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'''{{tp|[[nimi]] [[ku]]}}''' are the [[Toki Pona]] words used in {{ku|en}}. In popular usage, the term generally excludes the 120 main words used in ''[[Toki Pona: The Language of Good]]''.
 
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The term "{{tp|nimi ku suli}}" is generally used to refer to the 17 words that were newly marked as "essential", excluding the 120 words in the {{tp|nimi pu}} category. However, it can sometimes also refer to all 137 words with a frequency index of 3 or higher (except for {{tp|[[yupekosi]]}}), which includes the 120 {{tp|pu}} words.
 
===Relevance===
[[ijo Linku#Word usage surveys|As of 2022]], {{tp|nimi ku suli}} is considered a less helpful category., as Thesethe words range from 89% to 25% usage according to the {{tok|[[Linku]]}} survey. The least popular {{tp|nimi ku suli}}, {{tp|kokosila}}, is used less than 2 {{tp|nimi ku lili}}, {{tp|majuna}} and {{tp|linluwi}}.
 
The {{tok|Linku}} [[usage categories]], which have been updated annually, are increasingly used for similar purposes as the {{tp|nimi ku suli}} classification.
 
==={{tp|nimi pu}}===
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===Reserved words===
{{Hatnote|"{{tp|lu}}" redirects here. For the synonym of {{tp|lo}}, see {{tp|[[lo]]}}.}}
{{Hatnote|"{{tp|nu}}" redirects here. For the synonym of {{tp|sin}}, see [[sin#nu|{{tp|sin}}[[nu § {{tp|nu(synonym)]]}}]].}}
{{Hatnote|"{{tp|su}}" redirects here. For the question marker, see [[Questions#su|Questions § {{tp|su}}]].}}
 
5 words are reserved for future use by [[Sonja Lang]]. While it is unclear whether they count as {{tp|nimi ku lili}}, as they havehad no [[semantic (value)|semantic value]] as of {{tp|ku}}, sothere theyis mightalso notconfusion yetregarding be considered words at all. Presumablywhether they referare towords futureor official booksnot, oras other futurethan projects[[su]], onnone thehave samea leveldefinition. TheseOn and3 February 2024, {{tp|kusu}} arewas alsoannounced theas onlya words[[lipu that jan Sonja (consciously) coined for ''Toki Pona Dictionary'', insteadsu|series of compilingstory them from community pollsbooks]].
 
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* {{tp|ju}}<ref>{{cite ku|235|short=yes}}</ref>
* {{tp|lu}}<ref>{{cite ku|275|short=yes}}</ref>
* {{tp|nu}}<ref>{{cite ku|304|short=yes}}</ref>
* {{tp|[[su]]}}<ref>{{cite ku|351|short=yes}}</ref>
* {{tp|u}}<ref>{{cite ku|381|short=yes}}</ref>
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===Typos===
jan Sonja made 2 [[Typos|spelling mistakes]] while entering data into {{tp|ku}}. They are generally agreed not to be words. They were included in {{tok|[[Linku]]}} to track whether they would gain any usage, and are slated for removal due to the lack thereof.
 
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