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Newspapers: Browse Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954)
Thursday 26 April 1934
Page 3
VOCABULARY OF 1500 WORDS.

VOCABULARY OF 1500 WORDS.
Simplified English Wanted.
For All Needs.

A vocabulary of from 1300 to 1500
words is enough to express anything
necessary in world trade, diplomatic
exchange, or public addresses, Dr.
Janet Aiken, of the English Depart
ment of Columbia University said re-
cently.
Dr. Aiken will head a committee of
scholars being formed to work out a
system of simplified English, which
can be used as an International langu-
age. She believes it can be done and
without simplified spelling, which she
termed 'anarchy.'
In the opinion of Dr. Aiken, a sys-
tem of English with a vocabulary of
no more than 1500 words would be far
better as an International language
than Esperanto, Ido and other at-
tempts at a universal tongue.
'The trouble with Esperanto and
the others,' she said, 'is that they
start with one people, while English
starts with 240,000,000 people.
'Pidgin English as it is used in
China and in the Pacific Islands is an
adaption of English for International
use, but it is not culturally acceptable
because respectable people won't use
it. A workable aystam must keep to
the language of educated people.

WORLD NEED.

'People all over the world are cry-
ing for an English they can use for
purposes of trade, diplomacy, teach-
ing, and so on, and hundreds of mil-
lions would learn it if they could.'
The trouble with teaching 'literary'
English to foreigners, Dr. Aiken said
lies in its vocabulary of some 280,000
words, the difficulty ot its spelling
and its irrational idioms. At the rate
which people really learn new words,
it would take a foreigner eight years
to learn enough English to read the
'London Times' intelligently, she esti-
mated.
Simplified spelling doesn't help, Dr.
Aiken said, because it doesn't clear up
the difficulties about vocabulary and
idiom. She thinks it much better to
simplify the vocabulary, and she said
that a total of 1500 words is just
enough for the average person to
learn well in a year.

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Index Comments
Under review is (ISBN 978-0978292300). Information concerning it may be found here.
In both the spirit of the language, and of sloth, I'll be brief for now. Toki Pona is a constructed language based on ideas of extreme simplicity, with fourteen phonemes and fewer than one hundred and twenty-eight words. It's effectively a cheerful Newspeak, but it's interesting in some ways, mainly in being that simplest constructed language with a critical mass of speakers. I long to truly think in a language other than English, pursuing Toki Pona due to this, although I've not yet achieved it. I'm also particularly interested in Toki Pona as the base for experimentations in language programs.
The first section of the book introduces basic concepts and vocabulary, explains them with examples, and then provides exercises. The second section provides translations, and the third is dictionary.
My primary complaint is the difficulty of obtaining this book from a store. I was only able to find French copies. The book isn't strictly better than other resources, now that I've seen several, but is the canonical resource, and does better address some aspects I've found lacking from others; it's a very light read, and could easily be read in a day with minimal effort, although I typically chose one or two lessons per day; I've retained some of it, but I'll undoubtedly reference it, repeatedly.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to be able to say pu with a straight face.

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jan Meli o [38] (Ave Maria, translated by Tobias Merkle, 2020)

jan Meli o,
kon sewi li suli insa sina.
wan sewi li poka sina.
lon meli la, wan sewi li pona e sina.
kili pona pi insa sina li sewi Jesu.
jan Meli sewi o!
mama pi jan sewi o!
tenpo ni la, tenpo pi moli mi mute la,
o toki tawa wan sewi tan mi mute jan ike.
awen.

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Toki Pona - official word list 2020-02-11
jan-lope.github.io

.
separator: A declarative sentence ends with a full stop. Don't use a full stop before or after the other separators 'e', 'la', 'li', 'pi', '.', '!', '?', ':'.

!
separator: An imperative or an interjection sentence (exclamatory) ends with an exclamation mark. Don't use an exclamation mark before or after the other separators 'e', 'la', 'li', 'pi', '.', '!', '?', ':'.

?
separator: An question (interrogative sentence) always ends with a question mark. Don't use a question mark before or after the other separators 'e', 'la', 'li', 'o', 'pi', '.', '!', '?', ':'.

:
separator: A colon is between an hint sentences and a sentences. Before and after the colon has to be complete sentences. Don't use a colon before or after the other separators 'e', 'la', 'li', 'pi', '.', '!', '?', ':'.

,
separator: A comma is used after an 'o' to addressing people. Optional you can put a comma before a preposition. Don't use a comma before or after the separators 'e', 'la', 'pi', '.', '!', '?', ':'.

''
separator: Quotation marks are used for words with original spelling or for quotes.

'
unofficial: An apostrophe can identify a predicate that does not contain a verb.

#
unofficial: Number sign

a
interjection: ah, ha, uh, oh, ooh, aw, well (emotion word)

a a a!
interjection: laugh

akesi
adjective: amphibian-, reptilian-, slimy

akesi
noun: reptile, amphibian; non-cute animal

ala
adjective: no, not, none, un-

ala
adjective numeral: null, 0

ala
adverb: don't

ala!
interjection: no!

ala
noun: nothing, negation, zero

alasa
adjective: hunting-, -hunting, hunting

alasa
noun: hunting

alasa (e )
verb transitive: to hunt, to forage

ale
adjective: all, every, complete, whole (ale = ali), (depreciated)

ale
adjective numeral: 100 (official Toki Pona book)

ale
adverb: always, forever, evermore, eternally (ale = ali), (depreciated)

ale
noun: everything, anything, life, the universe, (depreciated)

ali
adjective: all, every, complete, whole (ale = ali)

ali
adverb: always, forever, evermore, eternally (ale = ali)

ali
noun: everything, anything, life, the universe

anpa
adjective: low, lower, bottom, down

anpa
adverb: downstairs, below, deep, low, deeply

anpa
noun: bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath

anpa
verb intransitive: to prostrate oneself

anpa (e )
verb transitive: to defeat, to beat, to vanquish, to conquer, to enslave

ante
adjective: different, dissimilar, changed, other, unequal, differential

ante
noun: difference, distinction, differential, variation, variance, disagreement

ante la
noun: if difference, if variance, if disagreement

ante (e )
verb transitive: to change, to alter, to modify

anu
conjunction: or (used for decision questions)

awen
adjective: remaining, stationary, permanent, sedentary

awen
adverb: still, yet

awen
noun: inertia, continuity, continuum, stay

awen
verb intransitive: to stay, to wait,to remain

awen (e )
verb transitive: to keep

e
separator: An 'e' introduces a direct object. Don't use 'e' before or after the other separators 'e', 'la', 'li', 'pi', 'o', '.', '!', '?', ':', ','.

en
conjunction: and (used to coordinate head nouns)

esun
adjective: commercial, trade, marketable, for sale, salable, deductible

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

esun (e )
verb transitive: to buy, to sell, to barter, to swap

ijo
adjective: of something

ijo
adverb: of something

ijo
noun: thing, something, stuff, anything, object

ijo (e )
verb transitive: to objectify

ike
adjective: bad, negative, wrong, evil, overly complex

ike
adverb: bad, negative, wrong, evil, overly complex

ike!
interjection: oh dear! woe! alas!

ike
noun: negativity, badness, evil

ike la
noun: if negativity, if badness, if evil

ike
verb intransitive: to be bad, to suck

ike (e )
verb transitive: to make bad, to worsen

ilo
adjective: useful

ilo
adverb: usefully

ilo
noun: tool, device, machine, thing used for a specific purpose

insa
adjective: inner, internal

insa
noun: inside, inner world, centre, stomach

jaki
adjective: dirty, gross, filthy, obscene

jaki
adverb: dirty, gross, filthy

jaki!
interjection: ew! yuck!

