Kót wàwa/Wordlist

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A partial wordlist. I'm still not ready to do this properly, but I'll start.


ním ákulkót nát biggest diff from tp notes
li (introduces a verb phrase and asserts that it's being done by the subject) tok li
"S is done by something that also does O" tok li it can be used as a content word this way
"S is me (at/to O)" tok mi You still have to say li when you use mi as the subject. e.g. li li dòk as rather than mi toki
e (introduces an object of a verb just said) tok e e is not needed if you're using an immediate object.
è "S happens to O" tok e it can be used as a content word
dòk "S says O" tok toki
"S does this to O", "S is this to O" tok ni
bòn "S is good to O" tok pona no need for tawa for O
à "S is special (about O)" tok a a general-purpose end-of-sentence particle, that can describe content-words the way it describes sentences
jàn "S is human (to O)" tok jan
zìna "S is you (to O)" tok sina
la in the context of S, O happens tok la
in the context of S, O happens tok la
lòn S is at/in/on O tok lon
zòn S knows O tok sona
mùt S is many things (that do O) tok mute
dàu S goes to O tok tawa
pi tok pi a word that groups together the words after it. The whole group is treated like a single word grammatically. The group runs until the end of the sentence, or the next "li", "e", "unu" or connective.
ip tok pi a word that closes off a noun phrase or verb phrase. "pi" opens them and "ip" closes them.
ìke S is bad to O, S is complicated, S makes complications for O tok ike
dèm S is a time, a time for O tok tenpo
zèm What is S doing to O? tok seme this word is used to make questions
wìl S wants O, S wants to do O tok wile
nɒ̀ S is that to O tok ona
o tok o a vocative particle. e.g. "kál o!" can be used to call to a fish
ò S is you to O, and I want S's attention tok o
os a connective version of òs. grammatically like li tok o o and os are separate words in kót wàwa gentle imperative. os gàmní = please come here
òs S should do O tok o
gàm S comes to O, S begins to do O, S increasingly does O tok kama
dàs S is everything, despite O tok taso
S is a land, the homeland of O tok ma
bìli S feels/believes/thinks O tok pilin
lìli S is small (in its effect on O) tok lili
mòk S eats/drinks/consumes O tok moku
lùki S looks O; S sees O tok lukin
dòm S is a built structure that is the place for O to inhabit tok tomo
ìlo S is a tool to do O tok ilo
bèke S uses O tok kepeken
zìtel S draws/writes, producing O tok sitelen
mùs S amuses O tok musi
unu S or O tok anu
S holds/carries/has O tok jo
àle S is every thing that does O tok ale
zàm S is in some way the same as O tok sama
lùka S handles/manipulates or points at O tok luka
gìn S also happens/exists or is present, as well as O tok kin
en S and O, (to be used within the subject or in a nominal sentence) tok en
èn S does something that O does tok en
ànt S is different to O in some way tok ante
bàna S gives O (to someone/something) tok pana
ìjo S happens to O tok ijo
làpe S sleeps in a way that affects O (or prevents S affecting O) or in O's presence tok lape
dèlo S is a liquid in a way that affects O tok telo e.g. S wets O, S washes O (via the idea of S acting via water)
zùn S shines light on O tok suno
ə̀t S is one thing in O's presence, from O's point-of-view Peg System t "one" from the Peg System of mnemonics, shared by Harry Lorayne (more info: https://thinkersplayground.com/the-peg-system-of-mnemonics.html)