Official World List

Total 118 words. Click on a blue word to hear it pronounced. Between italicized brackets [ ], you will find mnemonics to help remember a word.
a interj ah, ha, uh, oh, ooh, aw, well (emotion word)
akesi n non-cute animal, reptile, amphibian
ala mod no, not, none, un-
n nothing, negation, zero
interj no!
ale, ali (both variants are correct)
n everything, anything, life, the universe
mod all, every, complete, whole
anpa n bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath
mod low, lower, bottom, down
ante n difference
mod different
cont otherwise, or else
vt change, alter, modify
anu conj or
awen vi stay, wait, remain
vt keep
mod remaining, stationary, permanent, sedentary
e sep (introduces a direct object)
en conj and (used to coordinate head nouns)
ijo n thing, something, stuff, anything, object
mod of something
vt objectify
ike mod bad, negative, wrong, evil, overly complex, (figuratively) unhealthy
interj oh dear! woe! alas!
n negativity, badness, evil
vt to make bad, to worsen, to have a negative effect upon
vi to be bad, to suck
[sounds like icky]
ilo n tool, device, machine, thing used for a specific purpose
insa n inside, inner world, centre, stomach
mod inner, internal
[inside]
jaki mod dirty, gross, filthy
n dirt, pollution, garbage, filth
vt pollute, dirty
interj ew! yuck!
[yucky]
jan n person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody
mod human, somebody's, personal, of people
vt personify, humanize, personalize
jelo mod yellow, light green
[yellow]
jo vt have, contain
n having
kama receive, get, take, obtain
kala n fish, sea creature
kalama n sound, noise, voice
vi make noise
vt sound, ring, play (an instrument)
kama vi come, become, arrive, happen, pursue actions to arrive to (a certain state), manage to, start to
n event, happening, chance, arrival, beginning
mod coming, future
vt bring about, summon
[come up]
kasi n plant, leaf, herb, tree, wood
ken vi can, is able to, is allowed to, may, is possible
n possibility, ability, power to do things, permission
vt make possible, enable, allow, permit
cont it is possible that
kepeken vt use
prep with
kili n fruit, pulpy vegetable, mushroom
kin mod also, too, even, indeed (emphasizes the word(s) before it)
kiwen mod hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal
n hard thing, rock, stone, metal, mineral, clay
ko n semi-solid or squishy substance, e.g. paste, powder, gum
kon n air, wind, smell, soul
mod air-like, ethereal, gaseous
kule n colour, paint
mod colourful
vt colour, paint
kute vt listen, hear
mod auditory, hearing
kulupu n group, community, society, company, people
mod communal, shared, public, of the society
la sep (between adverb or phrase of context and sentence)
lape n, vi sleep, rest
mod sleeping, of sleep
laso mod blue, blue-green
lawa n head, mind
mod main, leading, in charge
vt lead, control, rule, steer
len n clothing, cloth, fabric
lete n cold
mod cold, uncooked
vt cool down, chill
li sep (between any subject except mi and sina and its verb; also used to introduce a new verb for the same subject)
lili mod small, little, young, a bit, short, few, less
vt reduce, shorten, shrink, lessen
linja n long, very thin, floppy thing, e.g. string, rope, hair, thread, cord, chain
lipu n flat and bendable thing, e.g. paper, card, ticket
loje mod red
lon prep be (located) in/at/on
vi be there, be present, be real/true, exist, be awake
luka n hand, arm
lukin vt see, look at, watch, read
vi look, watch out, pay attention
mod visual(ly)
[looking]
lupa n hole, orifice, window, door
[sounds like loop]
ma n land, earth, country, (outdoor) area
mama n parent, mother, father
mod of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly
[sounds like momma]
mani n money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital
[money]
meli n woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend
mod female, feminine, womanly
[Mary]
mi n I, we
mod my, our
[me]
mije n man, male, husband, boyfriend
mod male, masculine, manly
moku n food, meal
vt eat, drink, swallow, ingest, consume
moli n death
vi die, be dead
vt kill
mod dead, deadly, fatal
monsi n back, rear end, butt, behind
mod back, rear
mu interj woof! meow! moo! etc. (cute animal noise)