lipu alasa pi sitelen pona

sitelen pona lookup chart

sitelen ni pi toki pona li seme
What is this Toki Pona glyph?

nanpa wan la o nanpa e mute pi kipisi sitelen
kipisi sitelen li ken linja li ken sike lili
kama wan pi kipisi sitelen tu li sama leko la ni li kipisi sitelen tu

nanpa tu la kipisi sitelen li kama wan ala kama wan

nanpa tu wan la sitelen li jo e lupa pini pi mute seme

  1. Count the amount of glyph elements. A glyph element can be a flexible line and can be a dot. If the union of two glyph elements is like a square, then these are two glyph elements.
  2. Are the glyph elements connected or disconnected?
  3. How many closed loops does the glyph have?

kipisi wan en lupa ala

1 element, 0 loops

ike ike adj bad, evil, adv unfortunately, n problem
la la ptcl (between context and sentence), as, when, then
linja linja n rope, hair, stalk (of plant)
lupa lupa n hole, door
nasa nasa adj strange, adv strangely
nena nena n hill, nose, bump, button
pona pona adj good, safe, n help, adv well

kipisi wan en lupa wan

1 element, 1 loop

ijo ijo n thing, item
kala kala n sea creature, fish
mi mi n I, us, me, we, adj my, our
nimi nimi n word, name
ona ona n he, they, her, them, it, she, him, adj her, their, his, its
sina sina n you, adj your
palisa palisa n pole, branch, bar

kipisi wan en lupa mute

1 element, 2+ loops

ale ale, ali adj all, any, n all, everything, adv completely
esun esun n market, store, vt trade, buy, sell
jaki jaki adj dirty, messy, disgusting
unpa unpa v have sex (with)

kipisi tu pi kama wan en lupa ala

2 connected elements, 0 loops

ala ala adv,adj not, no
en en ptcl and (between subjects)
li li ptcl (between subject and predicate), and (introduces new verb for same subject)
lili lili adj small, little, short
luka luka n arm, hand, num five
pi pi ptcl (introduces second noun group that describes previous noun group), of, with
suli suli adj large, long, deep, important, big
taso taso ptcl but, adv,adj only, just
te te ptcl (opening quotation)
to to ptcl (closing quotation)
wan wan num one, adj united
wile wile v,pre-v want, need, n wish, need, desire

kipisi tu pi kama wan ala en lupa ala

2 disconnected elements, 0 loops

kon kon n air, wind, spirit
kute kute vt hear, obey
lon lon prep in, at, on, be located, vi there is, be present, n truth, adj real
n n interj hmm, uhm
sama sama prep like, same
seme seme ptcl what, which
telo telo n water, liquid, beverage
tu tu num two, both

kipisi tu pi kama wan en lupa

2 connected elements, 1+ loop

kasi kasi n plant, vegetation
kili kili n fruit, vegetable
lape lape vi,n sleep, rest, adj asleep, sleeping
lawa lawa n head, adj ruling, ruled, vt rule, control
mama mama n parent, caretaker, adj parental
misikeke misikeke n medicine
mun mun n celestial object, moon, star
pilin pilin vi feel, n feeling, heart, emotion

kipisi tu pi kama wan ala en lupa

2 disconnected elements, 1+ loop

a a interj so, oh, ah
lukin lukin vt see, watch, look at, adv visually, n eye
meli meli n woman, girl, wife
o o ptcl should, must, please
sike sike n sphere, round thing, circle, oval, wheel

kipisi tu wan pi kama wan en lupa ala

3 connected elements, 0 loops

anu anu ptcl or
jasima jasima vt reflect
ken ken v,pre-v can, adj capable, able, n possibility, adv maybe
lete lete adj cold
nasin nasin n road, way
ni ni adj,n this, these
noka noka n foot, vt kick
pini pini adj past, finished, ending, n end, adv finally
poki poki n container
supa supa n platform, furniture
tan tan prep from, because of, by

kipisi tu wan pi kama wan ala en lupa ala

3 disconnected elements, 0 loops

kipisi kipisi vt cut, n cutting, part, piece
meso meso adj intermediate, average
mute mute adj many, adv very, a lot
powe powe adj unreal
sin sin adj new, adv again

kipisi tu wan pi kama wan en lupa

3 connected elements, 1+ loop

jan jan n person, people, adj humanlike
jo jo vt have, hold
ma ma n land
mani mani n,adj valuable
musi musi n entertainment, amusement
pali pali vt do, make, build, n action, effort
soko soko n mushroom, fungus

