Toki Suno Lexicon
This document lists the lexical items used in Toki Suno and their visual rendering.
Meanings and usage follow Toki Pona unless otherwise noted.
Only the words listed here are part of the current Toki Suno lexicon.
Grammatical role is not encoded lexically. It is determined by rendering, framing, pauses, and context (see grammar.md).
Note: Special lexical renderings (e.g. ala, seme, pimeja) are part of a word’s rendering and are distinct from grammatical role frames.
Colour palette
Brown
Dark Blue
Green
Light Blue
Pink
Purple
Red
Yellow
White and Black are reserved for special lexical items and for literal colour meaning.
Colour and appearance
Words expressing colours are not used on their own.
They always appear together with kule (e.g. kule loje) to indicate colour as a concept rather than another word sharing the same colour rendering.
loje
meaning: red
rendering: Red
display: ()
note: always used with kule
walo
meaning: white, light-coloured, pale
rendering: white
display: ()
note: always used with kule
pimeja
meaning: black, dark
rendering: Black (white framed for visibility, role frames still apply outside as an external frame)
display: ()
note: always used with kule
jelo
meaning: yellow, light green
rendering: Yellow or Green
display: () / ()
note: always used with kule
laso
meaning: blue, green
rendering: Light or Dark Blue or Green
display: () / () / ()
note: always used with kule
kule
meaning: colour, paint; colourful, painted
rendering: Brown + Light Blue + Dark Blue
display: ()
Pronouns and deixis
| word | meaning | rendering | display |
|---|---|---|---|
| mi | I, we; my, our | Yellow + Light Blue | () |
| sina | you; your | Brown + Yellow | () |
| ona | she, he, it, they; her, his, its, their | Dark Blue + Green | () |
| ni | this, that | Dark Blue + Yellow + Green | () |
Connectives and special lexical items
| word | meaning | rendering | display |
|---|---|---|---|
| la | context separator (sets context for what follows) | Purple + Dark Blue + Brown | () |
| anu | or | Yellow + Dark Blue + Brown | () |
| taso | only; but | Light Blue + Green | () |
| tan | from, by, because of; origin, cause | Purple + Dark Blue + Pink | () |
| kepeken | use; with | Light Blue + Purple + Green | () |
| lon | be located in/at/on; exist; be real, true | Red + Light Blue + Brown | () |
| tawa | to, towards, for; go, move, travel | Purple + Green + Yellow | () |
| sama | same, similar; like, as | Pink + Brown | () |
| kin | also, too, even | Purple + Green + Brown | () |
| ale / ali | everything, anything; all, every; life, the universe | Dark Blue + Pink + Yellow | () |
| o | vocative or imperative marker | Yellow + Red | () |
Negation and questions
| word | meaning | rendering | display |
|---|---|---|---|
| ala | no, not, none; nothing; negation; zero | dotted white frame | () |
| seme | what, which | dot-fill / static sparkle with irregular dotted frame | () |
Numbers and quantity
| word | meaning | rendering | display |
|---|---|---|---|
| wan | one; unit; to unite | Purple + Red + Green | () |
| tu | two; pair; divide | Brown + Light Blue + Green | () |
| mute | many, much, very; quantity | Brown + Dark Blue | () |
| lili | small, little, short, few | Light Blue + Purple | () |
| suli | big, tall, long, important | Pink + Red | () |
People and body
| word | meaning | rendering | display |
|---|---|---|---|
| jan | person, people, human | Red + Light Blue + Yellow | () |
| mama | parent, mother, father | Light Blue + Green + Yellow | () |
| luka | hand, arm | Brown + Light Blue | () |
| noka | leg, foot | Red + Dark Blue + Green | () |
| insa | inside, centre, stomach; internal | Pink + Yellow + Purple | () |
| lawa | head, mind; lead, control | Pink + Dark Blue | () |
| sijelo | body, physical state | Red + Purple | () |
| uta | mouth; oral | Purple + Dark Blue + Red | () |
| nena | bump, nose, hill | Yellow + Light Blue + Pink | () |
| selo | outside, surface, skin | Red + Yellow + Pink | () |
