Kót wàwa/Wordlist

The words of kót wàwa, with most of the definitions filled in.

ním	mín	nát	biggest diff from tp	notes
li	(introduces a verb phrase and asserts that it's being done by the subject)	tok li
lì	"S is done by something that also does O"	tok li	it can be used as a content word this way
mì	"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 the main verb of the current verb phrase)	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
àn	"S is the act of doing O"	Proto-Germanic -aną verb ending	acts as the intermediary for all positive pre-verb constructions	This is a pre-verb. It takes a whole verb phrase as its object. It has a noun form án. That also takes a verb phrase as its object and then acts as a reference to the process described by that verb phrase.
na	closing particle for àn	kw àn
dòk	"S says O"	tok toki
nì	"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
là	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
mà	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
jò	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, created by Harry Lorayne
zùl	S is big to O, in a way that affects O	tok suli
bìn	S finishes O	tok pini
àt	S has done O	en -ed, la -ata, vi đã		based on PIE -eh₂tos and the association it's created between d/t and past participles in daughter languages
nàsa	S is crazy in a way that affects O	tok nasa
nàsi	S is a road to or a way to do O	tok nasin		nási-án can be used to describe the quality of being a particular type of thing e.g. nási-án jàn "humanness", "humanity"
lìp	S is a flat leaf-like thing that expresses information about O	tok lipu
dò	S is the extent to which O exists/happens or is present.	zh 度 duò "measure"		e.g. tó-télo "amount of liquid", tó-án dùm-wás "number of birds"
làu	S is the head/controller/boss or O	tok lawa
ə̀n	S is two things to O	Peg System n "two"
màni	S is currency, or something easily traded, for O	tok mani		e.g. máni-jó "money", máni-án gèn "energy"
gàlam	S is a vibration/sound, made by O	tok kalama
gùlup	S is a group/collection/set of things that do O	tok kulupu
wàwa	S is strong at doing O	tok wawa
zìn	S is new to O, in the ways that determine how S affects O	tok sin
wɛ̀k	S is far away from O	tok weka
mòl	S dies because of O	tok moli
zìk	S is a circle or round thing, centered on O	tok sike
bàkal	S is breaks O	tok pakala
zòwel	S is a beast or a land mammal in its effect on O	tok soweli		more weakly means "animal" in general
zèwi	S is the top part of O or S is above O, or S is of the world that defines/describes O's nature (e.g. divine, logical)	tok sewi
wèn	S remains/stays with/at O	tok awen
ùtal	S fights/attacks O	tok utala
bàn	S is a grain food or seeds of O	tok pan
gòn	S is air/breath/spirit breathed by or enclosed within or permeating O	tok kon
bɔk	S is a side of O	tok poka
gò	S is a poweder/paste/gel of O	tok ko
lèko	S is a brick/block/square of O	tok leko
zìjel	S is the body of O	tok sijelo
lìɲa	S is a line of O	tok linja
bìmei	S is dark to O	tok pimeja
bù	S interacts with the official Toki Pona book in order to do O, S does O via a method that's in accordance with the official Toki Pona book	tok pu
zèli	S is hot/warm in a way that affects O	tok seli
gùt	S listens to or hears O	tok kute
gàs	S is a plant in how it affects O	tok kasi
jàk	S is messy/dirty/disgusting in how it affects O	tok jaki
ìns		tok insa
zùwi		tok suwi
lɛ̀t		tok lete
gìl		tok kili
ùta		tok uta
gìwe		tok kiwen
màma		tok mama
òpe		tok open
èsu		tok esun
mèl		tok meli
lùp		tok lupa
bòki		tok poki
mìje		tok mije
ùmp		tok unpa
mùn		tok mun
mònsut		tok monsuta
òlin		tok olin
lèn		tok len
nàmak		tok namak
bàlis		tok palisa
bìpi		tok pipi
lòi		tok loje
àmp		tok anpa
gùle		tok kule
wàlo		tok walo
nɔ̀k		tok noka
nèna		tok nena
zɛ̀l		tok selo
jèl		tok jelo
zùp		tok supa
gàl		tok kala
làs		tok laso
zìm		tok sinpin
mù		tok mu
dònsi		tok tonsi
àkes	S is like a lizard or amphibian type of animal to O	tok akesi
ɲà		tok nja
wà	S is awe-inspiring or amazing to O	tok wa
ŋʉ	closing particle for the pre-verb "ʉ̀ŋ"	kw an
gìpis	S breaks O into more than one piece	tok kipisi
àlas	S searches for O or hunts for O or tries to do O	tok alasa
èpik	S is epic/fantastic or very influential on O	tok epiku
mìsikek	S is medicine for O - to improve O's wellbeing	tok misikeke
zòk		tok soko
gìjetesantakal	S is a procyonid in how it affects O	tok kijetesantakalu		e.g. raccoon, coati, kinkajou, olingo