List of English words from Toki Pona

This is a list of English words derived from Toki Pona, most of which are used to discuss Toki Pona itself. It does not encompass Toki Ponglish, a form of code-switching in which any English or Toki Pona word can occur.

J

jan't

IPA: /jɑnt/

(adjective) Avoiding the Toki Pona word jan.

(noun) This style of speech.

N

nimisin

IPA: /ˈniːmiːˌsiːn/

Any non-pu word; any new word; any joke word (used in Toki Pona as well, but more commonly in English).

nimisinner

IPA: /ˌniːmiːˈsiːnər/, /-ˈsɪnər/

(noun) A creator or user of nimi sin (Toki Pona neologisms and extra words).

P

pin't

IPA: /piːnt/

(adjective) Avoiding the Toki Pona word pi.

(noun) This style of speech.

pu-rist or purist

IPA: /ˈpuʊrɪst/, /ˈpʊrɪst/

(adjective) Trying to closely match the style of Toki Pona used in the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good.

(noun) A proponent of this style of speech.

→ pu-rism or purism (noun) This style of speech or its philosophy.

S

sitelenponize (also capitalized)

IPA: /ˌsiːtəlɛnˈpoʊnaɪz/, /ˌsɪ-/

(verb) To convert into sitelen pona (a logographic writing system).

→ sitelenponization (noun), sitelenponized (adjective)

T

tokiponist or tokiponian or tokiponan (also capitalized)

IPA: /ˌtoʊkiːˈpoʊnɪst/

(noun, also tokiponer) A speaker or proponent of Toki Pona.

(adjective) Of Toki Pona's philosophy.

tokiponize or tokiponise (also capitalized)

IPA: /ˌtoʊkiːˈpownaɪz/

(verb) To make into Toki Pona, especially to convert (a name) into Toki Pona's phonology.

→ tokiponization or tokiponisation (noun), tokiponized or tokiponised (adjective)