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(interjection) ah, oh, ha, eh, um, oy; (particle) [placed after something for emphasis or emotion]
See also: kin
core · pu · 99%
onomatopoeia
reptile, amphibian, scaly creature, crawling creature
Dutch: hagedis - lizard
not, nothing, no; (particle) [negates a word or phrase]; (particle) [forms a yes-no question]; (number) zero
core · pu · 100%
Georgian: არა (ara) - no
hunt, forage, search, attempt; (preverb) try to
See also: lukin
Acadian French: à la chasse - hunting, (literally) on the hunt
all, every, everything, entirety, universe; (number) one hundred
See also: ali
core · pu · 90%
Dutch: alle - all
bottom, underside; below, beneath; defeated, humble, lowly
See also: noka
Acadian French: en bas - below
different, altered; modify, change; other; difference
See also: sama
Dutch: ander - other, different
(particle) [separates multiple possibilities, replacing another particle], or
Georgian: ან (an) - or
stay, remain, wait, pause; protect, keep safe; continue; (preverb) continue to
Dutch: houden - keep, care for, hold (in a particular state)
(particle) [marks the start of a direct object]
a priori
(particle) [separates multiple subjects]
Dutch: en - and
trade, barter, exchange, swap, buy, sell; market, shop, fair, bazaar, place of business
See also: mani, pana, jo
core · pu · 98%
Akan: edwamu - at market
thing, object, entity, being, matter, phenomenon
Esperanto: io - something; Romance: i- - (relative pronoun root)
negative quality, e.g. bad, unpleasant, harmful, unneeded
Finnish: ilkeä - bad, mean, wicked
tool, implement, machine, device
Esperanto: ilo - tool; German: -el - (agent suffix)
inside, center, between, middle, midpoint, internal
Tok Pisin: insait - inside, center, stomach; English: inside - inside
disgusting, unclean, unsanitary, toxic, repulsive, rotten
English: yucky - yucky
human being, person, somebody
Cantonese: 人 (jan) - person
yellow, amber, golden, lime yellow, yellowish orange
English: yellow - yellow
hold, carry, possess, contain, own
See also: lon, poki, lanpan
Mandarin: 有 (yǒu) - have
fish, marine animal, sea creature, swimming creature
Finnish: kala - fish
to produce sound; sound, e.g. sing, thunder, drum, clap, laugh, beep
Serbo-Croatian: галама (galama) - noise (of the human voice)
arrive, approach, summon; future; event; (preverb) to become
Tok Pisin: kamap - event, arrive, happen, become, bring about, summon
plant, vegetation; herb, leaf
Finnish: kasvi - plant
can, may, ability, permission; possibility, maybe; allow, enable; (preverb) to be able to
Tok Pisin: ken - can; English: can - can
(preposition) using, by means of
Dutch: gebruiken - to use
raccoon, kinkajou; any procyonid; any musteloid
common · ku suli · 75%
Finnish: kierteishäntäkarhu - kinkajou
fruit, vegetable, mushroom
See also: kasi, moku, soko
Georgian: ხილი (xili) - fruit
(particle) [after phrase or at sentence start] too, also, as well, additionally
See also: a
common · ku suli · 83%
Finnish: -kin - too, also, still
split, cut, slice; piece, part; sharp, pointy
See also: tu, wan, pakala, mute
common · ku suli · 67%
Inuktitut: kipisi - to cut (intransitive)
hard object e.g. metal, stone, wood
Finnish: kiven - stone (genitive case)
semi-solid, e.g. paste, powder, goo, sand, soil, clay; squishy, moldable; sticky
Cantonese: 膏 (gou) - cream, paste
air, breath, wind; essence, spirit, soul, ghost; unseen agent
Mandarin: 空氣 (kōngqì) - air, atmosphere, ambience, opinion
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See also: pu, su
common · ku suli · 70%
color, pigment; category, genre, flavor; colorful, diverse
Acadian French: couleur - color
group, community, society, company, nation, collection, team, crowd