jaki
noun: dirt, pollution, garbage, filth, feces

jaki (e )
verb transitive: to pollute, to dirty

jan
adjective: human, somebody's, personal, of people

jan
adverb: human, somebody's, personal, of people

jan
noun: person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody

jan (e )
verb transitive: to personify, to humanize, to personalize

jelo
adjective: yellowish, yellowy

jelo
noun: yellow, light green

jo
adjective: private, personal

jo
noun: having, possessions, content

jo (e )
verb transitive: to have, to contain

jo (e )
verb transitive: to get

kala
adjective: fish-

kala
noun: fish, marine animal, sea creature

kalama
adjective: noisy, loud, rowdy

kalama
noun: sound, noise, voice

kalama
verb intransitive: to make noise

kalama (e )
verb transitive: to sound, to ring, to play (an instrument)

kama
adjective: coming, future

kama
adverb: coming, future

kama
noun: event, happening, chance, arrival, beginning

kama
verb intransitive: to come, to become, to arrive, to happen

kama
auxiliary verb: to become, to mange to

kama (e )
verb transitive: to bring about, to summon

kasi
adjective: vegetable, vegetal, biological, biologic, leafy

kasi
noun: plant, vegetation, herb, leaf

kasi
verb intransitive: to grow

kasi (e )
verb transitive: to plant, to grow

ken
noun: possibility, ability, power to do things, permission

ken la
noun: if possibility, if ability, if permission

ken
verb intransitive: can, is able to, is allowed to, may, is possible

ken
auxiliary verb: to can, may

ken (e )
verb transitive: to make possible, to enable, to allow, to permit

kepeken
noun: use, usage, tool

kepeken
preposition: with, using

kepeken
verb intransitive: to use

kili
adjective: fruity

kili
adverb: fruity

kili
noun: fruit, pulpy vegetable, mushroom

kin
adjective: indeed, still, too kin can be the very last word in an adjective group.

kin
adverb: actually, indeed, in fact, really, objectively, kin can be the very last word in an adverb group.

kin!
interjection: really!

kin
noun: reality, fact

kin la
noun: if reality, if fact

kipisi
noun: (unofficial): section, fragment, slice

kipisi (e )
verb transitive: (unofficial): to cut

kiwen
adjective: hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal

kiwen
adverb: hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal

kiwen
noun: hard thing, rock, stone, metal, mineral, clay

kiwen (e )
verb transitive: to solidify, to harden, to petrify, to fossilize

ko
noun: semi-solid or squishy substance; clay, dough, glue, paste, powder, gum

ko (e )
verb transitive: to squash, to pulverize

kon
adjective: air-like, ethereal, gaseous

kon
adverb: air-like, ethereal, gaseous

kon
noun: air, wind, smell, soul

kon
verb intransitive:: to breathe

kon (e )
verb transitive: to blow away something, to puff away something

kule
adjective: colourful, pigmented, painted

kule
noun: color, colour, paint, ink, dye, hue

kule (e )
verb transitive: to paint, to color

kulupu
adjective: communal, shared, public, of the society

kulupu
noun: group, community, society, company, people

kulupu (e )
verb transitive: to assemble, to call together, to convene

kute
adjective: auditory, hearing

kute
noun: hearing, ear

kute (e )
verb transitive: to hear, to listen,

la
separator: A 'la' is between a conditional phrases and the main sentence. A context phrase can be sentence, half sentence or noun. Don't use 'la' before or after the other separators 'e', 'li', 'pi', '.', '!', '?', ':', ','.

lape
adjective: sleeping, of sleep, dormant

lape
adverb: asleep

lape
noun: sleep, rest

lape
verb intransitive: to sleep, to rest

lape (e )
verb transitive: to knock out

laso
adjective: bluish, bluey

laso
noun: blue, blue-green

lawa
adjective: main, leading, in charge

lawa
adverb: main, leading, in charge

lawa
noun: head, mind

lawa (e )
verb transitive: to lead, to control, to rule, to steer

len
adjective: dressed, clothed, costumed, dressed up

len
noun: clothing, cloth, fabric, network, internet

len (e )
verb transitive: to wear, to be dressed, to dress

lete
adjective: cold, cool, uncooked, raw, perishing

lete
adverb: bleakly

lete
noun: cold, chill, bleakness

lete (e )
verb transitive: to cool down, to chill

li
separator: It separates the subject phrase, except 'mi' and 'sina', from the predicate phrase. Don't use 'li' before or after the other separators 'e', 'la', 'o', 'pi', '.', '!', '?', ':', ','.

lili
adjective: small, little, young, a bit, short, few, less

lili
adverb: small, little, young, a bit, short, few, less

lili
noun: smallness, youth, immaturity

lili (e )
verb transitive: to reduce, to shorten, to shrink, to lessen

linja
adjective: elongated, oblong, long

linja
noun: long and flexible thing; string, rope, hair, thread, cord, chain, line, yarn

lipu
adjective: book-, paper-, card-, ticket-, sheet-, page,-

lipu
noun: paper, book, card, ticket, sheet, (web-)page, list ; flat and bendable thing

loje
adjective: reddish, ruddy, pink, pinkish, gingery

loje
noun: red

lon
adjective: true, existing, correct, real, genuine

lon
noun: existence, being, presence

lon
preposition: be (located) in/at/on

lon
verb intransitive: to be there, to be present, to be real/true, to exist

lon (e )
verb transitive: to give birth, to create

luka
adjective: tangible, palpable

luka
adjective numeral: five, 5

luka
noun: arm, hand, tacticle organ

lukin
adjective: visual(ly)

lukin
adverb: visual(ly)

lukin
noun: view, look, glance, sight, gaze, glimpse, seeing, vision

lukin
verb intransitive: to look, to watch out, to pay attention

lukin (e )
verb transitive: to see, to look at, to watch, to read

lukin
auxiliary verb: to seek to, try to, look for

lupa
adjective: hole-, holey, full of holes

lupa
noun: hole, orifice, door, window

lupa (e )
verb transitive: to pierce, to stab, to perforate

ma
adjective: countrified, outdoor, alfresco, open-air

ma
noun: land, earth, country, (outdoor) area

mama
adjective: of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly, motherly, mumsy

mama
noun: parent, mother, father

mama (e )
verb transitive: to mother sb., to wet-nurse, mothering

mani
adjective: financial, financially, monetary, pecuniary

mani
adverb: financially

mani
noun: money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital

meli
adjective: female, feminine, womanly

meli
noun: woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend

mi
personal pronoun: I, we

mi
possessive pronoun: my, our

e mi
reflexive pronoun: myself, ourselves

mije
adjective: male, masculine, manly

mije
noun: man, male, husband, boyfriend

moku
adjective: eating

moku
adverb: eating

moku
noun: food, meal

moku (e )
verb transitive: to eat, to drink, to swallow, to ingest, to consume

moli
adjective: dead, dying, fatal, deadly, lethal, mortal, deathly, killing

moli
adverb: mortally

moli
noun: death, decease

moli
verb intransitive: to die, to be dead

moli (e )
verb transitive: to kill

moli
intransitives verb: dieing

monsi
adjective: back, rear

monsi
noun: back, rear end, butt, behind

monsuta
adjective: (unofficial): fearful, afraid

monsuta
noun: (unofficial): monster, monstrosity, fearful thing, fright, mythical creatures, fear

mu
adjective: animal nois-

mu
adverb: animal nois-

mu!
interjection: woof! meow! moo! etc. (cute animal noise)

mu
noun: animal noise

mu
verb intransitive: to communicate animally

mu (e )
verb transitive: to make animal noise

mun
adjective: lunar

mun
noun: moon, lunar, night sky object, star

musi
adjective: artful, fun, recreational

musi
adverb: cheerfully

musi
noun: fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainment

musi
verb intransitive: to play, to have fun

musi (e )
verb transitive: to amuse, to entertain

mute
adjective: many, very, much, several, a lot, abundant, numerous, more

mute
adjective numeral: 20 (official Toki Pona book)

mute
adverb: many, very, much, several, a lot, abundant, numerous, more

mute
noun: amount, quantity

mute (e )
verb transitive: to make many or much

namako
adjective: spicy, piquant

namako
noun: spice, something extra, food additive, accessory

namako (e )
verb transitive: to spice, to flavor, to decorate

nanpa
adjective numeral: To build ordinal numbers.

