| I | सर्वनाम | mi | I am here now. mi lon ni lon tenpo ni. |
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| you | सर्वनाम | sina | You are my good friend. sina jan pona mi. |
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| we | सर्वनाम | mi mute | We go to school today. mi mute li tawa tomo sona lon tenpo suno ni. |
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| they | सर्वनाम | ona mute | They want to eat now. ona mute li wile moku lon tenpo ni. |
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| what | सर्वनाम | seme | What do you want now? sina wile e seme lon tenpo ni? |
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| where | क्रिया विशेषण | seme | Where is your house? tomo sina li lon seme? |
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| when | क्रिया विशेषण | seme | When do we leave tomorrow? mi mute li tawa weka lon seme tenpo kama? |
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| who | सर्वनाम | seme | Who is that person? jan ni li jan seme? |
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| why | क्रिया विशेषण | seme | Why are you sad today? tan seme la sina pilin ike lon tenpo suno ni? |
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| how | क्रिया विशेषण | seme | How do you do this? sina pali e ni kepeken nasin seme? |
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| to be | क्रिया | lon | The book is on the table. lipu li lon supa. |
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| to have | क्रिया | jo | I have a new book. mi jo e lipu sin. |
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| to do | क्रिया | pali | We do the work together. mi mute li pali e work lon poka. |
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| to go | क्रिया | tawa | They go to the city. ona mute li tawa ma tomo. |
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| to come | क्रिया | kama | Please come to my house. o kama tawa tomo mi. |
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| to see | क्रिया | lukin | I see the bright moon. mi lukin e mun suno. |
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| to know | क्रिया | sona | I know your name. mi sona e nimi sina. |
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| to think | क्रिया | pilin | I think this is good. mi pilin e ni: ni li pona. |
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| to want | क्रिया | wile | They want more water. ona mute li wile e telo namako. |
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| to need | क्रिया | wile | I need food now. mi wile e moku lon tenpo ni. |
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| to make | क्रिया | pali | |
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| to take | क्रिया | kama jo | Take the book with you. o kama jo e lipu. |
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| to give | क्रिया | pana | I give you water. mi pana e telo tawa sina. |
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| to say | क्रिया | toki | Please say your name. o toki e nimi sina. |
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| to tell | क्रिया | toki | Tell me the story. o toki e toki tawa mi. |
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| to ask | क्रिया | ask | |
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| to find | क्रिया | alasa | |
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| to look | क्रिया | lukin | Look at the blue sky. o lukin e sewi laso. |
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| to use | क्रिया | kepeken | I use this small table. mi kepeken supa lili ni. |
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| to work | क्रिया | pali | They work every day. ona mute li pali lon tenpo suno ale. |
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| to eat | क्रिया | moku | The child eats rice. jan lili li moku e pan. |
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| to drink | क्रिया | moku | I drink cold water. mi moku e telo lete. |
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| to sleep | क्रिया | lape | The baby sleeps well. jan lili li lape pona. |
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| to walk | क्रिया | tawa noka | We walk to school daily. mi mute li tawa noka tawa tomo sona lon tenpo suno ale. |
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| to run | क्रिया | tawa wawa | The boy runs fast. mije lili li tawa wawa. |
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| to read | क्रिया | read | |
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| to write | क्रिया | sitelen | I write your name here. mi sitelen e nimi sina lon ni. |
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| to speak | क्रिया | toki | They speak two languages. ona mute li toki kepeken toki tu. |
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| to listen | क्रिया | kute | Please listen to me now. o kute e mi lon tenpo ni. |
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| to hear | क्रिया | kute | I hear the wind outside. mi kute e kon tawa lon insa ala. |
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| to buy | क्रिया | esun | We buy fruit today. mi mute li esun e kili lon tenpo suno ni. |
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| to sell | क्रिया | esun | They sell good tea. ona mute li esun e telo nasa pona. |
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| to pay | क्रिया | pana e mani | I pay for the bread. mi pana e mani tawa pan. |
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| to help | क्रिया | pona | Please help your friend. o pona tawa jan pona sina. |
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| to love | क्रिया | olin | I love my family. mi olin e kulupu mama mi. |
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| to live | क्रिया | lon | We live in this city. mi mute li lon ma tomo ni. |
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| to die | क्रिया | moli | The fish died yesterday. kala li moli lon tenpo suno pini. |
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| to learn | क्रिया | kama sona | Children learn at school. jan lili li kama sona lon tomo sona. |
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| to teach | क्रिया | pana e sona | They teach the young children. ona mute li pana e sona tawa jan lili. |
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| to open | क्रिया | open | Open the door, please. o open e lupa. |
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| to close | क्रिया | pini | Close the door now. o pini e lupa lon tenpo ni. |
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| person | संज्ञा | jan | That person is very kind. jan ni li pona mute. |
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| man | संज्ञा | mije | The man is my father. mije ni li mama mije mi. |
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| woman | संज्ञा | meli | The woman drinks tea. meli li moku e telo. |