Tongan: kulupu - group; English: group - group
ear, hearing organ; hear, listen, pay attention to, obey
Acadian French: écouter - listen
(particle) [mark the previous statement as context to the following statement]
Esperanto: la - (definite article); Romance: la - (feminine singular definite article); Acadian French: -la - (proximal & topical suffix)
sleep, rest, break from an activity or work
Dutch: slapen - sleep
turquoise, blue, green, cyan, indigo, lime green
Welsh: glas - blue, inexperienced; Proto-Brythonic: glas - green, blue
head, mind, brain; control, lead, guide; government, leader; rule, law
Serbo-Croatian: glava (глава) - head
square, cube, block, blocky object e.g. bricks, stairs
See also: sike
English: Lego - Lego; Danish: leg godt - play well; Finnish: lohko - block, section
cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; covered, hidden, secret, private
Acadian French: linge - clothing
cold, cool, frozen; freeze, chill; raw, uncooked
See also: seli
Acadian French: frette - cold; Old French: freit - cold
(particle) [marks the start of an indicative verb (statement)]
See also: o
Esperanto: li - he; Latin: ille - he; Tok Pisin: i - he; English: he - he
small, short, young; few; piece, part
See also: suli
Tok Pisin: liklik - small, little; Ramoaaina: liklik - small, little
long, flexible thing, e.g. rope, yarn, hair, fur, line, strand
See also: palisa
Finnish: linja - line; Old Swedish: linia - line
flat and bendable object, e.g. paper, card, leaf; written text or document, e.g. book, website, clay tablet
Finnish: lippu - flag, banner, ticket
red, magenta, scarlet, pink, rust-colored, reddish orange
Dutch: rooie - red (inflected)
present, existing, real, true; (preposition) located at, in, during, in the context of
See also: tenpo, ma
Tok Pisin: long - at, in, on, (spacial particle); English: along - along
hand, arm, tactile limb, grasping limb; to grasp, interact with, feel using touch; (number) five
Serbo-Croatian: рука (ruka) - hand, arm
see, look, view, examine, read, watch; visual; eye, seeing organ; (preverb) try to
See also: oko, alasa
Tok Pisin: lukim - see, look at; English: look - look; English: him - him
hole, pit, cave, doorway, window, portal
Lojban: clupa - loop; Mandarin: 圈 (quān) - loop; English: loop - loop; Hindi: पाश (pāś) - loop; Arabic: أنشوطة (anšūṭa) - loop
earth, land, soil; country, territory, world; outdoors
Finnish: maa - earth, land
parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer, guardian
Georgian: მამა (mama) - father
money, currency; thing of value e.g. gold, investment, livestock
See also: esun
English: money - money; Proto-Germanic: fehu - livestock; Latin: pecū - cattle
woman, female, wife, girlfriend
See also: mije, tonsi
common · pu · 82%
Tok Pisin: meri - woman, wife, feminine; Tolai: mari - pretty; English: Mary - Mary
(pronoun) I, me, we, us
Esperanto: mi - I, me; Romance: m- - (1st person singular oblique)
man, male, husband, boyfriend
See also: meli, tonsi
Finnish: mies - man, husband
medical item or practice e.g. prescriptions, meditation, exercise, bandages, therapy
See also: moku, pona
common · ku suli · 60%
Ojibwe: mashkiki - medicine, drug
eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest; food, edible thing
Japanese: モグモグ (mogumogu) - munching
death, dead, die, dying; kill, murder
See also: pini
Acadian French: mourir - die
back, behind, rear
See also: sinpin
Acadian French: mon tchu - my ass (vulgar)
fear, nervousness, dread; scary, frightening; scary thing e.g. predator, threat, danger
See also: pilin, ike, nasa
Japanese: モンスター (monsutā) - monster; English: monster - monster
(animal noise or communication, onomatopoeia)
See also: kalama
moon, night sky object, star, celestial body
