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toki a! nimi pi kulupu mi li kulupu telo mun anu “Kutemu.” nimi pi mi taso li kala suno Niamh. mi pali e tokiponido “toki pi kalama ante” TPKA. mi en waso laso Alisanosaka li pali e nimi sin “eliki” kin. mi tan kulupu Salaki lon nena laso. mi toki Salaki kin. toki lili mi li Kituwa.

Hello! Our system name is the Nebulae System [star sea] my name specifically is kala suno Niamh. I created the tokiponido “toki pi kalama ante” [abbreviated as TPKA.] waso laso Alisanosaka and I also created the nimisin “eliki.” I am from the Tsalagi tribe located at the blue mountains [Great Smoky Mountains.] I speak the Tsalagi language as well. My dialect is Kituwah.

nimi (129)

a

PARTICLE

(emphasis, emotion or confirmation)

<strong>usage:</strong> I use this almost exclusively to express excitement or add [positive] emotion to my staments; whereas <em>kin</em> expresses more of a consideration, thinking, taking time to gather my thoughts, or recognition of shared experiences.

akesi

CONTENT

<em>herpetofauna</em> - reptiles, amphibians

ala

PARTICLE · CONTENT · NUMBER

no, not, zero; nothing

alasa

CONTENT · PREVERB

to hunt, forage, seek | ALT (pv.) try to, attempt

<strong>usage:</strong> I use this as a preverb to mean “<em>try to, attempt</em>” instead of <em>lukin</em>

ale

CONTENT · NUMBER

all; abundant, countless, bountiful, every, plentiful; abundance, everything, life, universe; one hundred

anpa

CONTENT

bowing down, downward, humble, lowly, dependent | ALT lower part, under, below, floor, beneath; low, lower, bottom, down

ante

CONTENT

different, altered, changed, other

anu

PARTICLE

or

awen

CONTENT · PREVERB

enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying; (pv.) to continue to, to keep

e

CONTENT

(before the direct object)

eliki

CONTENT

distress, affliction, adversity, pain <- Tsalagi <em>ehisdi</em> ‘pain, distress’

<strong>usage:</strong> I created this to refer to my own chronic pain and illness, as well as the effects of systemic oppression.

en

PARTICLE

(between multiple subjects)

epiku

CONTENT

epic, cool, awesome, amazing (interjection)

esun

CONTENT

market, shop, fair, bazaar, business transaction

ijo

CONTENT

thing, phenomenon, object, matter

ike

CONTENT

bad, negative; non-essential, irrelevant

ilo

CONTENT

tool, implement, machine, device

insa

CONTENT

centre, content, inside, between; internal organ, stomach

jaki

CONTENT

disgusting, obscene, sickly, toxic, unclean, unsanitary

jan

CONTENT

human being, person, somebody

<strong>usage:</strong> I dislike using this word, but do use it regularly

jelo

CONTENT

yellow, yellowish

kala

CONTENT

fish, marine animal, sea creature

kalama

CONTENT

to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud

kama

CONTENT · PREVERB

arriving, coming, future, summoned; (pv.) to become, manage to, succeed in

kasi

CONTENT

plant, vegetation; herb, leaf

ken

CONTENT

to be able to, be allowed to, can, may; possible

kepeken

CONTENT

to use, with, by means of

<strong>usage:</strong> I do <em>not</em> use <em>kepeken</em> with the particle <em>e</em>

kili

CONTENT

fruit, vegetable

kin

PARTICLE · CONTENT

indeed, too, also, as well, (emphasis, emotion, or confirmation)

<strong>usage:</strong> I use this to expresses more of a consideration, thinking, taking time to gather my thoughts, or recognition of shared experiences; whereas the particle <em>a</em> I use almost exclusively to express excitement or add [positive] emotion to my statements.