nanpa
noun: number, numeral

nanpa (e )
verb transitive: to count, to reckon, to number

nasa
adjective: silly, crazy, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, weird

nasa
adverb: silly, crazy, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, weird

nasa
noun: stupidity, foolishness, silliness, nonsense, idiocy, obtuseness, muddler

nasa (e )
verb transitive: to drive crazy, to make weird

nasin
adjective: systematic, habitual, customary, doctrinal

nasin
noun: way, manner, custom, road, path, doctrine, system, method

nena
adjective: hilly, undulating, mountainous, hunchbacked, humpbacked, bumpy

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

ni
adjective demonstrative pronoun: this, that

ni
noun demonstrative pronoun: this, that

nimi
noun: word, name

nimi (e )
verb transitive: to name

noka
adjective: foot-, lower, bottom

noka
adverb: on foot

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

o!
interjection: hey! (calling somebody's attention)

o,
interjection: adressing people

o !
subject: An 'o' is used for imperative (commands). 'o' replace the subject.

o !
separator: An 'o' is used for imperative (commands): 'o' replace 'li'.

oko
adjective: optical, eye-

oko
noun: eye

olin
adjective: love

olin
noun: love

olin (e )
verb transitive: to love (a person)

ona
personal pronoun: she, he, it, they

ona
possessive pronoun: her, his, its

e ona
reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, itself, themselves

open
adjective: initial, starting, opening

open
noun: start, beginning, opening

open la
noun: at the opening, in the beginning

open (e )
verb transitive: to open, to start, to begin, to turn on

open
auxiliary verb: to begin, to start

pakala
adjective: destroyed, ruined, demolished, shattered, wrecked

pakala
adverb: destroyed, ruined, demolished, shattered, wrecked

pakala!
interjection: damn! fuck!

pakala
noun: blunder, accident, mistake, destruction, damage, breaking

pakala
verb intransitive: to screw up, to fall apart, to break

pakala (e )
verb transitive: to screw up, to ruin, to break, to hurt, to injure, to damage

pali
adjective: active, work-related, operating, working

pali
adverb: actively, briskly

pali
noun: activity, work, deed, project

pali
verb intransitive: to act, to work, to function

pali (e )
verb transitive: to do, to make, to build, to create

palisa
adjective: long

palisa
noun: long hard thing; branch, rod, stick, pointy thing

palisa (e )
verb transitive: to stretch, to beat, to poke, to stab, to sexually arouse

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

pan (e )
verb transitive: to sow

pana
adjective: generous

pana
noun: giving, transfer, exchange

pana (e )
verb transitive: to give, to put, to send, to place, to release, to emit, to cause

pi
separator: 'pi' is used to build complex compound nouns. 'pi' separates a (pro)noun from another (pro)noun that has at least one adjective. After 'pi' could only be a noun or pronoun. Don't use 'pi' before or after the other separators 'e', 'la', 'li', 'o', '.', '!', '?', ':'.

pilin
adjective: sensitive, feeling, empathic

pilin
adverb: perceptively

pilin
noun: feelings, emotion, feel, think, sense, touch,

pilin
verb intransitive: to feel, to sense

pilin (e )
verb transitive: to feel, to think, to touch, to fumble, to fiddle

pimeja
adjective: black, dark

pimeja
noun: darkness, shadows

pimeja (e )
verb transitive: to darken

pini
adjective: completed, finished, past, done

pini
adverb: ago, past, perfectly

pini
noun: end, tip

pini (e )
verb transitive: to end, to stop, to turn off, to finish, to close

pini
auxiliary verb: to stop, to finish, to end, to interrupt

pipi
noun: bug, insect, spider

poka
adjective: neighbouring

poka
noun: side, hip, next to

poki
noun: container, box, bowl, cup, glass

poki (e )
verb transitive: to box up, to put in, to can, to bottle

pona
adjective: good, simple, positive, nice, correct, right

pona
adverb: good, simple, positive, nice, correct, right

pona!
interjection: great! good! thanks! OK! cool! yay!

pona
noun: good, simplicity, positivity

pona la
noun: if good, if simplicity, if positivity

pona (e )
verb transitive: to improve, to fix, to repair, to make good

pu
adjective: buying and interacting with the official Toki Pona book

pu
noun: buying and interacting with the official Toki Pona book

pu
auxiliary verb: to buying and interacting with the official Toki Pona book

pu
verb intransitive: to buy and to read (the official Toki Pona book)

pu (e )
verb transitive: to apply (the official Toki Pona book) to

sama
adjective: same, similar, equal, of equal status or position

sama
adverb: just as, equally, exactly the same, just the same, similarly

sama
noun: equality, parity, equity, identity, par, sameness

sama la
noun: in case of equality, if parity, on identity

sama
preposition: like, as, seem

sama (e )
verb transitive: to equate, to make equal, to make similar to

seli
adjective: hot, warm, cooked

seli
adverb: hot, warm, cooked

seli
noun: fire, warmth, heat

seli (e )
verb transitive: to heat, to warm up, to cook

selo
noun: skin, outer form, bark, peel, shell, skin, boundary, shape

selo (e )
verb transitive: to shelter, to protect, to guard

seme
question pronoun: what, which, wh- (question word)

sewi
adjective: superior, elevated, religious, formal

sewi
adverb: superior, elevated, religious, formal

sewi
noun: high, up, above, top, over, on

sewi
verb intransitive: to get up

sewi (e )
verb transitive: to lift

sijelo
adjective: physical, bodily, corporal, corporeal, material, carnal

sijelo
adverb: physically, bodily

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

sijelo (e )
verb transitive: to heal, to heal up, to cure

sike
adjective: round, cyclical, of one year

sike
adverb: rotated

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

sike (e )
verb transitive: to orbit, to circle, to revolve, to circle around, to rotate

sin
adjective: new, fresh, another, more

sin
adverb: regenerative

sin
noun: news, novelty, innovation, newness, new release

sin (e )
verb transitive: to renew, to renovate, to freshen

sina
personal pronoun: you

sina
possessive pronoun: yours

e sina
reflexive pronoun: yourself, yourselves

sinpin
adjective: facial, frontal, anterior, vertical

sinpin
noun: face, foremost, front, wall, chest, torso

sitelen
adjective: figurative, pictorial, metaphorical, metaphorisch

sitelen
adverb: pictorially

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

sitelen (e )
verb transitive: to draw, to write

sona
adjective: knowing, cognizant, shrewd

sona
noun: knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, understanding

sona
verb intransitive: to know, to understand

sona (e )
verb transitive: to know, to understand, to know how to

sona (e )
transitives verb: to learn, to study

sona
auxiliary verb: to know how to

soweli
adjective: animal

soweli
noun: animal, especially land mammal, lovable animal, beast

suli
adjective: big, tall, long, adult, important

suli
adverb: big, tall, long, adult, important

suli
noun: size

suli (e )
verb transitive: to enlarge, to lengthen

suno
adjective: sunny, sunnily

suno
adverb: sunny, sunnily

suno
noun: sun, light

suno (e )
verb transitive: to light, to illumine

supa
adjective: flat, shallow, flat-bottomed, horizontal

supa
noun: horizontal surface, e.g furniture, table, chair, pillow, floor

suwi
adjective: sweet, cute

suwi
noun: candy, sweet food

suwi (e )
verb transitive: to sweeten

tan
adjective: causal,

tan
noun: origin, cause

tan
preposition: from, by, because of, since

tan
verb intransitive: to come from, originate from, come out of

taso
adjective: only, sole

taso
adverb: only, just, merely, simply, solely, singly

taso
conjunction: but, however

tawa
adjective: moving, mobile

tawa
adverb: moving, mobile

tawa
noun: movement, transportation

tawa
preposition: to, in order to, towards, for, until

tawa
verb intransitive: to walk, to travel, to move, to leave, to visit

tawa (e )
verb transitive: to move, to displace

telo
adjective: wett, slobbery, moist, damp, humid, sticky, sweaty, dewy, drizzly

telo
adverb: wett, slobbery, moist, damp, humid, sticky, sweaty, dewy, drizzly

telo
noun: water, liquid, juice, sauce

telo (e )
verb transitive: to water, to wash with water, to put water to, to melt, to liquify

