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hi |
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to be, <object marker> |
english "is", toki pona "e" |
is the copula, but also placed before the object, except for sentences where the copula is used |
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to be, <object marker> |
english "is", toki pona "e" |
used when the previous word ends with "i" (not "ai") or "in" (not "ain") |
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to have |
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to want |
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no, not, don't |
toki pona "ala" |
sentence-final negator, word for "no" |
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not, don't, 0 |
toki pona "ala" |
used when the previous word ends with "a" or "an", the number 0 |
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box |
toki pona "poki" |
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house |
toki pona "poki" |
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cute animal |
japanese "fuwafuwa", toki pona "puwa" |
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I, me |
japanese "watashi" |
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food |
japanese "taberu", hindi "khaa" |
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he, she, they |
toki pona "ipi" |
gender-neutral 3rd-person pronoun, can be singular or plural |
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this |
toki pona "ni" |
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that |
hindi "voh" |
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you |
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can be singular or plural, if it is the subject of am imperative sentence, it can be dropped. |
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we, us |
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any fruit or vegetable |
english "apple" |
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water |
english "water" |
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to use |
english "uwu" |
substitute for easily-inferrable verb |
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electronic device |
hindi "sangaNak" |
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chair, table, furniture |
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sound, to make a sound |
english "speaker" |
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to write, writing |
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money |
toki pona "mani", english "money" |
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what |
toki pona "seme" |
works like toki pona "seme" |
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sweet |
toki pona "suwi" |
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cute |
toki pona "suwi" |
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love, to love, large |
hindi "pyaare", hindi "baRe" |
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to divide, to cut |
toki pona "kipisi" |
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soft |
japanese "fuwafuwa", toki pona "puwa" |
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near |
english "near" |
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far |
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knowledge, to know |
hindi "gyaan" |
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together with |
hindi "bhee" |
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to be able |
toki pona "ken" |
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front |
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back |
toki pona "monsi" |
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parent |
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and, <25s place value seperator> |
english "and" |
place value markers are skipped if they would otherwise have 0 before them |
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or |
hindi "yaa" |
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and/or |
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black |
toki pona "pimeja" |
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red |
hindi "laal" |
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green |
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blue |
english "blue" |
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magenta |
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yellow |
toki pona "jelo", english "yellow" |
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cyan |
english "cyan" |
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white |
toki pona "walo" |
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all |
toki pona "ali" |
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easy |
toki pona "pasila" |
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hard |
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to like, good, something liked |
hindi "acchi" |
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to hate, bad, something hated |
toki pona "ike" |
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to look, to see, to look at |
toki pona "lukin" |
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small |
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<imperitive>, <emphasis> |
toki pona "o", toki pona "a" |
imperitive if at the beginning of a sentence, emphasis if at the end of a sentence |
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<imperitive>, <emphasis> |
toki pona "o", toki pona "a" |
used when the previous word ends with "a" or "an" |
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to talk, to say, language |
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word, name |
english "name", hindi "naam" |
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with |
toki pona "kan" |
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<changes giving to recieving> |
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placed after "kuwuka" to make "to read", placed after "kuki" to mean "to listen to music", etc. |
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to sing, song |
toki pona "kute" |
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to give, 10 |
toki pona "pana", hindi "paanch" |
this language uses base 5 |
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<yes or no question marker> |
toki pona "anu seme" |
placed sentance-finally |
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kisuwi |
toki pona "toki suwi" |
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to come |
hindi "aata" |
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to go |
toki pona "tawa" |
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in, to |
toki pona "insa" |
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place, land, location |
toki pona "ma" |
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plant |
english "tree" |
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to start |
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to end |
toki pona "pake" |
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under |
english "under" |
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over |
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very, many |
english "woo" |
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tool |
hindi "hoon" |
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person |
toki pona "jan" |
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tip, pointy end |
toki pona "kapa" |
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land animal |
toki pona "soweli" |
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water animal |
english "splash" |
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air animal |
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animal |
english "animal" |
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something long and flexable |
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stick |
english "long" |
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hand |
english "hand" |
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leg |
english "leg" |
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head |
toki pona "lawa" |
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internet |
toki pona "linluwi" |
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cold |