kiwen

CONTENT

hard object, metal, rock, stone

ko

CONTENT

clay, clinging form, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder

kon

CONTENT

air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent

<strong>usage:</strong> I use <em>kon</em> to refer to both living and non-living things as well as to mean <em>”ancestors, life, importance”</em>

kule

CONTENT

colorful, pigmented, painted

<strong>additional usage:</strong> I use this to mean <em>spectrum, diverse, queer</em>

kulupu

CONTENT

community, company, group, nation, society, tribe

<strong>usage:</strong> I refer to both my Tribe and our system as <em>kulupu</em>

kute

CONTENT

ear; to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey

la

PARTICLE

(between the context phrase and the main sentence)

lape

CONTENT

sleeping, resting

<strong>usage:</strong> I use this to refer to both sleeping and resting while awake, as well as non-traditional forms of rest. <em>self care is lape</em>

laso

CONTENT

blue, green

<strong>usage:</strong> I use this to refer to <em>all cool colors towards green.</em> Check the <em>color system</em> heading for more information

lawa

CONTENT

head, mind; to control, direct, guide, lead, own, plan, regulate, rule

len

CONTENT

cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy

lete

CONTENT

cold, cool; uncooked, raw

li

PARTICLE

(between any subject except mi alone or sina alone and its verb; also to introduce a new verb for the same subject)

lili

CONTENT

little, small, short; few; a bit; young

linja

CONTENT

long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn | ALT line, connection

lipu

CONTENT

flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website

loje

CONTENT

red, reddish

<strong>usage:</strong> I use this to refer to <em>all warm colors towards magenta.</em> Check the <em>color system</em> heading for more information.

lon

CONTENT · PREPOSITION

located at, present at, real, true, existing

luka

CONTENT · NUMBER

arm, hand, tactile organ; five

lukin

CONTENT

eye; look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch

<strong>usage:</strong> I do not use as preverb “try to” and instead attribute it to <em>alasa</em>

lupa

CONTENT

door, hole, orifice, window

ma

CONTENT

earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil

mama

CONTENT

parent, originator; caretaker, sustainer

<strong>usage:</strong> I do <em>not</em> use the common definition’s inclusion of “ancestor” and “creator,” in this word, and instead attribute those to <em>kon, sama, sewi, pali</em> depending on context.

mani

CONTENT

money, cash, savings, wealth

I prefer not to use this

meli

CONTENT

woman, feminine person; wife

<strong>usage:</strong> I rarely use this word and only use it when requested by others to refer to them.

mi

CONTENT

I, me, we, us

mije

CONTENT

man, masculine person; husband

<strong>usage:</strong> I rarely use this word and only use it when requested by others to refer to them.

misikeke

CONTENT

medicine, medical

moku

CONTENT

to eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest

<strong>additional usage:</strong> I use this to mean “absorb.” <em>len li moku e telo</em>

moli

CONTENT

dead, dying

<strong>additional usage:</strong> I use this to mean <em>death, kill, killing</em>

monsi

CONTENT

back, behind, rear

monsuta

CONTENT

fear, dread; monster, predator; threat, danger

mu

CONTENT

(animal noise or communication) | ALT (non-speech vocalization)

<strong>usage:</strong> I am a sound and origin rebel; <em>a plate shattering is mu</em>

mun

CONTENT

moon, night sky object, star

<strong>usage:</strong> this is part of our toki pona system name <em>kulupu telo mun</em> which we use to say <em>star sea system</em> and mean Nebulae System

musi

CONTENT

artistic, entertaining, frivolous, playful, recreation

mute

CONTENT

many, a lot, more, much, several, very; quantity

n

PARTICLE

umm, mmm, hmm (indicates thinking, pondering, recognition, agreement, or humming)

namako

CONTENT

embellishment, spice; extra, additional

nanpa

CONTENT

-th (ordinal number); numbers

nasa

CONTENT

unusual, strange; silly; drunk, intoxicated

nasin

CONTENT

way, custom, doctrine, method, path, road

nena

CONTENT

bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance

ni

CONTENT

that, this

nimi

CONTENT

name, word

noka

CONTENT

foot, leg, organ of locomotion; bottom, lower part

o

PARTICLE

hey! O! (vocative or imperative)

olin

CONTENT

love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to

ona

CONTENT

he, she, it, they

open

CONTENT · PREVERB

begin, start; open; turn on

<strong>additional usage:</strong> I use this as a preverb to mean “to start”

pakala

CONTENT

botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up | ALT (curse expletive, e.g. fuck!)

