass)
- mama (breast)
- mi (E musical note)
- mije (conjugation of mijar "to piss")
- mu (Greek letter)
- mute (conjugation of mutar "to mute")
- nena (rag doll)
- o (the)
- pana (conjugation of panar "to bread")
- pi (Greek letter)
- pipi (penis, childish)
- pu (interjection)
- selo (postage stamp)
- sina (destiny)
- tomo (conjugation of tomar "to take")
- uta (conjugation of utar "to winnow")
Spanish
- 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)