english "ice" |
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warm |
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group |
toki pona "kulupu" |
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long cylindrical object |
english "to" |
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bye |
toki pona "mi tawa" |
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yes |
hindi "haan" |
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word |
english "word" |
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new, to add |
toki pona "namako", hindi "namak" |
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string |
english "string" |
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to change, modification |
toki pona "ante" |
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thing |
english "thing" |
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life, to live |
hindi "rehta" |
can also be an adjective |
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light |
toki pona "suno" |
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circle, to spin, to rotate |
toki pona "sike" |
can also refer to any regular polygon with 5 or more sides |
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to pay |
toki pona "pana" |
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to gift, gift |
english "gift" |
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wood |
english "wood" |
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to search, to hunt |
english "search" |
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to play, game |
english "play" |
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cute voice |
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to trade |
hindi "KHareedatee" |
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roof |
hindi "chhat" |
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flat surface |
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time |
toki pona "tenpo" |
this word can be used to make time constructions, like toki pona "tenpo ni la" etc. |
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yesterday, tomorrow |
toki pona "ante" |
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today |
hindi "aaj" |
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friend |
hindi "dost" |
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best friend |
toki pona "ali" |
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enemy, to fight |
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grass |
hindi "ghaas", toki pona "kasi" |
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clay, dirt, semisolid |
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bug |
english "bee" |
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old |
toki pona "majuna" |
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to remove, abandoned thing |
toki pona "weka" |
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flower |
hindi "phool" |
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to teach |
toki pona "pana sona" |
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to compete |
hindi "pooree" |
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star |
english "star" |
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moon, to glow softly, 4 |
hindi "chaand", hindi "char" |
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sun, to glow brightly |
english "sun" |
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<permanency marker> |
toki pona "lon" |
turns "ha" into "always" and "awa" into "never" |
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if, when |
english "if" |
works like toki pona "la" |
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<regrouper> |
hindi "hain" |
like toki pona "pi" |
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wut, what |
hindi "kya" |
this is an interjection, not a question word |
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to stay |
toki pona "awen" |
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card |
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1 |
hindi "ek" |
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2 |
hindi "do" |
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3 |
toki pona "tuli" |
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11 |
hindi "paanch" |
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12 |
hindi "paanch" |
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13 |
hindi "paanch" |
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14 |
toki pona "pake" |
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20 |
hindi "das" |
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21 |
hindi "gyaareh" |
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letter |
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the letter k |
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the letter p |
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the letter h |
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the letter wh |
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the letter r |
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the letter w |
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the letter s |
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<1g2 letter name> |
hindi "naheen" |
(the 8th letter of the first script) |
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the letter rmv, <2g2 letter name> |
toki pona "ala" |
(the 9th letter of the first script) |
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<3g2 letter name> |
hindi "haan" |
(the 10th letter of the first script) |
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the letter n, <4g2 letter name> |
toki pona "lon" |
(the 11th letter of the first script) |
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<125s place value seperator> |
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place value markers are skipped if they would otherwise have 0 before them |
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<625s place value seperator> |
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place value markers are skipped if they would otherwise have 0 before them |
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<higher place value seperator> |
hindi "hazaar" |
place value markers are skipped if they would otherwise have 0 before them |
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triangle |
hindi "trikoN" |
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square |
hindi "vagra" |
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oval, circle |
toki pona "sike" |
can also refer to any polygon with 5 or more sides |
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dream, to sleep |
toki pona "lape lon" |
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to wait |
english "stall" |
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<group of related things> |
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<group of similar things> |
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<in-between time> |
english "center" |
any time between the start and the end of an action |
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strength, strong |
toki pona "wawa" |
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clothing, to wear |
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<loanword marker> |
english "the" |
placed before the loanword |
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to control |
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to create |
toki pona "pana" |
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rock, anything hard |
toki pona "kiwen" |
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method |
toki pona "nasin" |
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<ordinal marker> |
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placed after the number |
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grey, brown, darkish color |
toki pona "kapesi" |
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pink, light green, brightish color |
toki pona "kapesi" |
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to need |
hindi "chahiye" |
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toki pona "monekilu" |
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