tenpo
adjective: temporal, chronological, chronologic

tenpo
adverb: chronologically

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

toki
adjective: speaking, eloquent, linguistic, verbal, grammatical

toki
adverb: speaking, eloquent, linguistic, verbal, grammatical

toki!
interjection: hello, hi, good morning,

toki
noun: language, speech, tongue, lingo, jargon,

toki
verb intransitive: to talk, to chat, to communicate

toki (e )
verb transitive: to speak, to talk, to say, to pronounce, to discourse

tomo
adjective: urban, domestic, household

tomo
adverb: urban, domestic, household

tomo
noun: indoor constructed space, e.g. house, home, room, building

tomo (e )
verb transitive: to build, to construct, to engineer

tu
adjective numeral: two, 2

tu
noun: duo, pair

tu (e )
verb transitive: to divide, to double, to separate, to cut in two

unpa
adjective: erotic, sexual

unpa
adverb: erotic, sexual

unpa
noun: sex, sexuality

unpa
verb intransitive: to have sex

unpa (e )
verb transitive: to have sex with, to sleep with, to fuck

uta
adjective: oral

uta
adverb: orally

uta
noun: mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw, beak

uta (e )
verb transitive: to kiss, to osculate, to oral stimulate, to suck

utala
adjective: fighting

utala
adverb: fighting

utala
noun: conflict, disharmony, fight, war, battle, attack, violence

utala (e )
verb transitive: to hit, to strike, to attack, to compete against

walo
adjective: white, whitish, light-coloured, pale

walo
noun: white thing or part, whiteness, lightness

walo (e )
verb transitive: to whiten, to whitewash

wan
adjective numeral: one, 1

wan
noun: unit, element, particle, part, piece

wan (e )
verb transitive: to unite, to make one

waso
adjective: bird-

waso
noun: bird, bat; flying creature, winged animal

wawa
adjective: energetic, strong, fierce, intense, sure, confident

wawa
adverb: strongly, powerfully

wawa
noun: energy, strength, power

wawa (e )
verb transitive: to strengthen, to energize, to empower

weka
adjective: absent, away, ignored

weka
noun: absence

weka (e )
verb transitive: to remove, to eliminate, to throw away, to get rid of

wile
noun: desire, need, will

wile (e )
verb transitive: to want, need, wish, have to, must, will, should

wile
auxiliary verb: to want, need, wish, have to, must, will, should

raw.githubusercontent.com/jan-

Toki Pona word list by jan Lope (txt)

raw.githubusercontent.com/jan-

Strange that 'namako' hasn't the sense of "new, additional" next to "spicy, piquant" as an adjective

The wordlist mentions 'kipisi' and 'monsuta' but not 'apeja'.

Toki Pona Color Dot Scale (CDS) Renderer
A colorful visualization of Sonja Lang's Toki Pona with sitelen sike kule

lingojam.com/TokiPonaColorDotS

Angla versio de la vortaro (angligita de Stefan MacGill)

A
abunda (7) abundant, plentiful
acida (7) acidic, sour
acheti -on (3) to buy (sg)
adiau (7) good-bye
admiri -on to admire (sg)
adreso (5) address
aero (4) air
afabla (3) afable, kind
afero (2) thing
agi (5) to act, to do something
aglo (7) eagle
agordo (7) tuning, mood
agrabla (4) agreeable, pleasant
agho (4) age
ajn (1) any (io ajn = anything at all)
akcepti -on (4) accept (sg,sby)
akcidento (7) accident
akiri -on(6) to get, to aquire (sg)
akompani -on(6) to accompany (sby)
akra (6) sharp
aktiva active
aktoro actor
aktuala current, up-to-date
akvo (3) water
alia (2) other
almenau (1) at least
alta (2) tall, high
alumeto (7) match
ami -on (2) love (sg, sby)
amaso (4) lots, masses/large amount, crowd
ambau (1) both
amiko (2) friend
amuzi -on (5) amuse (sby)
angulo (4) corner
animo (5) soul, spirit
ankau (1) also
ankorau (1) still, yet
anonci -on (6) announce (sg)
aparato (7) apparatus, machine
aparta (4) seaparte, distinctive
aparteni (al)(6) to belong (to)
apenau (1) hardly
aperi (4) to appear
apogi -on(6) to support (sg, sby)
aprilo (5) April
aprobi -on (6) to approve (sg)
aranghi -on (5) to arrange (sg)
arbo (3) tree
arghento (5) silver
arko arch, bow
armi -on (6) to arm (sby)
armeo (7) army
arto (3) art
artikolo (7) article (magazine)
aspekti (7) to look (like), seem
ataki -on (6) to attack (sg, sby)
atendi -on(3) to wait (for sg,sby)
atenta (4) attentive, careful
atesti -on to attest (to sg)
atingi -on (5) to reach (sg, sby)
au (1) or
audi -on (3) to hear (sg)
augusto (5) August
auskulti -on(4) to listen (to sg, sby)
autobuso (7) bus
automato (7) machine, automat
autoro author
autuno (4) autumn
avo (4) grandfather
avantagho advantage
avara (6) mean, miserly
aventuro (7) adventure
averti -on (6) to warn (sby)
avida eager, greedy
azeno (5) donkey

B
babili (7) chat, chatter, babble
baki -on to bake (sg)
balai -on (6) to sweep (sg)
baldau (1) soon
bani -on (5) to bath (sg,sby)
banko (7) bank (with money)
baro (7) barrier, obstacle
barbo (6) beard
bastono (6) stick
bati -on (3) to hit (sg, sby)
batali (4) to fight
bedauri (-on) (6) to regret (sg)
beko (6) beak
bela (2) beautiful
bendo tape, strip
benko (5) bench
bero (7) berry
besto (4) animal
bezoni -on (3) need (sg,sby)
bieno (7) farm
biero (7) beer
bildo (3) picture
bileto (7) ticket
birdo (3) bird
blanka (7) white
blinda (7) blind
blonda (7) blond, fair
blovi (-on) (6) to blow ((sg))
blua (4) blue
boli (6) to boil
bona (2) good
bori -on (7) to drill, bore (sg)
bordo (4) shore, bank (of river)
boto (7) boot
botelo (6) bottle
bovo (5) bull
brako (4) arm
brancho (6) branch
brasiko (7) cabbage
breto (7) breto
briko (7) brick
brili (4) to shine
broso (6) brush
brovo (7) brow
bruli (3) to burn
brui (4) to make a noise
bruna (5) brown
brusto (5) chest, breast
bruto livestock, cattle, brute
bulo (7) lump, ball, clod
burgho (7) burgher, citizen
busho (7) mouth
butero (5) butter
butono (6) button

C
cedi (-on) to yield (sg), give way
celo (4) aim, target
cent (1) hundred
centro (7) centre, middle
cerbo brain, mind
certa (3) certain, sure
cetera (5) other, remaining
cifero (6) digit, figure
cigaredo (7) cigarette
cirko circus
cirklo (7) circle
citrono (7) lemon

CH
chagreni -on to annoy (sg, sby)
chambro (2) room
championo champion
chapo (7) cap
chapelo (4) hat
chapitro (6) chapter
char (1) because
charma (7) charming
chasi -on (6) to chase (sg, sby), hunt
chelo cell
chemizo (6) shirt
cherpi -on to extract (sg.)
chesi (5) to cease, stop
chevalo (3) horse
chi (1) this
chielo (3) sky
chifono (7) rag
chokolado (7) chocolate
chu (1) (question word - YES/NO)

D

danci (6) to dance
danghero (5) danger
danki -on (3) to thank (sby)
dato (7) date
dauri/o (4) to last; duration
decembro (5) December
decidi -on (5) to decide (sg)
dedichi -on to dedicate (sg)
defendi -on (6) to defend (sg)
dek (1) ten
deklari -on to declare (sg)
deklivo (7) slope, cliff
dekstra (3) right (not left)
delikata (6) delicate
demandi -on (2) to ask (sg,sby)
demokrato democrat
densa (6) thick, dense
dento (4) tooth
desegni -on (6) to draw (sg)
detala detailed
detrui -on (7) to destroy (sg)
devi (2) to have to, must
dezerto (7) desert
deziri -on (2) to desire (sg)
dio (4) god
difekti -on (7) to damage (sg)
diferenci (6) to be different
difini -on (7) to define (sg)
dika (4) thick, fat
dikti -on to dictate (sg)
diligenta (7) diligent, hard-working
dimancho (5) Sunday
diri -on (2) to say (sg0
direkto (4) direction
direktoro (7) director
disko disc
diskuti -on (7) to discuss (sg)
distanco (7) distance
distingi -on to distinguish (sg)
distri -on (7) to entertain (sby)
diveni -on (7) to guess (sg0
diversa (4) different, varied
dividi -on (7) to share (sg)
do (1) so
doktoro (6) doctor
dolcha (3) sweet
doloro (4) pain
domo (3) house
domaghi -on (7) to begrudge (sg)
doni -on (2) to give (sg)
donaco (5) present
dormi (3) to sleep
dorso (5) back (of a person etc.)
dramo drama, play
drato (7) wire
drinki -on to drink (sg - alcohol)
droni (7) to drown
du (1) two
dubi -on(4) to doubt (sg)

