Toki Pona


Toki Pona is a constructed language designed to be simple and easy to learn. It has a tiny vocabulary of around 123 words, making it one of the simplest languages in the world. Toki Pona was created by Sonja Elen Kisa (Sonja Lang) in 2001. She is a linguist and language enthusiast who developed Toki Pona to create a simple international language to communicate with people of different languages. Every word in Toki Pona has multiple meanings.

Toki Pona (To1ki4bun2) si3 ce3hang3 kiayn4tan1 kak3 ayng3-ok1 ay1 lang2 co3 ay1 bun2. I1 u3 cin3 cio4 ay1 ji3 tai3kai3 123 kai2 ji3, i1 si3 cuan3 say4kai3 tay2 kiayn4tan1 ay1 bun2. To1ki4bun2 si3 Sonja Elen Kisa (Sonja Lang) 2001 ni2 ay1 si2 yayn4kiu3 ay1. I1 si3 ce3kai2 yayn4kiu3 bun2 ay1 lang2 kak3 su3ka3 ok3bun2 ay1 lang2, yayn4kiu3 To1ki4bun2 co3 ce3hang3 kiayn4tan1 ay1 cuan3 say4kai3 ay1 bun2 hor3 bo3siang2 bun2 ay1 lang2 ay3 paay3paay2 korng4-ua3. Tak3kai3 To1ki4bun2 ay1 ji3 u3 kui4na3kai2 i4su3.

Toki Pona (多基文)是一項簡單佮易學的人做的文。伊有真少的字大概 123 個字,伊是全世界最簡單的文。多基文是 Sonja Elen Kisa (Sonja Lang) 2001 年的時研究的。伊是一個研究文的人佮思覺學文的人,研究多基文做一項簡單全世界的文予無像文的人會平平講話。逐個多基文的字有幾那個意思。