See also: suno
English: moon - moon
fun, game, entertainment, art, play, amusing, interesting, comical, silly
See also: pona
Esperanto: amuzi - amuse, entertain; French: amuser - amuse, entertain
many, several, very; quantity; (number) twenty
See also: wan, tu, ale
Esperanto: multe - a lot; Latin: multus - a lot
(interjection) hm, uh, mm, er, umm, [indicate thinking or pause]
spice, ornament, adornment; extra, additional
See also: sin
Hindi: नमक (namak) - salt; Persian: نمک (namak) - salt
number; (particle) [ordinal number], -th
Tok Pisin: namba - number; English: number - number
strange, unusual, silly, abnormal, unexpected; drunk, intoxicated
Tok Pisin: nasau - dunderhead
method, doctrine, tradition; path, road, way
Serbo-Croatian: начин (način) - way, method
protuberances e.g. bump, button, hill, nose
Finnish: nenä - nose
this, that, these, those
See also: ona
Cantonese: 呢 (ni) - this; Tai: 哩 (le) - (continuation of a state/action)
word, name
Finnish: nimi - name
foot, leg, organ of locomotion, roots
See also: luka
Serbo-Croatian: нога (noga) - foot, leg
(particle) [marks the end of a vocative (who is being spoken to)], [marks the start of an imperative (command, wish, instruction)], should
See also: li
Georgian: -ო (-o) - (vocative suffix)
to have a strong emotional bond with, e.g. affection, appreciation, compassion, respect; platonic, romantic, or familial relationships
Serbo-Croatian: волим (volim) - I love
(third-person pronoun) he, she, it, they
See also: ni
Serbo-Croatian: она (ona) - she
begin, start, open, turn on; beginning
See also: kama
English: open - open
damaged, broken, botched, harmed, messed up; mistake
See also: pini, kipisi
Tok Pisin: bagarap - accident; English: bugger up - bugger up
work, activity; create, build, design; put effort toward, take action on
Esperanto: fari - do, make
long and hard thing e.g. branch, pole, rod, stick, spine, mast
See also: linja
Serbo-Croatian: палица (palica) - bat, rod, cane
grains, starchy foods, baked goods e.g. rice, sorghum, bread, noodles, masa, porridge, injera
See also: moku, kili
Romance: pan - bread; Japanese: パン (pan) - bread; Portuguese: pão - bread
give, send, emit, provide, put, release
Finnish: panna - put, set, place; Swahili: pana - give to each other
(particle) [group the following words into one modifier for the previous word]
Tok Pisin: bilong - of; English: belong - belong
experience e.g. emotion, feeling, touch; heart (physical or emotional)
Tok Pisin: pilim - feel; English: -im - him; English: him - him
dark, unlit; dark color, e.g. black, purple, brown
See also: suno, walo
Finnish: pimeä - dark
finish, stop, prevent; close, disable, turn off; ended, past; edge, end, conclusion
See also: open, kama
Acadian French: fini - finished, completed; Tok Pisin: pinis - finish (perfective aspect); English: finish - finish
insect, bug, spider, tiny crawling creature
Acadian French: bibitte - bug
hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity
See also: lon
Serbo-Croatian: boka (бока) - side, flank (genitive)
container e.g. bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, folder
Tok Pisin: bokis - box, female genitalia (vulgar); English: box - box
positive quality, e.g. good, pleasant, helpful, friendly, useful, peaceful
See also: ike
Esperanto: bona - good
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See also: ku, su
core · pu · 96%
Mandarin: 樸 (pǔ) - unworked wood, sincere, honest, inherent quality, simple; English: book - book
same, similar, alike; (adjective) peer, fellow, each other; (preposition) similar to, same as
See also: ante
Finnish: sama - same; Proto-Germanic: *samaz - same, alike; Esperanto: sama - same; English: same - same
