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a

[interj] ah, ha, uh, oh, ooh, aw, well (emotion word)

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akesi

[n] non-cute animal, reptile, amphibian

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ala

[mod] no, not, none, un-; [n] nothing, negation, zero; [interj] no!

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ale, ali

[n] everything, anything, life, the universe; [mod] all, every, complete, whole

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anpa

[n] bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath; [mod] low, lower, bottom, down

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ante

[n] difference; [mod] different; [cont] otherwise, or else; [vt] change, alter, modify

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anu

[conj] or

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awen

[vi] stay, wait, remain; [vt] keep; [mod] remaining, stationary, permanent, sedentary

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e

[sep] (introduces a direct object)

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en

[conj] and (used to coordinate head nouns)

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ijo

[n] thing, something, stuff, anything, object; [mod] of something; [vt] objectify

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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

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ilo

[n] tool, device, machine, thing used for a specific purpose

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insa

[n] inside, inner world, centre, stomach; [mod] inner, internal

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jaki

[mod] dirty, gross, filthy; [n] dirt, pollution, garbage, filth; [vt] pollute, dirty; [interj] ew! yuck!

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jan

[n] person, people, human, being, somebody, anybody; [mod] human, somebody's, personal, of people; [vt] personify, humanize, personalize

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jelo

[mod] yellow, light green

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jo

[vt] have, contain; [n] having; [kama] receive, get, take, obtain

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kala

[n] fish, sea creature

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kalama

[n] sound, noise, voice; [vi] make noise; [vt] sound, ring, play (an instrument)

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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

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kasi

[n] plant, leaf, herb, tree, wood

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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

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kepeken

[vt] use; [prep] with

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kili

[n] fruit, pulpy vegetable, mushroom

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kin

[mod] also, too, even, indeed (emphasizes the word(s) before it)

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kiwen

[mod] hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal; [n] hard thing, rock, stone, metal, mineral, clay

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ko

[n] semi-solid or squishy substance, e.g. paste, powder, gum

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kon

[n] air, wind, smell, soul; [mod] air-like, ethereal, gaseous

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kule

[n] colour, paint; [mod] colourful; [vt] colour, paint

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kute

[vt] listen, hear; [mod] auditory, hearing

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kulupu

[n] group, community, society, company, people; [mod] communal, shared, public, of the society

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la

[sep] (between adverb or phrase of context and sentence)

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lape

[n, vi] sleep, rest; [mod] sleeping, of sleep

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laso

[mod] blue, blue-green

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lawa

[n] head, mind; [mod] main, leading, in charge; [vt] lead, control, rule, steer

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len

[n] clothing, cloth, fabric

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lete

[n] cold; [mod] cold, uncooked; [vt] cool down, chill

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li

[sep] (between any subject except mi and sina and its verb, also used to introduce a new verb for the same subject)

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lili

[mod] small, little, young, a bit, short, few, less; [vt] reduce, shorten, shrink, lessen

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linja

[n] long, very thin, floppy thing, e.g. string, rope, hair, thread, cord, chain

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lipu

[n] flat and bendable thing, e.g. paper, card, ticket

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loje

[mod] red

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lon

[prep] be (located) in/at/on; [vi] be there, be present, be real/true, exist, be awake

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luka

[n] hand, arm

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lukin

[vt] see, look at, watch, read; [vi] look, watch out, pay attention; [mod] visual(ly)

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lupa

[n] hole, orifice, window, door

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ma

[n] land, earth, country, (outdoor) area

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mama

[n] parent, mother, father; [mod] of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly

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mani

[n] money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital

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meli

[n] woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend; [mod] female, feminine, womanly

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mi

[n] I, we; [mod] my, our

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mije

[n] man, male, husband, boyfriend; [mod] male, masculine, manly

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moku

[n] food, meal; [vt] eat, drink, swallow, ingest, consume

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moli

[n] death; [vi] die, be dead; [vt] kill; [mod] dead, deadly, fatal

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monsi

[n] back, rear end, butt, behind; [mod] back, rear

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mu

[interj] woof! meow! moo! etc. (cute animal noise)

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mun

[n] moon; [mod] lunar

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musi

[n] fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainment; [mod] artful, fun, recreational; [vi] play, have fun; [vt] amuse, entertain

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mute

[mod] many, very, much, several, a lot, abundant, numerous, more; [n] amount, quantity; [vt] make many or much

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nanpa

[n] number; [oth] -th (ordinal numbers)

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nasa

[mod] silly, crazy, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, weird; [vt] drive crazy, make weird

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nasin

[n] way, manner, custom, road, path, doctrine, system, method

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nena

[n] bump, nose, hill, mountain, button

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ni

[mod] this, that

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nimi

[n] word, name

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noka

[n] leg, foot

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o

[sep] O (vocative or imperative); [interj] hey! (calling somebody's attention)

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oko

[n] eye

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olin

[n] love; [mod] love; [vt] to love (a person)

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ona

[n] she, he, it, they; [mod] her, his, its, their

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open

[vt] open, turn on

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pakala

[n] blunder, accident, mistake, destruction, damage, breaking; [vt] screw up, **** up, botch, ruin, break, hurt, injure, damage, spoil, ruin; [vi] screw up, fall apart, break; [interj] damn! ****!

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pali

[n] activity, work, deed, project; [mod] active, work-related, operating, working; [vt] do, make, build, create; [vi] act, work, function

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palisa

[n] long, mostly hard object, e.g. rod, stick, branch

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pana

[vt] give, put, send, place, release, emit, cause; [n] giving, transfer, exchange

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pi

[sep] of, belonging to

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pilin

[n] feelings, emotion, heart; [vi] feel; [vt] feel, think, sense, touch

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pimeja

[mod] black, dark; [n] darkness, shadows; [vt] darken

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pini

[n] end, tip; [mod] completed, finished, past, done, ago; [vt] finish, close, end, turn off

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pipi

[n] bug, insect, spider

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poka

[n] side, hip, next to; [prep] in the accompaniment of, with; [mod] neighbouring

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poki

[n] container, box, bowl, cup, glass

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pona

[n] good, simplicity, positivity; [mod] good, simple, positive, nice, correct, right; [interj] great! good! thanks! OK! cool! yay!; [vt] improve, fix, repair, make good

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sama

[mod] same, similar, equal, of equal status or position; [prep] like, as, seem

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seli

[n] fire, warmth, heat; [mod] hot, warm, cooked; [vt] heat, warm up, cook

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selo

[n] outside, surface, skin, shell, bark, shape, peel

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seme

[oth] what, which, wh- (question word)

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sewi

[n] high, up, above, top, over, on; [mod] superior, elevated, religious, formal

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sijelo

[n] body, physical state

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sike

[n] circle, wheel, sphere, ball, cycle; [mod] round, cyclical

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sin

[mod] new, fresh, another, more; [vt] renew, renovate, freshen

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sina

[n] you; [mod] your

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sinpin

[n] front, chest, torso, face, wall

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sitelen

[n] picture, image; [vt] draw, write

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sona

[n] knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, understanding; [vt] know, understand, know how to; [vi] know, understand; [kama] learn, study

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soweli

[n] animal, especially land mammal, lovable animal

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suli

[mod] big, tall, long, adult, important; [vt] enlarge, lengthen; [n] size

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suno

[n] sun, light

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supa

[n] horizontal surface, e.g furniture, table, chair, pillow, floor

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