  1. a = ah / a1 阿
  2. akesi = reptile / khim3siu3 禽獸
  3. ala = no, empty / bo2, khang1 無,空
  4. alasa = chase / tui1 追
  5. ale, ali = all / ka1liau4 合了
  6. anpa = bottom / lau3kha1 樓跤
  7. ante = different, change / bo3siang2, uua3 無像,換
  8. anu = or / a3si3 也是
  9. awen = stay, wait / tua3, tan4 蹛,等
  10. e = (introduces a direct object)
  11. en = and / kak3 佮
  12. esun = shop, buy / tiam3, bay4 店,買
  13. ijo = thing / bik3kiia3 物件
  14. ike = bad, make bad / phaai4, co3 phaai4 歹,做歹
  15. ilo = tool, machine / kay3si1, ki3khi3 家私,機器
  16. insa = inside, stomach / lai3bin3, pak1tor4 內面,腹肚
  17. jaki = dirty, garbage / la3sam2, sam3pah4 垃儳,三巴
  18. jan = person / lang2 人
  19. jelo = yellow / uui2 黃
  20. jo = have / u3 有
  21. kama = get, take, come / than3, gia2, lai2 趁,揭,來
  22. kala = fish / hu2 魚
  23. kalama = sound / siia1 聲
  24. kasi = grass, tree, wood / chau4, chiu3cang2, cha2 草,樹欉,柴
  25. ken = can, possible / ay3sai4, khor4layng2 會曉,可能
  26. kepeken = use / iorng3 用
  27. kili = fruit, vegetable / koi1ci4, chai3 果子,菜
  28. kin = also, too / ma3si3, thai4 嘛是,太
  29. kiwen = hard, stone, metal / tayng3, ciok1, thik3 𠕇,石,鐵
  30. ko = semi-solid (paste) / ko2 膏
  31. kon = air, wind, smell / horng3khi3, horng1, bi3sor3 風氣,風,味素
  32. kule = color / sayk1cui4 色水
  33. kulupu = community / sia3hoi3 社會
  34. kute = listen / thiia1 聽
  35. la = (between adverb or phrase of context and sentence)
  36. lape = sleep / khun3 睏
  37. laso = blue / lam2sayk3 藍色
  38. lawa = head, control / thau2, kuan4 頭,管
  39. len = clothing / saa1 衫
  40. lete = cold / layng4 冷
  41. li = (between any subject except mi and sina and its verb; also used to introduce a new verb for the same subject)
  42. lili = small, young, few / say3, siau4liayn2, tam3pok1 細,少年,淡薄
  43. linja = string, rope, long and thin object / suua3, sok3, teng2 kak3 san4 ay1 bik3kiia3 串,繩,長瘦的物件
  44. lipu = flat, paper / paae2, cua4 平,紙
  45. loje = red / ang2sayk3 紅色
  46. lon = at, exist / uan1, u3ti3 彎,有佇
  47. luka = hand / chiu4 手
  48. lukin = see, read / khuua3, thak1 看,讀
  49. lupa = hole, window, door / khang1, thia3-nga4, mui2 空,窗仔,門
  50. ma = land, earth, country, area / tay3, tay3kiu2, kork4kay1, khu1 地,地球,國家,區
  51. mama = parent, mother, father / pae3bu4, ma3mak1, pa3pak1 父母,媽媽,爸爸
  52. mani = money / lui1 鐳
  53. meli = woman / ca3bor4 查某
  54. mi = I, my / wa4, wa4 ay1 我,我的
  55. mije = man / ta3por1 查埔
  56. moku = food, eat, drink / ciak1, ciak1, lim1 食,食,啉
  57. moli = die / si4 死
  58. monsi = back / a3boi4 後尾
  59. mu = woof! meow! moo! etc. (animal noise)
  60. mun = moon / goik3nior2 月娘
  61. musi = fun, play / sorng4, thit4tho2 爽,𨑨迌
  62. mute = many, quantity / cay3, giak3sor3 濟,額數
  63. namako = spice / liau3 料
  64. nanpa = number / ho3bae4 號碼
  65. nasa = crazy / siau4 痟
  66. nasin = road, solution / lor3, pan3huat3 路,班法
  67. nena = mountain, button / suua1, niu4 山,紐
  68. ni = this, that / ce1lay1, hay1lay1 這個,彼個
  69. nimi = word, name / ji3, mia2 字,名
  70. noka = leg / kha1 跤
  71. o = O (vocative or imperative), hey! (calling somebody's attention)
  72. oko = eye / bak3ciu1 目睭
  73. olin = love / ai3 愛
  74. ona = (she, he, it), (her, his, its) / i1, i1 ay1 伊,伊的
  75. open = open / khui1 開
  76. pakala = damage, destroy / chui3, phak4chui3 摧, 打摧
  77. pali = job, work / kang3cork3, co4kang1 工作,做工
  78. palisa = long and hard object / teng2 kak3 tayng3 ay1 bik3kiia3 長𠕇的物件
  79. pan = grain, bread / liap1, lo3ti1 粒,羅滴
  80. pana = give, put, send, release / hor3, haek3, kiia2, pang3 予,下,行,放
  81. pi = of / ay1 的
  82. pilin = feel, think, touch / kam1kak3, siior3, borng1 感覺,想,摸
  83. pimeja = black, dark / or1, am3 黑,暗
  84. pini = finish, past / suak3, koi3khi3 煞,過去
  85. pipi = insect / thang2 蟲
  86. poka = side, next to / peng2, pi3iia4 邊,邊仔
  87. poki = box, bowl, cup / siior1, uua4, poi1 箱,碗,杯
  88. pona = good, repair / ho4, siu3li4 好,修理
  89. pu = interact with the official toki pona book
  90. sama = same / siang2 像
  91. seli = fire, hot, cook / hoi4, sio1, cu4 火,燒,煮
  92. selo = outside, skin, shell / gua3khau4, phoi2, khak3 外口,皮,殼
  93. seme = what, wh- (question word) / ha1mik1, mui3-ua3 啥物,問話
  94. sewi = high, top / kuan2, lau3tayng4 懸,樓頂
  95. sijelo = body / sing3ku1 身軀
  96. sike = circle, ball / ii2, kiu2 圓,球
  97. sin = new, more / sin1, kok4 ce3kai2 新,閣一個
  98. sina = you, your / lu4, lu4 ay1 你,你的
  99. sinpin = front, chest, face, wall  / thau3cayng2, sing3kuua3thau2, bin3, piak3 頭前,身肝頭,面,壁
  100. sitelen = picture, write / siau1-ayng4, sia4 相影,寫
  101. sona = know, understand / cai1, bayng3payk1 知,明白
  102. soweli = lovable animal / chu4bi3 ay1 khim3siu3 趣味的禽獸
  103. suli = big, imporant / tua3, cong4yau3 大,重要
  104. suno = sun, light / jit3thau2, hoi4 日頭,火
  105. supa = flat surface / paae3bin3 平面
  106. suwi = sweet, sugar / tii1, theng2 甜,糖
  107. tan = from, because / da3ri3, ui3liau4 達利,為了
  108. taso = but / ta3pi4 但是
  109. tawa = for, go / hor3, khi3 予,去
  110. telo = water, wash / cui4, se4 水,洗
  111. tenpo = time, situation / tiam4siia1, chayng3hayng2 點聲,情形
  112. toki = language, talk, chat, hello / bun2, korng4-ua3, korng1kor4, ha1lo4 文,講話,講故,哈囉
  113. tomo = house, room / chu3, pang3kayng1 厝,房間
  114. tu = two / ji3 二
  115. unpa = sex
  116. uta = mouth / chui3 喙
  117. utala = fight / sio3phak3 相拍
  118. walo = white / paek1 白
  119. wan = one / it3 一
  120. waso = bird / ciau4 鳥
  121. wawa = power / lat1 力
  122. weka = away, absent, throw / li3khui1, bo3ti3, hiu3 離開,無佇,挕
  123. wile = want, need, wish / ai3, su4iau3, hi3bang3 愛,需要,希望


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