short definitions are taken from lipu Linku, with some changes by me.
long definitions written by me.
a
particleemphasis or emotion
akesi
reptile, amphibian, scaly creature, crawling creature
ala
not, nothing, no numberzero
alasa
hunt, search, forage, attempt
ale
all, every, everything, entirety numberone hundred
anpa
bottom, underside; below, beneath; defeat, humble, lowly
ante
other, altered; modify, change; difference
anu
particleseparates multiple possibilities, replacing the particle/preposition
awen
stay, remain, wait, pause; protect, keep safe; continue preverbcontinue to
e
particlemarks the direct object
en
particlebetween additional subjects
esun
trade, barter, exchange, swap, buy, sell; market, shop, fair, bazaar, place of business
ijo
thing, phenomenon, object, matter, something; being, entity, someone
ike
negative quality; bad, unpleasant, harmful, unneeded
ilo
tool, implement, machine, device
insa
inside, center, between, middle, midpoint, internal
jaki
disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary
jan
human being, person, someone
jelo
yellow, amber, golden, lime yellow, yellowish orange
jo
hold, carry, possess, contain, own
kala
fish, marine animal, sea creature, swimming creature
kalama
to produce sound; sound; singing, thundering, drumming, clapping, laughing, beeping
kama
arrive, approach, summon; future preverbto become
kasi
plant, vegetation; herb, leaf
ken
ability, permission; possibility, maybe; allow, enable preverbto be able to
kepeken
prepositionusing, by means of
kili
fruit, vegetable, seed, mushroom
kin
indeed particle(after phrase or at sentence start) too, also, as well, additionally
kiwen
hard object; metal, stone, wood
ko
paste, powder, goo, sand, soil, clay; squishy, moldable
kon
air, breath, wind; essence, spirit, soul, ghost; unseen agent
kule
color, pigment; category, genre, flavor
kulupu
group, community, society, company, nation, collection, team, crowd
kute
ear, hearing organ; hear, listen, pay attention to
la
particlebetween the context phrase/sentence and the main sentence
lape
sleep, rest, break from an activity or work
laso
turquoise, blue, green, cyan, indigo, lime green
lawa
head, mind, brain; control, lead, guide; government, leader; rule, law
len
cloth, fabric, textile; hidden, secret, covered, private
lete
cold, cool, frozen; freeze; uncooked, raw
li
particlemarks the start of the predicate
lili
small, short, young; few; piece, part
linja
long and flexible thing; rope, yarn, hair, fur, line, strand
lipu
flat object; book, card, leaf, paper, document, website
loje
red, magenta, scarlet, pink, rust-colored, reddish orange
lon
real, true, existing, present prepositionlocated at, located in
luka
hand, arm, tactile limb, grasping limb numberfive
lukin
look, view, examine, read, watch; eye, seeing organ preverbto try to
lupa
hole, pit, cave, doorway, window, portal
ma
earth, land, soil; country, territory, world; outdoors
mama
parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer, guardian
mani
money, currency; thing of value, gold, investment, livestock
mi
first-person pronoun (i, me, we, us)
moku
eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest; food, edible thing
moli
death, dead, die, dying; kill, murder
mu
animal noise or communication; non-speech vocalization
mun
moon, night sky object, star, celestial body
musi
fun, game, entertainment, art, play, amusing, interesting, comical, silly
mute
many, several, very; quantity numbertwenty
nanpa
number particleordinal number
nasa
strange, unusual, silly, abnormal, unexpected
nasin
method, process, doctrine, tradition; path, road, way
nena
protuberance; bump, button, hill, nose
ni
this, that, these, those
noka
foot, leg, organ of locomotion, roots
o
particlevocative, imperative, or optative
olin
to have a strong emotional bond with, affection, appreciation; platonic, romantic, or familial relationships
ona
third-person pronoun (he, she, it, they)
open
begin, start, open, turn on; beginning
pakala
damage, break, botch, harm, mess up; mistake
pali
work, practice; create, build, design; put effort toward, take action on
palisa
long and hard thing; branch, pole, rod, stick, spine, mast
pan
grains, starchy foods, baked goods; rice, sorghum, bread, noodles, masa, porridge, injera
pana
give, send, emit, provide, put, release; gift, present
pi
particleregroups modifiers
pilin
emotion, feeling, opinion; heart
pimeja
dark, unlit; black, purple, brown
pini
finish, stop, prevent; close, disable, turn off; ended, past; edge, end, conclusion
pipi
insect, bug, spider, tiny crawling creature
poka
hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity
poki
container; bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, folder
pona
positive quality; good, pleasant, helpful, friendly, useful, peaceful
pu
to interact with the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good by Sonja Lang
sama
same, similar, alike prepositionsimilar to, same as
seli
hot, warm; heat, fire, flame; burn
selo
outer layer; skin, peel, shell, bark; boundary, outer shape
seme
particleindicates missing information in a question
sewi
up, top, above, highest part; divine, sacred, supernatural; awesome, inspiring, excelling
sijelo
body, shape, physical state, torso, substance, form
sike
circle, sphere, spiral, round thing, ball, wheel; repeating thing, cycle, orbit, loop
sin
new, fresh, update; repeat, do again; additional, another, extra
sina
second-person pronoun (you)
sinpin
vertical surface; wall, board; front of something, face
sitelen
image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing
sona
knowledge, information, data; know, be skilled in, be wise about preverbknow how to
soweli
fuzzy creature, land animal, beast
suli
big, heavy, large, long, tall, wide; important, relevant
suno
light, shine, glow, radiance; sun, light source; brightness
supa
flat horizontal surface; bed, floor, desk, plate, table, platform, stage
suwi
sweet, fragrant; cute, adorable
tan
cause, origin, reason prepositionfrom, because of
taso
only, exclusively particlemarks a sentence as qualifying or contradictory; but, however
tawa
motion, e.g. walking, shaking, flight, travel prepositionto, for, going to, from the perspective of, for the purpose of
telo
liquid; water, gasoline, soda, lava, soup, oil, ink
tenpo
time, event, situation, moment, period, duration
toki
communicate, say, think; conversation, story; language
tomo
indoor space, shelter; room, building, home, tent, shack
tu
separate, divide, split numbertwo
unpa
sex, to have sex with
uta
mouth, throat, consuming orifice
utala
fight, compete, battle; competition, challenge; struggle, strive
walo
light-colored, white, pale, light gray, cream
wan
singular, united; combine, join, mix, fuse numberone
waso
bird, flying creature, winged creature
wawa
power, energy, strength; confident, intense, forceful; amazing, impressive
weka
absent, away, distant; remove, get rid of
wile
want, desire, wish, require preverbwant to