E

ebena (6) flat
ebria drunk
ech (1) even (adverb)
eduki -on (6) to educate (sby)
edzo (3) husband
efektiva (5) real, actual
efiki (5) to have an effect
egala (5) equal
eklezio church (body), faith
ekologio ecology
eksciti -on (7) to excite (sg,sby)
ekskursi (7) to go on an excursion
ekzameni -on (7) to examine (sg, sby)
ekzemplo (4) example
ekzerci -on (7) to exercise (sg,sby)
ekzisti (6) to exist
elekti -on (4) to choose, elect (sg,sby)
elektro (7) electricity
embaraso (7) embarrassment
eminenta eminent, outstanding
energio (7) energy
enigmo puzzle, enigma
entrepreni -on to undertake (sg)
enui (7) to be bored
envii -on to envy (sby)
epoko (7) epoch
erari (4) to err, make a mistake
escepto exception
esenco essence
esperi -on (4) to hope (for sg)
esplori -on (7) to explore (sg)
esprimi -on (7) to express (sg)
esti (2) to be
estimi -on (5) to respect (sg,sby)
estingi -on (6) to extinguish (sg)
etagho (7) floor (second, third...)
etendi -on (7) to stretch (sg.)
eterna (7) eternal
etno race of people, ethnic group
evidenta (7) evident, clear, obvious
eviti -on (6) to avoid (sg)
evolui (7) to develop, evolve

F

fabelo fairy-tale, story
facila (2) easy
fadeno (6) thread
fajfi -on (7) to whistle (sg)
fajro(4) fire
fako (6) compartment, pigeon-hole, branch
fakto (6) fact
fali (3) to fall
faldi/o (7) to fold; a fold
falsa/i -on (6) false; to counterfeit (sg)
fama (6) famous
familio (3) family
fari -on (2) to do, make (sg)
farti (7) to fare
faruno (7) flour
favora (7) favourable
feo spirit (feino = fairy)
februaro (5) February
felicha (2) happy
fenestro (3) window
fero (4) iron
ferio (7) holiday
fermi -on (3) to close (sg)
festi (-on) (4) to celebrate ((sg))
fiancho (7) fiancé
fidi -on (6) to trust (sg,sby)
fidela (6) faithful
fiera (6) proud
figuro (7) figure, shape
fiksi -on/a (5) to fix (sg. firmly); fixed, glued.
filo (3) son
filmo (7) film
fini -on (2) to finish (sg)
fingro (3) finger
firma (6) firm, steady
fisho (4) fish
flanko (2) side
flago (6) flag
flamo (7) flame
flati -on to flatter (sby)
flava (5) yellow
flegi -on (6) to nurse, protect (sg, sby)
floro (4) flower
floso (7) raft
flui (5) to flow
flugi (3) to fly
fojo (2) time, occasion
fojno (7) hay
folio (5) leaf
folkloro folklore
fonto (5) source, spring
for (1) away
forgesi -on (4) to forget (sg)
forghi -on (7) to forge (sg - a metal)
forko (6) fork
formo (2) form, shape
forno (6) oven
forta (2) strong
fortika (7) solid
fosi -on (6) to dig (sg); fosilo = spade
fot(ograf)i -on (7) to photograph (sby, sg)
frandi -on (7) to relish (sg, a delicacy)
frapi -on (4) to hit (sg), knock
frato (3) brother
fraulo (3) batchelor
fremda (4) strange, foreign
freneza (7) crazy, mad
fresha (5) fresh
frida frosty, chilly
fromagho (6) cheese
frosto (7) frost
froti -on (7) to rub (sg)
frua (3) early
frukto (3) fruit
frunto (6) forehead
fughi to flee, escape
fulmo (7) lightning
fumo (6) smoke
fundo (5) bottom
fungo mushroom

G
gaja (4) joyful
gajni -on (4) to win (sg)
gardi -on (5) to keep, protect(sg)
gaso (6) gas
gasto (6) guest
gazeto (4) magazine
genuo (5) knee
geografio geography
glacio (5) ice
glaso (4) glass, tumbler
glata (7) smooth
gliti (6) slide
globo (7) globe
gloro glory
golfo golf (bay, game)
gorgho (7) throat
grado (7) degree
granda (2) big
graso (6) fat, lard
grava (2) important
greno (5) grain
griza (5) grey
grundo (7) ground
grupo (5) group
gusto (7) taste
guto (6) drop
gvidi -on (6) to guide (sg, sby)

GH
ghardeno (4) garden
gheni -on (6) to annoy, inconvenience (sg,sby)
ghenerala (6) general, not specific
ghentila (6) polite
ghi (1) it
ghoji (2) to be happy
ghui -on (7) to enjoy (sg)
ghusta (4) right, correct

H

ha! (1) ha!
haki -on (7) to chop (sg)
halti (3) to stop
haro (3) hair (one)
hauto (6) skin
havi -on (2) to have (sg,sby)
haveno (7) harbour
hazarda by chance, random
hejmo (3) home
hejti -on (6) tp heat (sg,sby)
hela (4) bright
helpi -on (2) to help (sg,sby)
herbo (5) grass
heroo hero
heziti (7) to hesitate
hierau (1) yesterday
historio (4) history
ho! (1) ho!
hodiau (1) today
homo (2) person
honesta (6) honest
honoro (6) honour
honti (6) to be ashamed
horo (3) hour
horlogho (5) clock
hospitalo hospital
hotelo (7) hotel
humoro (7) temper, mood
hundo (4) dog

I
ideo (4) idea
ideala ideal
identa identical
ili (1) they
ilustri -on to illustrate (sg)
imagi -on (6) to imagine (sg,sby)
imiti -on (6) to imitate (sg,sby)
imperio empire
indigheno native
individuo individual
industrio (6) industry
infano (2) child
informi -on (6) to inform (sby)
inko (5) ink
insekto (7) insect
insisti to insist
instinkto (7) instinct
instrui -on (5) to teach (sg,sby)
insulo (6) island
intenci -on (5) to intend (sg)
intereso (3) interest
interna (4) internal, inside
inviti -on (5) to invite (sby)
iri (2) to go
izoli -on to isolate (sg)

J

ja (1) indeed
jako (6) jacket
jam (1) already
januaro (5) January
jaro (2) year
jen (1) there! Look!
jes (1) yes
jughi -on (5) to judge (sg)
julio (5) July
juna (2) young
junio (5) June
jupo (7) skirt
justa (4) just, fair

JH

jhaudo (5) Thursday
jheti -on (3) to throw (sg)
jhus (1) just (happened)