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| child | संज्ञा | jan lili | The child is sleeping. jan lili li lape. |
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| boy | संज्ञा | mije lili | |
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| girl | संज्ञा | meli lili | The girl has a flower. meli lili li jo e kasi kule. |
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| family | संज्ञा | kulupu mama | My family is very big. kulupu mama mi li suli mute. |
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| mother | संज्ञा | mama meli | My mother is at home. mama meli mi li lon tomo mi. |
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| father | संज्ञा | mama mije | My father likes coffee. mama mije mi li olin e telo pimeja. |
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| friend | संज्ञा | jan pona | You are my friend. sina jan pona mi. |
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| house | संज्ञा | tomo | Their house is new. tomo ona li sin. |
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| home | संज्ञा | tomo | I am going home now. mi tawa tomo lon tenpo ni. |
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| school | संज्ञा | tomo sona | The school is very old. tomo sona li sin ala mute. |
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| city | संज्ञा | ma tomo | This city is very big. ma tomo ni li suli mute. |
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| country | संज्ञा | ma | That country is far away. ma ni li weka. |
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| world | संज्ञा | ma ale | The world is very big. ma ale li suli mute. |
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| street | संज्ञा | nasin | The street is long. nasin li suli. |
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| room | संज्ञा | tomo | This room is small. tomo ni li lili. |
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| time | संज्ञा | tenpo | Time moves very fast. tenpo li tawa wawa mute. |
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| day | संज्ञा | tenpo suno | The day is long. tenpo suno li suli. |
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| night | संज्ञा | tenpo pimeja | The night is cold. tenpo pimeja li lete. |
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| morning | संज्ञा | tenpo suno open | I work in the morning. mi pali lon tenpo suno open. |
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| evening | संज्ञा | tenpo suno pini | We eat in the evening. mi mute li moku lon tenpo suno pini. |
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| month | संज्ञा | mun | A month passed quickly. mun li pini kepeken tenpo lili. |
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| year | संज्ञा | sike | This year was good. sike ni li pona. |
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| today | क्रिया विशेषण | tenpo suno ni | I am busy today. mi pali mute lon tenpo suno ni. |
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| tomorrow | क्रिया विशेषण | tenpo suno kama | We leave tomorrow morning. mi mute li tawa weka lon tenpo suno kama. |
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| yesterday | क्रिया विशेषण | tenpo suno pini | |
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| now | क्रिया विशेषण | tenpo ni | We must go now. mi mute li wile tawa lon tenpo ni. |
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| sun | संज्ञा | suno | The sun is very hot. suno li seli mute. |
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| moon | संज्ञा | mun | The moon is bright tonight. mun li suno lon tenpo pimeja ni. |
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| star | संज्ञा | mun | That star is beautiful. mun ni li pona lukin. |
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| sky | संज्ञा | sewi | The sky is blue. sewi li laso. |
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| earth | संज्ञा | ma | The earth is our home. ma li tomo mi mute. |
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| fire | संज्ञा | seli | The fire is very hot. seli li seli mute. |
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| water | संज्ञा | telo | Water is good to drink. telo li pona tawa moku. |
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| rain | संज्ञा | telo sewi | The rain is cold today. telo sewi li lete lon tenpo suno ni. |
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| wind | संज्ञा | kon tawa | The wind is strong. kon tawa li wawa. |
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| tree | संज्ञा | kasi | That tree is very tall. kasi ni li suli mute. |
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| flower | संज्ञा | kasi kule | The flower is beautiful. kasi kule li pona lukin. |
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| mountain | संज्ञा | nena | That mountain is very high. nena ni li sewi mute. |
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| river | संज्ञा | telo tawa | The river is long. telo tawa li suli. |
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| sea | संज्ञा | telo suli | The sea is blue. telo suli li laso. |
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| food | संज्ञा | moku | The food is very good. moku li pona mute. |
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| bread | संज्ञा | pan | I eat bread every morning. mi moku e pan lon tenpo suno open ale. |
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| rice | संज्ञा | pan | We eat rice tonight. mi mute li moku e pan lon tenpo pimeja ni. |
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| meat | संज्ञा | moku soweli | |
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| fish | संज्ञा | kala | |
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| fruit | संज्ञा | kili | |
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| tea | संज्ञा | telo | I drink hot tea. mi moku e telo seli. |
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| coffee | संज्ञा | telo pimeja | |
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| head | संज्ञा | lawa | |
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| eye | संज्ञा | oko | |
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| ear | संज्ञा | kute | |
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| mouth | संज्ञा | uta | Open your mouth wide. o open e uta sina. |
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| nose | संज्ञा | nena | |
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| hand | संज्ञा | luka | My hand is cold. luka mi li lete. |
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| foot | संज्ञा | noka | |
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| heart | संज्ञा | pilin | Her heart is full of love. |
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| name | संज्ञा | nimi | Your name is beautiful. nimi sina li pona lukin. |
