Spatial words
This is a list of spatial words in Toki Pona.
Core words[edit | edit source]
anpa[edit | edit source]
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| Pronunciation | /ˈan.pa/, [ˈam.pa] (listen) |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (99% → ) 2022: Core (99%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1905 |
anpa is a core word relating to something physically lowered, and figuratively, to the lowering one's standing.
insa[edit | edit source]
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| Pronunciation | /ˈin.sa/ (listen) |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (100% ↗ ) 2022: Core (99%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F190F |
insa is a core word relating to something physically inside or in-between.
monsi[edit | edit source]
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| Pronunciation | /ˈmon.si/ (listen) |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (99% ↗ ) 2022: Core (97%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1938 |
sinpin is a core word relating to something physically in the rear.
poka[edit | edit source]
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| Pronunciation | /ˈpo.ka/ (listen) |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (99% ↗ ) 2022: Core (98%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1952 |
poka is a core word relating to something physically on the side.
sewi[edit | edit source]
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| Pronunciation | /ˈse.wi/ (listen) |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (99% ↘ ) 2022: Core (100%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F195A |
sewi is a core word relating to something physically elevated, and figuratively, to the sacred and divine.
sinpin[edit | edit source]
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| Pronunciation | /ˈsin.pin/, [ˈsim.pin] (listen) |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (99% ↗ ) 2022: Core (98%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F195F |
sinpin is a core word relating to something physically in front.
Nonstandard words[edit | edit source]
ete[edit | edit source]
| Pronunciation | /ˈe.te/ |
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| Usage | 2023: Obscure (4% ↘ ) 2022: Obscure (5%) |
| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
ete is an obscure word and nimi ku lili relating to something physically outside of or beyond something else. It was coined by jan inwin and is derived from either Turkish öte, meaning "beyond", or Quenya ettë, meaning "outside".