akesi

noun: reptile, amphibian

ala

adjective: no, not, zero

alasa

verb: to hunt, forage

ale or ali

noun: abundance, everything, life, universe

anpa

adjective: bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent

ante

adjective: different, altered, changed, other

awen

adjective: enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying

esun

noun: market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction

ijo

noun: thing, phenomenon, object, matter

ike

adjective: bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant

ilo

noun: tool, implement, machine, device

insa

noun: centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach

jaki

adjective: disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary

jan

noun: human being, person, somebody

jelo

adjective: yellow, yellowish

jo

verb: to have, carry, contain, hold

kala

noun: fish, marine animal, sea creature

kalama

verb: to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud

kama

adjective: arriving, coming, future, summoned

kasi

noun: plant, vegetation; herb, leaf

ken

pre-verb: to be able to, be allowed to, can, may; adjective: possible

kili

noun: fruit, vegetable, mushroom

kiwen

noun: hard object, metal, rock, stone

ko

noun: clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder

kon

noun: air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent

kule

adjective: colourful, pigmented, painted (metaphorically: gender, sexuality)

kulupu

noun: community, company, group, nation, society, tribe

kute

noun: ear; verb: to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey

lape

adjective: sleeping, resting

laso

adjective: blue, green

lawa

noun: head, mind; verb: to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule

len

noun: cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy

lete

adjective: cold, cool; uncooked, raw

lili

adjective: little, small, short; few; a bit; young

linja

noun: long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn

lipu

noun: flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website

loje

adjective: red, reddish

luka

noun: arm, hand, tactile organ

lukin or oko

noun: eye; verb: to look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch; pre-verb: to seek, look for, try to

lupa

noun: door, hole, orifice, window

ma

noun: earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil

mama

noun: parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer

mani

noun: money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal

meli

noun: woman, female, feminine person; wife

mije

noun: man, male, masculine person; husband

moku

verb: to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest

moli

adjective: dead, dying

monsi

noun: back, behind, rear

monsuta

adjective: monstrous, scary; scared

mu

(animal noise or communication)

mun

noun: moon, night sky object, star

musi

adjective: artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreational

mute

adjective: many, a lot, more, much, several, very; noun: quantity

namako

noun: flavoring, salt, spice; adornment, decoration; extra

nanpa

noun: numbers

nasa

adjective: unusual, strange; drunk, intoxicated

nasin

noun: way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road

nena

noun: bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance

nimi

noun: name, word

noka

noun: foot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part

oko

adjective: ocular, visual; see lukin

olin

verb: to love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to

open

verb: to begin, start; open; turn on

pakala

adjective: botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up

pali

verb: to do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare

palisa

noun: long hard thing; branch, rod, stick

pan

noun: cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta

pana

verb: to give, send, emit, provide, put, release

pilin

noun: heart (physical or emotional); adjective: feeling (an emotion, a direct experience, touch)

pimeja

adjective: black, dark, unlit

pini

adjective: ago, completed, ended, finished, past

pipi

noun: bug, insect, ant, spider

poka

noun: hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity

poki

noun: container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel

pona

adjective: good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple

seli

noun: fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source

selo

noun: outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary

sewi

noun: area above, highest part, something elevated; adjective: awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural

sijelo

noun: body (of person or animal), physical state, torso

sike

noun: round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel

sin

adjective: new, fresh; additional, another, extra

sinpin

noun: face, foremost, front, wall

sitelen

noun: image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing

sona

verb: to know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on

soweli

noun: animal, beast, land mammal

suli

adjective: big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult

suno

noun: sun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source

supa

noun: horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on

suwi

adjective: sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable

telo

noun: water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverage

tenpo

noun: time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation

toki

verb: to communicate, say, speak, say, talk, use language, think

tomo

noun: indoor space; building, home, house, room

tonsi

adjective: nonbinary, trans, gender non-conforming

tu

number: two

unpa

verb: to have sexual or marital relations with

uta

noun: mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw

utala

verb: to battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against

walo

adjective: white, whitish; light-coloured, pale

wan

adjective: unique, united; number: one

waso

noun: bird, flying creature, winged animal

wawa

adjective: strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense

weka

adjective: absent, away, ignored

wile

pre-verb: must, need, require, should, want, wish