K
kadro (7) framework
kafo (5) coffee
kagho cage
kaj (1) and
kajero (6) exercise book
kalkuli -on (4) to count (sg)
kameno (6) fireplace, hearth
kampo (2) field
kampanjo campaign
kanti -on (3) to sing (sg)
kapo (2) head
kapabla (5) capable
kapro (6) goat
kapti -on (4) to catch (sg)
kara (4) dear, precious
karaktero (7) character
karbo (6) coal
karto (5) card
kashi -on (4) to hide (sg)
kato (4) cat
kauzo (4) cause
kavo (7) cavity, hollow
ke (1) that (I think that...)
kelo (6) cellar
kelka (2) some
kelnero (7) waiter
kesto (6) box
kilogramo (6) kilogram
kisi -on (6) to kiss (sg,sby)
klara (2) clear
klaso (5) class
klasika classical
klera (7) educated, cultured
klini -on (5) to bend, slant (sg)
klingo (7) blade
klubo club
knabo (3) boy
koko (5) cock, rooster
kolo (4) neck
kolekto (4) collection
koleri (4) to be angry
koloro (3) colour
kombi -on (6) to comb (sg,sby)
komenci -on (2) to begin (sg)
komerci (4) to do business
komforta (6) comfortable
komitato (7) committee
kompari -on (6) to compare (sg)
kompati-on(5) to pity (sg,sby)
kompreni -on(2) to understand (sg,sby)
komputi to compute
komuna (4) joint, common
komuniki -on (7) to communicate (sg)
koni -on (2) to know (sby)
koncerni -on (7) to concern, relate to (sg,sby)
kondicho (6) condition
konduki -on (4) to drive (sg)
konduti (6) to behave
konfesi -on (6) to confess (sg)
konfuzi -on to confuse (sg)
kongreso (7) congress
konkurso competition
konscii(-on) (6) to be aware ((of sg))
konsenti (4) to agree
konservi -on (5) to keep, conserve (sg)
konsideri -on (7) to consider (sg)
konsili -on (3) to advise (sg,sby)
konsisti (el)(6) to consist (of)
konsoli -on (7) to console (sg,sby)
konstanta (6) constant
konstati -on (7) to notice (sg)
konstrui -on (3) to build (sg)
konsumi -on to consume (sg)
kontakto contact
kontenta (4) happy, content
konvena (6) suitable, appropriate
konvinki -on to convince (sby)
kopii -on to copy (sg)
koro (2) heart
korbo (5) basket
korekti -on to correct (sg)
korespondi (6) to correspond
korno (6) horn
korpo (4) body
korto (3) courtyard
kostumo suit, costume
koverto (5) envelope
kovri -on (4) to cover (sg)
krajono (5) pencil
kravato (6) tie
krei -on (5) to create(sg)
kredi -on (2) to believe (sg)
kremo (7) cream
kreski (3) to grow
krevi (7) to burst
krii (3) to shout
krimo (6) crime
krochi -on (7) to hook, attach (sg)
kruco (5) cross
kruda (7) raw, crude
kruro (5) leg
kudri -on (7) to sew (sg)
kuiri -on (4) to cook (sg)
kuko (5) cake
kulero (5) spoon
kulpa (5) guilty
kulturi -on (6) to cultivate (sg)
kuri (3) to run
kuraci -on (5) to cure, heal (sg)
kuragha (3) courageous, brave
kurbo (7) curve, bend
kurso (7) course
kurteno curtain
kushi (4) to lie (on a bed)
kutimo (4) habit
kuvo (6) tub
kuzo (5) cousin
kvadrato (7) square
kvalito (7) quality
kvankam (1) although
kvanto (7) quantity
kvar (1) four
kvazau (1) like, as though
kvieta (6) quiet
kvin (1) five

L
la (1) the
labori (2) work
laca (4) tired
lanchi -on to launch (sg)
lago (5) lake
lakto (4) lakto
lama (7) lame, crippled
lampo (6) lamp
lando (2) land, country
lango (5) tongue
largha (4) wide
larmo (7) tear (fom crying)
lasi -on (3) to leave (sg)
lasta (2) last
laudi -on (7) to praise (sg,sby)
lauta (7) loud
lavi -on (4) to wash (sg)
leciono (6) lesson
ledo (7) leather
legi -on (2) to read (sg)
legomo (6) vegetable
legho (5) law
leki -on to lick (sg)
leono (7) lion
leporo (7) hare
lerni -on (2) to learn (sg)
lerta (5) clever, skilful
letero (3) letter (mail)
levi -on (2) to lift (sg)
li (1) he
libera (2) free
libro (3) book
ligi/o (4) join, connect; connection
ligno (4) wood
limo (5) limit, border
linio (4) line
lingvo (3) language
lipo (6) lip
listo list
lito (3) bed
litero (7) letter (of alphabet)
litro (7) litre
logi -on (7) to attract (sg,sby)
loko (2) place
longa (2) long
loti -on to draw lots (for sg)
lui -on (7) to hire (sg)
ludi (-on) (4) to play ((sg))
lukso (7) luxury
luli -on to rock (sg), cradle
lumi (3) to shine
luno (5) moon
lundo (5) Monday
M
majo (5) May
majstro (7) master, teacher
makulo (7) spot, stain
mano (2) hand
manghi -on (3) to eat (sg)
maniero (5) manner, way
maniko (7) sleeve
manki (3) to be missing, lacking
mantelo (7) coat, cloak
mapo map
maro (3) sea
mardo (5) Tuesday
marko (4) mark, stamp
marshi (5) walk, march
marto (5) March
martelo (7) hammer
mastro (5) master, owner
mashino (6) machine
mateno (3) morning
materialo (7) material (not cloth)
matraco (7) matress
matura (6) mature
meblo (6) piece of furniture
mediti to meditate, think
mem (1) self
membro (7) member
memori -on (3) to remember (sg)
mendi -on (6) to order (sg)
mensogi (6) to tell a lie
mentono (7) chin
meriti -on (6) to merit (sg)
merkredo (5) Wednesday
mesagho message
meti -on (2) to put (sg)
metalo (6) metal
metio (7) trade
metro (7) metre
mezo (4) middle
mezuri -on (4) to measure (sg)
mi (1) I, me
mielo honey
mieno (6) look, expression
migri to wander, roam, migrate
miksi -on (6) to mix (sg)
mil (1) thousand
milda (7) mild, gentle
miliono (6) million
militi (2) to wage war
minaci -on (6) to menace, threathen (sg,sby)
minuto (4) minute
miri (3) to wonder, to be amazed
mizero (7) misery
modo (7) fashion
modesta modest
moki -on (5) to mock, tease (sby)
mola (5) soft
momento (4) moment
mono (3) money
monato (4) month
mondo (2) world
monto (3) hill, mountain
montri -on (2) to show (sg)
moro (7) custom
mordi -on (7) to bite (sg)
morgau (1) tomorrow
morti (2) to die
movi -on (2) to move (sg)
mueli -on (7) to grind (sg)
multa (2) much, many
muro (3) wall
murdi -on to murder (sg,sby)
murmuri (7) to murmur
musho (6) fly (insect)
muta (7) dumb, silent
muzeo museum
muziko (5) music

N
nacio (2) nation
naghi (6) to swim
najbaro (6) neighbour
naski -on (3) to give birth (to sg)
naturo (4) nature
nau (1) nine
nazo (4) nose
ne (1) no, not
nebulo (7) fog, mist
necesa (3) necessary, needed
negho (4) snow
nek (1) neither/nor
nepo (6) grandson
nepra (6) vital
nesto (7) nest
nevo (6) nephew
ni (1) we
nigra (3) black
nokto (4) night
nomo (2) name
nombro (4) number, amount
nordo (6) north
nova (2) new
novembro (5) November
nu (1) well!, now!
nubo (4) cloud
nuda (7) naked
nulo (6) zero
numero (5) number
nun (1) now
nur (1) only
nutri -on (7) to feed (sg,sby)

O
obei -on (6) to obey (sg,sby)
objekto (5) object
oceano ocean
odori (7) to give off a smell
ofendi -on to offend (sby)
oferti -on (7) to offer (sg)
ofico (5) a job, a position
oficiala official
ok (1) eight
okazi (2) to happen
okcidento (6) west
oktobro (5) October
okulo (3) eye
okupi -on (3) to occupy (sg,sby)
ol (1) than
oleo (6) oil
ombro (5) shadow
ombrelo umbrella
ondo (6) wave
oni (1) one, somebody
onklo (4) uncle
opinii -on (4) to think, have an opinion (on sg)
oportuna (7) convenient, handy, opportune
oro (6) gold
orangho (7) orange
ordo (4) order
ordinara (5) ordinary
ordoni -on (4) to command, order (sg,sby)
orelo (4) ear
organo (7) organ (body part)
oriento (7) east
organizi -on (6) to organize (sg)
ornami -on to decorate (sg)
osto (6) bone
ovo (5) egg