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| book | संज्ञा | lipu | This book is very old. lipu ni li sin ala mute. |
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| word | संज्ञा | nimi | That word is important. nimi ni li suli. |
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| language | संज्ञा | toki | This language is easy. toki ni li pona. |
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| money | संज्ञा | mani | I need more money. mi wile e mani mute. |
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| work | संज्ञा | pali | This work is hard. pali ni li ike. |
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| love | संज्ञा | olin | Love is very important. olin li suli mute. |
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| music | संज्ञा | kalama musi | The music is beautiful. kalama musi li pona lukin. |
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| story | संज्ञा | toki | Tell me a funny story. o toki e toki musi tawa mi. |
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| way | संज्ञा | nasin | This way is easy. nasin ni li pona. |
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| thing | संज्ञा | ijo | That thing is very small. ijo ni li lili mute. |
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| life | संज्ञा | lon | Life is not easy. lon li pona ala. |
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| door | संज्ञा | lupa | The door is open. lupa li open. |
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| table | संज्ञा | supa | The book is on the table. lipu li lon supa. |
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| chair | संज्ञा | supa | The chair is very old. supa ni li sin ala mute. |
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| car | संज्ञा | tomo tawa | The car is very fast. tomo tawa li tawa wawa mute. |
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| good | विशेषण | pona | This food is good. moku ni li pona. |
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| bad | विशेषण | ike | That work is bad. pali ni li ike. |
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| big | विशेषण | suli | The house is big. tomo li suli. |
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| small | विशेषण | lili | The child is small. jan lili li lili. |
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| new | विशेषण | sin | I have a new car. mi jo e tomo tawa sin. |
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| old | विशेषण | sin ala | This book is old. lipu ni li sin ala. |
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| long | विशेषण | suli | The street is long. nasin li suli. |
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| short | विशेषण | lili | The story is short. toki li lili. |
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| high | विशेषण | sewi | The mountain is high. nena li sewi. |
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| low | विशेषण | anpa | The table is low. supa li anpa. |
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| hot | विशेषण | seli | The tea is hot. telo ni li seli. |
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| cold | विशेषण | lete | The water is cold. telo li lete. |
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| happy | विशेषण | pona | I am happy today. mi pilin pona lon tenpo suno ni. |
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| sad | विशेषण | ike | |
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| beautiful | विशेषण | pona lukin | The flower is beautiful. kasi kule li pona lukin. |
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| easy | विशेषण | pona | This work is easy. pali ni li pona. |
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| hard | विशेषण | ike | This work is hard. pali ni li ike. |
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| fast | विशेषण | wawa | The car is fast. tomo tawa li tawa wawa. |
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| slow | विशेषण | lili | The river is slow. telo tawa li tawa lili. |
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| right | विशेषण | pona | |
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| wrong | विशेषण | ike | |
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| important | विशेषण | suli | This book is important. lipu ni li suli. |
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| full | विशेषण | mute | |
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| empty | विशेषण | jo ala | The room is empty. tomo li jo ala e ijo. |
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| young | विशेषण | lili | |
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| strong | विशेषण | wawa | That person is strong. jan ni li wawa. |
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| weak | विशेषण | wawa ala | I feel weak today. mi pilin wawa ala lon tenpo suno ni. |
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| red | विशेषण | loje | The flower is red. kasi kule li loje. |
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| blue | विशेषण | laso | The sky is blue. sewi li laso. |
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| green | विशेषण | laso | |
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| yellow | विशेषण | jelo | The sun is yellow. suno li jelo. |
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| black | विशेषण | pimeja | |
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| white | विशेषण | walo | |
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| not | क्रिया विशेषण | ala | This is not good. ni li pona ala. |
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| and | संयोग | en | You and I are here. sina en mi li lon ni. |
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| or | संयोग | anu | Tea or coffee is fine. telo anu telo pimeja li pona. |
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| but | संयोग | taso | I am tired but happy. mi pilin wawa ala taso mi pilin pona. |
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| if | संयोग | la | If it rains, we stay home. telo sewi li kama la mi mute li awen lon tomo. |
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| because | संयोग | tan | I stayed because it rained. mi awen tan ni: telo sewi li kama. |
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| with | पूर्वसर्ग | poka | I came with my friend. mi kama lon poka jan pona mi. |
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| without | पूर्वसर्ग | ala | I went without money. mi tawa kepeken mani ala. |
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| for | पूर्वसर्ग | tawa | This gift is for you. ijo pana ni li tawa sina. |
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| from | पूर्वसर्ग | tan | I am from that city. mi tan ma tomo ni. |
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| to | पूर्वसर्ग | tawa | We go to school. mi mute li tawa tomo sona. |
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