pali

CONTENT

do, take action on, work on; build, make, prepare

palisa

CONTENT

long hard thing; branch, rod, stick

pan

CONTENT

cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta

pana

CONTENT

give, send, emit, provide, put, release

pi

PARTICLE

(used to divide a second noun group that describes a first noun group)

pilin

CONTENT

heart (physical or emotional); feeling (an emotion, a direct experience)

pimeja

CONTENT

black, dark, unlit

pini

CONTENT · PREVERB

ago, completed, ended, finished, past

<strong>additional usage:</strong> I use this a preverb to mean “to stop”

pipi

CONTENT

bug, insect, ant, spider

<strong>usage:</strong> I use this to refer to true bugs, insects, and arthropods equally

poka

CONTENT

hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity | ALT along with (comitative), beside

poki

CONTENT

container, bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, vessel

<strong>additional usage:</strong> I use this instead of <em>jo</em> to mean <em>to have, contain, carry, hold</em>

pona

CONTENT

good, positive, useful; friendly, peaceful; simple

pu

CONTENT

interacting with the official Toki Pona book

sama

CONTENT · PREPOSITION

same, similar; each other; sibling, peer, fellow; as, like

<strong>additional usage:</strong> I use this to refer to everyone I am fairly close to, the same way I may call non-related people <em>cuz, cousin</em> or <em>auntie, uncle</em>

seli

CONTENT

fire; cooking element, chemical reaction, heat source

selo

CONTENT

outer form, outer layer; bark, peel, shell, skin; boundary

seme

CONTENT

what? which? huh?

sewi

CONTENT

area above, highest part, something elevated; awe-inspiring, divine, sacred, supernatural

<strong>additional usage:</strong> I also use this to mean <em>god, gods,</em> and <em>Creator</em>

sijelo

CONTENT

body (of person or animal), physical state, torso

sike

CONTENT

round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel; of one year

sin

CONTENT

new, fresh

sina

CONTENT

you

sinpin

CONTENT

face, foremost, front, wall

sitelen

CONTENT

image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing

soko

CONTENT

fungus, fungi

sona

CONTENT · PREVERB

know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on; (pv.) know how to

soweli

CONTENT

animal, beast, land mammal

suli

CONTENT

big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult

suno

CONTENT

sun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source

<strong>usage:</strong> this is part of my name, <em>kala suno</em> which I use to mean <em>radiant sea creature</em> but people usually call me sunfish

supa

CONTENT

horizontal surface, thing to put or rest something on

suwi

CONTENT

sweet, fragrant; cute, innocent, adorable

tan

CONTENT · PREPOSITION

by, from, because of; origin, cause

taso

PARTICLE · CONTENT

but, however; only

tawa

CONTENT · PREPOSITION · PREVERB

going to, toward; for; from the perspective of; moving

<strong>additional usage:</strong> I use this as a preverb to mean <em>going to</em>

telo

CONTENT

water, liquid, fluid, wet substance; beverages

tenpo

CONTENT

time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation

toki

CONTENT

communicate, say, speak, talk, use language, think; hello

tomo

CONTENT

indoor space; building, home, house, room

tonsi

CONTENT

non-binary, gender-non-conforming, trans, non-cisgender, intersex, cisn’t

tu

CONTENT · NUMBER

two

unpa

CONTENT

have sexual relations with

unu

CONTENT

purple

<strong>usage</strong> I use this to refer to <em>all cool colors towards magenta.</em> Check the <em>color system</em> heading for more information*

uta

CONTENT

mouth, lips, oral cavity, jaw

utala

CONTENT

battle, challenge, compete against, struggle against

walo

CONTENT

white, whitish; light-coloured, pale

wan

CONTENT · NUMBER

unique, united; one

waso

CONTENT

bird, flying creature, winged animal

wawa

CONTENT

strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense

weka

CONTENT

absent, away, ignored

<strong>additional usage:</strong> remove, separate, vanish, abandon

wile

CONTENT · PREVERB

must, need, require, should, want, wish