P
paco (3) peace
pacienca (6) patient
pafi -on (6) to shoot (sg,sby)
pagho (5) page
pako (5) package
pala (7) pale
pano (4) bread
pantalono (6) trousers
papero (4) paper
paro (6) pair
pardoni -on (4) to forgive (sg,sby)
parenco (6) relation, family member
paroli (-on) (2) to say ((sg))
parto (3) part
partio (7) party, group
pasi -on (3) to pass (sg.)
pasporto (7) passport
pasto (6) paste, dough
pastro (7) priest, minister
pashi (4) to step, stride, walk
patro (2) father
peco (3) piece
peki (7) to sin
peli -on (6) to chase away (sg,sby)
peni (4) to try
pendi (5) to hang
pensi (3) to think
penti to repent
pentri -on (6) to paint (sg,sby)artistically
perdi -on (3) to lose (sg)
permesi -on (3) to allow, permit (sg)
persono (3) person
pesi -on (7) to weigh (sg)
peti -on (2) to request (sg)
petoli (7) to frolic, play pranks, be naughty
peza (5) heavy
piedo (3) foot
piki -on (6) to sting (sg,sby)
pilko (6) ball
pinglo (6) pin
pinto (6) peak, point
pizo (7) pea
placo (7) town square
plachi (al iu)(5) please (sby)
plado (7) dish, course (in restaurant)
plafono (5) ceiling
plani/o (7) to plan; a plan
planko (4) floor
planto (6) plant
plasto plastic
plata (6) flat
plej (1) most
plena (2) full
plendi (4) to complain
plezuro (4) pleasure
pli (1) more (quantity)
plori (4) to cry
plu (1) more (time), longer
plugi -on (6) to plough (sg)
plumo (4) pen, feather
pluraj (6) several
pluvo (4) rain
poemo poem
poento point
polico (6) police
polvo (6) dust
politiko (7) politics, policy
pomo (6) apple
ponto (6) bridge
popolo (3) race, people, population
populara popular
pordo (3) door
porko (5) pig
porti -on (2) to carry (sg)
posedi -on (6) to possess (sg)
postuli -on (3) to demand, require (sg)
posho (5) pocket
poshto (5) post
poto (6) pot
potenco (7) power
povi (2) to be able to, can
praktiko (6) practice
prava (4) right, correct
precipa (6) main, chief
preferi -on (5) to prefer (sg,sby)
preghi (6) to pray
premi -on (3) to push, press, compress (sg, sby)
premio (6) prize
preni -on (2) to take (sg,sby)
prepari -on (5) to prepare (sg,sby)
presi -on (6) to print, publish (sg)
preskau (1) almost
prestigho prestige
preta (4) ready
prezo (6) price
prezenti -on (3) to present (sg)
prezidi -on (7) to preside (sg)
printi -on to print out (sg)(computer)
printempo (4) spring
privata (7) private
produkto (5) product
profito profit
profunda (4) deep
progresi (6) progress
prokrasti -on to put (sg) off, procrastinate
proksima (2) near
proksimuma (7) approximate
promeni (5) walk, stroll, travel for pleasure
promesi -on (5) to promise (sg)
propra (3) own
protekti -on (7) to protect (sg)
protesti (-on) (7) to protest ((sg))
provi -on (3) to try (sg)
proverbo proverb
prudenta (7) cautious, prudent
prunto (5) loan
pruvi -on to prove (sg)
publiko (6) public
puni -on (6) to punish (sg,sby)
punkto (3) point, dot, full-stop
pupo doll
pura (3) clean
pushi -on (5) to push (sg)
puto (7) well

R
rado (6) wheel
radio (5) radio
radiko (7) root
rajdi -on (7) to ride (sg, an animal)
rajto (3) right, privilege
rakonti -on (3) to tell (sg)
rando (6) edge
rapida (2) quick, fast, rapid
raporti -on to report (sg)
raso race (of people)
razi -on (7) to shave (sg,sby)
reala real
redakti -on to edit (sg)
regi -on (3) to contol, rule (sg)
regiono (5) region
registro (5) register
regno (6) realm, kingdom, territory
regulo (6) rule
regho (5) king
reghimo regime
reklamo advertisement
rekomendi -on (6) to recommend (sg)
rekompenci -on to reward (sg,sby)
rekordo record (achievement)
respektiva respective
rekta (5) srtraight
relo (7) rail
religio (5) religion
renkonti -on (3) to meet (sg,sby)
renversi -on (7) to knock (sg,sby) over
reprezenti -on (7 to represent (sg,sby)
respekti -on (6) to respect (sg,sby)
respondi -on (2) to answer (sg,sby)
resti/o (2) to remain; remainder
restoracio (7) restaurant
reto (6) net
revuo revue, magazine
rezervi -on to reserve (sg)
rezulti (6) to result (in)
ricevi -on (2) to receive (sg,sby)
richa (2) rich
ridi (2) laugh
rifuzi -on (6) to refuse (sg,sby)
rigardi -on (3) to look (at sg,sby)
rikolti -on (6) to harvest (sg)
rilati (6) to relate (to)
rimarki -on (3) to notice (sg,sby)
rimedo (3) resource, means
ringo (7) ring
ripari -on (6) to repair (sg)
ripeti -on (5) to repeat (sg)
ripozi (4) to rest
riprochi -on (6) to reproach (sby)
riski -on to risk (sg)
rivero (4) river
rizo (7) rice
roko (7) rock
rolo role
romano novel
rompi -on (4) to break (sg)
rondo (4) circle, group
rosti -on to roast (sg)
rozo (4) rose
rubriko column (in a newspaper)
rugha (2) red
ruli -on (5) to roll (sg,sby)
ruza (7) cunning

S
sabato (5) Saturday
sablo (7) sand
sagha (5) wise, clever
sako (5) sack
salo (6) salt
salajro (7) salary
salti (4) to jump
saluti -on (4) to greet (sby)
sama (2) same
sana (4) healthy
sango (4) blood
sankta (6) saintly, holy
sapo (6) soap
sata (4) full (having eaten)
savi -on (6) to save, rescue (sg,sby)
sceno (7) scene
scii -on (2) to know (sg - a fact)
scienco (6) science
scivola (7) curious, inquisitive
se (1) if
sed (1) but
segho (4) chair
seka (5) dry
sekcio section
sekura safe
sekreto (6) secret
sekundo (7) second
sekvi -on (2) to follow (sg,sby)
semo (6) seed
semajno (3) week
senco (5) meaning
sendi -on (2) to send (sg,sby)
senti -on (3) to feel (sg,sby)
sep (1) seven
septembro (5) September
serchi -on (3) to search (sg)
serio (6) series
serioza (5) serious
serpento (6) snake
seruro (7) lock
servi -on (4) to serve (sg,sby)
ses (1) six
severa (7) severe, strict
sezono (6) season
si (1) him/herself
sidi (2) sit
signo (6) sign
signifi -on (7) to mean (sg)
silenti (4) to be silent
simila (5) similar (to)
simpatia likeable
simpla (3) simple
sincera (7) sincere
sinjoro (2) gentleman, sir, Mr
sistemo system
situacio situation
skalo (7) scale
skatolo (6) box
skrapi -on (6) to scrape (sg)
skribi -on (2) to write (sg)
skui -on to shake (sg)
socio (7) society
societo (7) society, association, group
soifi (6) to be thirsty
sola (3) sole, only
soldato (6) soldier
solvi -on (7) to solve, dissolve (sg)
somero (4) summer
soni (3) to sound
songhi (7) to dream
sonoro (7) ringing sound
sorto (6) fate
sovagha savage, wild
spaco (7) space
speco (4) type, sort, kind
speciala (6) special
spegulo (6) mirror
spekti -on to view, watch (sg,sby)
sperta (6) experienced
spezi -on (6) spend or receive (sg)
spico (6) spice
spiri -on (5) to breathe (sg)
spirito (5) spirit
sprita witty, lively
stacio (4) station
stari (2) stand
stato (4) state (of existence)
stelo (5) star
sterni -on (7) to spread, lay out (sg)
stilo style
stomako (7) stomach
stranga (6) strange
strato (4) street
strechi -on (6) to stretch, strain (sg)
streko (7) dash, stroke, line
studi -on (5) to study (sg)
subita (6) sudden
sudo (6) south
suferi (4) suffer
suficha (4) enough, sufficient
suko (7) juice
sukcesi (5) to succeed
sukero (4) sugar
sumo (5) sum, total
suno (3) sun
supo (6) soup
supozi -on (7) to suppose (sg)
supro (4) top
surda (6) deaf