hot, warm; heat, fire, flame; burn
See also: lete
Georgian: ცხელი (cxeli) - hot
outer layer, e.g. skin, peel, shell, bark; outer shape, outer form, boundary
Esperanto: ŝelo - skin, peel; German: schale - peel, husk, shell
(particle) [indicate a question by marking missing info in a sentence]; what, which, who
Mandarin: 什麼 (shénme) - what, something
up, top, above, highest part; divine, sacred, supernatural; awesome, inspiring, excelling
See also: anpa
Georgian: ზევით (zevit) - upwards
body, shape, physical state, torso, substance, form
Serbo-Croatian: тијело (tijelo) - body
circle, sphere, spiral, round thing e.g. ball, wheel; repeating thing e.g. cycle, orbit, loop
See also: leko
English: circle - circle
new, fresh, update; repeat, do again
See also: namako
Mandarin: 新 (xīn) - new, fresh
(pronoun) you, y'all
Finnish: sinä - (pronoun) you, y'all
vertical surface e.g. wall, board; front of something e.g. face
See also: monsi
Cantonese: 前邊 (tsin bin) - in front
image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing
Dutch: schilderen - paint
mushroom, fungus, lichen
See also: kasi, kili
common · ku suli · 63%
Georgian: სოკო (sok’o) - mushroom
knowledge, information, data; know, be skilled in, be wise about; (preverb) know how to
Georgian: ცოდნა (codna) - knowledge
fuzzy creature, land animal, beast
Georgian: ცხოველი (cxoveli) - beastly animal, lively, passionate
big, heavy, large, long, tall, wide; important, relevant
See also: lili
Finnish: suuri - big, large, great
light, shine, glow, radiance; sun, light source; brightness
See also: mun, pimeja
Esperanto: suno - sun
flat horizontal surface, especially to put or rest things on e.g. bed, floor, desk, plate, table, platform, stage
Esperanto: surfaco - surface; Acadian French: surface - surface; English: surface - surface
sweet, fragrant; cute, adorable
Tok Pisin: swit - sweet; English: sweet - sweet
(preposition) from, because of; cause, origin
Cantonese: 從 (tsung) - from
only, exclusively; (particle) [marks a sentence as qualifying or contradictory], but, however
Tok Pisin: tasol - just, only, but, however; English: that’s all - that’s all
motion, e.g. walking, shaking, flight, travel; (preposition) to, for, going to, from the perspective of
See also: awen, kama
English: toward - toward
liquids e.g. water, gasoline, soda, lava, soup, oil, ink
Acadian French: de l’eau - (some) water
time, event, situation, moment, period, duration
Esperanto: tempo - time; Latin: tempus - time
communicate, say, think; conversation, story; language
Tok Pisin: tok - talk; English: talk - talk
indoor space or shelter e.g. room, building, home, tent, shack
See also: poki
Esperanto: domo - house; Polish: dom - house; Latin: domus - house; Ancient Greek: δόμος - house
nonbinary, gender nonconforming, genderqueer, transgender*
See also: meli, mije, kule
Mandarin: 同志 (tóngzhì) - comrade (same will/purpose), LGBT+
(number) two; separate, divide, split
See also: kipisi
English: two - two; Esperanto: du - two
sex, to have sex with
mouth, lips, throat, consuming orifice
Serbo-Croatian: уста (usta) - mouth
fight, compete, battle; competition, challenge; struggle, strive
See also: ike, anpa
Serbo-Croatian: ударати (udarati) - strike, hit, beat
light-colored, white, pale, light gray, cream
See also: pimeja
Finnish: valko - white
(number) one; singular; combine, join, mix, fuse
See also: tu, mute
English: one - one
bird, flying creature, winged animal
Acadian French: oiseau - bird
power, energy, strength; confident, intense, forceful; amazing, impressive
Finnish: vahva - strong, powerful, thick
absent, away, distant; remove, get rid of
Dutch: weg - away, gone
want, desire, wish, require; (preverb) want to
Dutch: willen - want, desire