| sinpin | front, face, wall | Light Blue + Dark Blue + Green | () |
| poka | side, next to; with | Red + Green + Brown | () |
| monsi | back, behind | Red + Brown | () |
Nature and place
| word | meaning | rendering | display |
|---|---|---|---|
| ma | land, earth, country, outdoor area | Brown (dark orange) | () |
| kasi | plant, leaf, tree | Green | () |
| kili | fruit, vegetable, mushroom | Pink + Green + Brown | () |
| soweli | animal, land mammal | Green + Light Blue + Pink | () |
| akesi | non-cute animal, reptile, amphibian | Yellow + Green + Pink | () |
| kon | air, wind, smell, spirit | Dark Blue | () |
| telo | water, liquid | Light Blue | () |
| suno | sun, light | Yellow | () |
| seli | fire, heat | Red | () |
| lete | cold, cool | Light Blue + Pink + Purple | () |
| sewi | high, above; sacred | Purple + Yellow + Brown | () |
| anpa | bottom, under, low | Green + Red + Yellow | () |
| lupa | hole, door, window | Purple + Brown + Pink | () |
| kiwen | hard thing, stone, metal | Brown + Purple + Red | () |
| palisa | long hard object, stick | Red + Dark Blue + Light Blue | () |
Objects and built things
| word | meaning | rendering | display |
|---|---|---|---|
| ilo | tool, device, machine | Brown + Light Blue + Yellow | () |
| poki | container, box, bowl | Light Blue + Green + Red | () |
| supa | horizontal surface, furniture | Brown + Pink + Red | () |
| tomo | house, building, room | Red + Yellow + Brown | () |
| ko | semi-solid, paste, powder | Pink + Light Blue + Dark Blue | () |
| ijo | thing, object | Yellow + Green | () |
| sike | circle, wheel, cycle | Dark Blue + Light Blue + Purple | () |
Time, change, and states
| word | meaning | rendering | display |
|---|---|---|---|
| tenpo | time, duration, moment | Purple + Yellow + Dark Blue | () |
| kama | come, become, begin | Dark Blue + Light Blue + Yellow | () |
| open | open, start | Red + Green + Pink | () |
| pini | end, finished, past | Brown + Yellow + Pink | () |
| ante | different; change; otherwise | Light Blue + Purple + Red | () |
| sin | new, fresh | Purple + Green + Pink | () |
| awen | stay, remain; keep | Yellow + Purple | () |
| weka | away, absent; remove | Red + Light Blue | () |
| lape | sleep, rest | Light Blue + Dark Blue | () |
| moli | death; die; kill | Purple + Green | () |
Communication and knowledge
| word | meaning | rendering | display |
|---|---|---|---|
| toki | language; speak; communicate | Purple | () |
| nimi | name, word | Pink + Dark Blue + Green | () |
| sona | know, understand; knowledge | Pink + Green | () |
| sitelen | image; draw; write | Dark Blue + Purple | () |
| lukin | see, look, read | Yellow + Pink | () |
| kute | hear, listen | Brown + Dark Blue + Pink | () |
| kalama | sound, noise; make sound | Purple + Dark Blue + Green | () |
| pilin | feel, emotion | Light Blue + Pink | () |
Action, energy, and interaction
| word | meaning | rendering | display |
|---|---|---|---|
| pali | do, make, work | Brown + Green | () |
| pana | give, send, provide | Red + Pink + Light Blue | () |
| jo | have, contain, get | Brown + Green + Dark Blue | () |
| moku | eat, drink; food | Dark Blue + Red | () |
| wawa | energy, strength | Pink + Purple | () |
| unpa | sex, sexual relations | Pink + Purple + Red | () |
| utala | conflict, fight | Light Blue + Purple + Brown | () |
| pakala | break, damage; mistake | Red + Brown + Dark Blue | () |
Qualities and evaluation
| word | meaning | rendering | display |
|---|---|---|---|
| pona | good, simple, positive | Pink | () |
| ike | bad, negative | Purple + Brown | () |
| nasa | strange, silly | Purple + Red + Yellow | () |
| namako | spice, extra | Red + Yellow + Dark Blue | () |
| jaki | dirty, filthy | Brown + Light Blue + Pink | () |
| ken | can, possible | Yellow + Dark Blue | () |
| wile | want, need, must | Green + Red | () |
| nasin | way, path, method | Light Blue + Purple + Yellow | () |
| kulupu | group, community | Red + Dark Blue + Pink | () |
| musi | fun, play, art | Brown + Yellow + Green | () |