SH
shafo (5) sheep
shajni (2) to seem
shanco (6) chance (of success), opportunity
shanghi -on (3) to change (sg)
shargho (6) load
shati -on (5) to like (sg,sby)
shelo bark (tree); shell (egg), peel (orange) etc.
sherci (6) to joke
shi (1) she, her
shipo (4) ship
shiri -on (6) to tear (sg)
shirmi -on (7) to protect (sg,sby)
shlosi -on (5) to lock (sg)
shnuro (6) string
shoforo driver, chauffeur
shovi -on to shove (sg)
shoveli -on (6) to shovel (sg)
shpari -on (7) to save (sg), economize
shranko (6) cupboard
shtato (5) state, country
shteli -on (5) to steal (sg)
shtono (4) stone
shtrumpo (6) sock
shtupo (5) step (in stairs)
shuo (6) shoe
shuldi -on (7) to owe (sg)
shultro (7) shoulder
shuti -on to pour out, tip (sg)
shveli (7) to swell (up)
shvito (7) sweat

T
tabako (7) tobacco
tabelo (7) table (columns and rows)
tablo (3) table (furniture)
tabulo (6) (black-)board
tago (2) day
taksi -on (7) to estimate, judge (sg)
tamen (1) however
tapisho (7) carpet
taso (6) cup
tasko (7) task
tauga (6) suitable
teo (6) tea
tegmento (6) roof
teksi -on (7) to weave (sg)
teksto text
telefono (6) telephone
telero (5) plate
temo (7) topic, subject
tempo (2) time
teni -on (2) to hold (sg)
tendo tent
tero (2) earth, ground
teruro (5) terror
timi -on (3) to fear (sg)
tiri -on (3) to pull (sg)
titolo (7) title
tolo (6) cloth, linen, sheeting
toleri -on (7) to tolerate (sg)
tombo (7) tomb
tono tone, beep, note
tondi -on (5) to cut (sg) out (with scissors)
tondro (7) thunder
tradicio tradition
traduki -on (7) to translate (sg)
trafi -on (5) to hit, catch (sg,sby)
trafiko traffic
trajto trait, feature
tranchi -on (4) to cut (sg)
trankvila (3) calm, peaceful
tre (1) very
tremi (6) to shake, tremble
tri (1) three
trinki -on (3) to drink (sg)
tro (1) too (much)
trompi -on (6) to trick (sg,sby)
trovi -on (6) to find (sg,sby)
truo (5) hole
tualeto (6) toilette
tubo (7) tube, pipe
tuj (1) immediately
tuko (6) cloth (table-, dish-)
turo (7) tower
turni -on (3) to turn (sg)
tusi (6) cough
tushi -on (4) to touch (sg)
tuta (2) whole, entire

U
ungo (6) nail (finger-, toe-)
unu (1) one
urbo (3) town
utila (4) useful
uzi -on (3) to use (sg)

V
vagono (4) wagon, coach, carriage
valo (6) valley
valizo (7) suitcase, valise
valoro (3) value, worth
vango (6) cheek
vaporo (5) steam
varbi -on to recruit, woo, canvass (sby)
varia varied, diverse
varma (3) hot
vasta (5) wide, vast, huge, spacious
vato (7) cotton-wool, wadding
vazo (7) vase
ve (7) alas! Oh dear!
veki -on (4) to wake (sg,sby) up
veni (2) to come
vendi -on (4) to sell (sg)
vendredo (5) Friday
veneno poison
venki (-on) (6) to defeat, conquer (sby)
vento (3) wind (moving air)
ventro (7) belly
vera (3) true
verda (4) green
verko (5) work of art
vermo (7) worm
verso (7) line of verse/poetry
vershi -on (7) to pour (sg)
vespero (3) evening
vesto (3) item of clothing
vetero (4) weather
veturi (2) to travel
vi (1) you
viando (6) meat
vico (6) row, line, order, turn
vidi -on (2) to see (sg,sby)
vigla (6) alert, wide-awake, brisk, lively
viktimo victim
vilagho (4) village
vino (5) wine
vintro (4) winter
viro (2) man
vishi -on (6) to wipe (sg)
vitro (4) glass (material)
vivi (2) to live
vizagho (3) face
viziti -on (5) to visit (sby)
vocho (5) voice
vojo (2) path, way
vojaghi (3) to travel, voyage, journey
voki -on (4) to call (sg,sby)
voli -on (2) to want (sg,sby)
volonta (6) willing
volvi -on (6) to wrap (sg)
vorto (2) word
vosto (6) tail
vundo (6) wound

Z
zono (7) zone, belt
zorgi (pri io,iu)(4) to care for (sg,sby)
zumi to hum, buzz

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PRENDERGAST 184

a,an
about
after
again
ago
all
almost
alone
also
although
always
among
and
another
any
as
at
away
back
be
because
before
behind
below
beside
best
better
between
beyond
bring
but
buy
call
can
come
directly
do
down
during
each
either
else
enough
every
except
far
few
find
first
for
forward
from
give
go
have
he
her
here
hers
him
his
how
however
I
if
in
instead
into
it
its
large
last
lest
let
like
make
many
may
me
might
mine
more
most
much
must
my
near
neither
never
next
no
none
nor
not
now
of
of
off
off
often
on
only
or
other
ought
our
ours
out
over
own
perhaps
procure
put
quickly
quite
rather
see
sell
send
several
shall
she
show
since
slowly
some
soon
still
stop
such
take
tell
than
that
the
their
them
then
there
therefore
these
they
this
those
though
through
till
to
to-day
to-morrow
together
too
took
towards
under
unless
until
up
upon
upper
us
very
want
we
well
what
when
where
which
while
who
whole
whom
whose
why
will
with
without
yes
yesterday
yet
you
your
yours

PRENDERGAST

A LIST OF THE COMMONEST ENGLISH WORDS, DECLINABLE AND INDECLINABLE.
[184 words ; lemmatised by me; listing might apart from may was my decision ]

He adds following numbers:

one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
eleven
twelve
thirteen

fifteen

twenty
thirty
forty
fifty

hundred

thousand

And he did retain also following negatives:

can’t
couldn’t
don’t
shan’t
shouldn’t
won’t
wouldn’t

The Mastery of Languages, or the Art of speaking Foreign Tongues idiomatically
Thomas Prendergast | 1864 [p.164]

Thomas Prendergast published this extremely interesting list in 1864, long before Dolch, Fry and others. Long, long before computerized language corpora. And it’s strikingly accurated in many aspects, IMHO - apart from the strange appearance of the word upper, that is.

The list descripted in his own words:

“Annexed is a list of the commonest words of
the language, both declinable and indeclinable.
Four of these, on an average, will be found in
every line of an English book, and in every col-
loquial sentence containing a dozen words. This
list is not to be learned by heart, nor is it intended
to be used in any way by the beginner. Its object
is merely to show which are the most essential
words in all languages, in order that they may be
introduced into the sentences which are to be
translated and given to beginners. There are no
nouns included in the list, because it is for the
learner himself to select and insert those which
he will have most occasion to use at first. It may
be said that the list contains merely what all
grammars exhibit; but this method prohibits the
use of grammars and all other English books at
the outset.” [pp.162-163]

**1000+ COMMON WORDS**

a
abandon
ability
able
about
above
abroad
absence
absolute
absorb
abuse
academic
accept
according
account
across
act
action
activity
actually
add
address
administration
admit
adult
affect
after
again
against
age
agency
agent
ago
agree
agreement
ahead
air
all
allow
almost
alone
along
already
also
alternative
although
always
American
among
amount
analysis
and
animal
another
answer
any
anyone
anything
appear
apply
approach
appropriate
approval
approve
approximately
architect
area
argue
arm
around
arrive
art
article
artist
as
ask
assume
at
attack
attention
audience
auto
author
authority
available
avoid
away
baby
back
bad
bag
ball
bank
bar
base
be
beat
beautiful
because
become
bed
before
begin
behavior
behind
believe
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