kipisi tu wan pi kama wan ala en lupa

3 disconnected elements, 1+ loop

kulupu kulupu n group
lanpan lanpan vt seize
tenpo tenpo n time, period
uta uta n mouth, vt kiss
wawa wawa adj powerful, strong, confident, mighty, n power, confidence, force, adv intensely, loudly

kipisi tu tu pi kama wan en lupa ala

4 connected elements, 0 loops

awen awen adj protective, pre-v still, vi stay, wait, vt protect
kama kama vi come, arrive, pre-v become, come to, manage to, successfully, adj coming, future, vt summon, n arrival
nanpa nanpa ptcl -th, n number, vt count
sijelo sijelo n body, health state
tawa tawa prep to, go (to), towards, for, vi,adj move, walk, moving, leave, depart, vt move, transport, n movement, transportation
utala utala vt attack, adj violent, attacking, aggressive, n battle

kipisi tu tu pi kama wan ala en lupa ala

4 disconnected elements, 0 loops

anpa anpa vt defeat, adj,adv lower, down, subservient
ante ante adj other, different
e e ptcl (before direct object), and (introduces multiple direct objects), cause
epiku epiku adj epic, awesome
insa insa n inside, organ, innards, adj internal
kin kin adj too, even
monsi monsi n back
poka poka n side, with, near, together
seli seli adj hot
sewi1 sewi adj,adv up, upwards, upper
sewi sewi n God
sinpin sinpin n wall, front
weka weka n removal, absence adv,adj away, gone, far

kipisi tu tu pi kama wan en lupa

4 connected elements, 1+ loop

kule kule n colour, adj colourful
lipu lipu n book
open open v open, begin
tonsi tonsi n,adj gender non-conforming (person)

kipisi tu tu pi kama wan ala en lupa

4 disconnected elements, 1+ loop

moku moku vt eat, consume, drink
mu mu vi,interj,n (make an) animal vocalization
oko n eye
olin olin vt,n love
toki toki v speak, say, talk, communicate

kipisi luka en lupa ala

5 elements, 0 loops

majuna majuna adj old
namako namako n spice, adornment, adj decorative, fancy
pana pana vt give, put, place, grant, provide
selo selo n surface, boundary, shape, skin, outer form
suwi suwi adj cute, soft
waso waso n bird, adj winged

kipisi luka pi kama wan en lupa wan

5 connected elements, 1 loop

kiwen kiwen n hard material, metal, mineral, stone
ko ko n sticky substance, powder
len len n clothing, garment, fabric, cloth
mije mije n man, boy, husband
suno suno n sun
tomo tomo n house, building, room, home, adj residential
walo walo adj white

kipisi luka pi kama wan ala en lupa wan

5 disconnected elements, 1 loop

kalama kalama n voice, noise, adj musical, vt recite
moli moli adj dead, vt kill

kipisi luka pi kama wan en lupa mute

5 connected elements, 2+ loops

akesi akesi n reptile, amphibian
alasa alasa adj predatory, pre-v try, vt seek
ilo ilo n device, tool, mechanical, instrument
laso laso adj blue, green
pimeja pimeja adj dark, black

kipisi luka pi kama wan ala en lupa mute

5 disconnected elements, 2+ loops

apeja apeja n shame
kokosila kokosila vi speak another language instead of Toki Pona
loje loje adj red, reddish

kipisi luka wan

6 elements

akesi n reptile, amphibian
kiki adj spiky
pan pan n grain, wheat, rice, bread, oat, corn
pipi pipi n bug, insect
su su vi,adj interact(ing) with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

kipisi luka tu pi kama wan

7 connected elements

jelo jelo adj yellow
kepeken kepeken prep use, with, using
pakala pakala adj broken, vt damage, harm, break, adv erroneously, mis-

kipisi luka tu pi kama wan ala

7 disconnected elements

sitelen sitelen n picture, symbol, vt write, depict
sona sona n knowledge, vt know, pre-v know how to
soweli soweli n beast, mammal, animal

kipisi luka tu wan

8 elements

ku ku vi,adj interact(ing) with Toki Pona Dictionary
leko leko n square, cube
linluwi n network, Internet
monsuta monsuta adj afraid, monstrous, fearful, n monster
mute1 mute num 20

kipisi luka tu tu

9 elements

pu pu vi,adj interact(ing) with Toki Pona: The Language of Good

kipisi luka luka tu

12 elements

kijetesantakalu kijetesantakalu n raccoon and related animals

Special thanks to betseg and jan Kita for the help.