The sandbox is a collection of proposed words which are not actively in use.
If you are a learner, please stick to the main dictionary - these words will not help you speak the language.
Some of these words are of value to the community as a piece of culture - essentially memes.
Some reflect early drafts of Toki Pona. A lot are one-off jokes, created and abandoned immediately.

• aka

  cross-like shape, intersection, overlap [alternative form of natu]

  See also: natu

  kulupu Eki, oni Tewi · 2021

  Mandarin: 过 (guò) - to cross, to pass; English: across - across

  aka

• ako

  (general interjection, context-dependent)

  See also: a

  jan Epen · 2021

  Korean: 아이고 (aigo) - (interjection) surprise

  ako

• aku

  shocking, surprising, unexpected; sour, bitter, acidic

  kulupu Solali · 2023

  Romanian: acru - sour

  aku

• alente

  the set of every possible human concept subtracted from the set of concepts already covered by established toki pona words weighted by their relative usage

  jan Pensamin · 2022

  toki pona: ale ante - everything else

  alente

• alu

  (between the main sentence and the context phrase)

  See also: la

  jan Ote "thelegenderp", jan Tolin (separately) · 2018

  toki pona: la - (indicate context for a following sentence)

  alu

• anta

  oil, fat, grease; slippery; salty, savory

  ilo Powa · 2022

  Okinawan: 油 (anda) - oil

  anta

• awase

  bump, knock, jolt

  See also: utala, pakala, tawa, anpa

  jan Lenoka · 2021

  Armenian: հարվածել (harvacel) - hit, strike

  awase

• eki

  cross-like shape, intersection, overlap [alternative form of natu]

  See also: natu

  jan Anselo · 2021

  English: x (letter name) - x (letter name)

  eki

• eliki

  trial, adversity; bittersweet

  See also: utala, pilin, ike

  kala suno pi kulupu telo mun

  Tsalagi: ehisdi - pain, distress

  eliki

• enko

  (spatial equivalents of tenpo constructions) space, place, distance, size (length, width, height, depth, area, volume)

  See also: lon, ma

  jan Seli · 2021

  toki pona: tenpo - time, period, situation

  enkoenko2

• ete

  beyond, exceeding, outside of, more than

  See also: suli, sewi, wawa

  jan inwin · 2019 · ku lili

  Turkish: öte - beyond, further, over; Quenya: ettë - outside

  eteete2

• ewe

  stone, gravel, rock, pebble, lava, magma

  See also: kiwen

  jan ko · 2019 · ku lili

  Japanese: 岩 (iwa) - rock, boulder; toki pona: kiwen - rock, stone, hard thing

  ewe

• i

  he, she, it, they [alternate form of ona]

  See also: ona

  jan Sonja · 2002

  unknown: unknown - unknown

  i

• iki

  he, she, it, they [alternate form of ona]

  See also: ona

  jan Sonja · 2001

  unknown: იგი (igi) - unknown

  iki

• inta

  at least, definitely; still, yet, even

  See also: kin, taso

  ilo Powa · 2022

  Portuguese: ainda - still, yet, even

• ipi

  he, she, it, they [alternate form of ona]

  See also: ona

  jan Sonja · 2002

  unknown: unknown - unknown

  ipi

• iseki

  flower; adornment, accessory, garnish, spice; ornamental, aesthetic, beauty, flourish

  See also: namako

  kulupu Solali · 2023

  Turkish: çiçek, çiçeği - flower, blossom

  iseki

• itomi

  Schadenfreude, indirect insult, disrespect, shade

  jan Wesu OR jan inwin, jan Lemon · 2019

  English: hit or miss - hit or miss

  itomi

• jaku

  one hundred

  See also: mute, ale

  jan Wesu · 2018

  Japanese: 百 (hyaku) - 100

  jaku

• jalan

  foot [alternate form of noka]

  See also: noka

  jan Sonja · 2002

  Finnish: jalan - afoot; Finnish: jalka - foot

  jalan

• jans

  a particular group of early members of the ma pona Discord

  See also: jan

  2017

  toki pona: jan - jan; English: -/z/ - (plural suffix)

  jans

• je

  [interjection] (indicating excitement)

  See also: a, wa

  unknown

  English: yay - yay

  je

• ju

  (word reserved for future use by Sonja Lang)

  See also: pu, ku

  jan Sonja · 2021 · ku lili

  a priori

  ju

• jule

  indeterminate, inconclusive, tentative; unpredictable, unstable, volatile; to waver; to vibrate, to tremble, to wobble, to shake

  See also: tawa, poka

  pilin Powa · 2022

  Japanese: 揺れる (yureru) - shake, vibrate, oscillate, waver

  jule

• jume

  dream

  See also: oni, sitelen, lape, insa, powe

  jan Seli · 2021

  Japanese: 夢 (yume) - dream

  jume

• kalamARR

  pirate noise

  See also: kalama

  (unknown ku surveyee) · 2021 · ku lili

  toki pona: kalama - make sound; sound, noise, voice; English: arr - (imitation of pirates)

  kalamARR

• kalijopilale

  member of the order Caryophyllales, including all cacti as well as carnations, beets, and many carnivorous plants

  See also: kijetesantakalu

  jan Likipi · 2020

  Latin: Caryophyllales - Caryophyllales

  kalijopilale

• kan

  with, among, in the company of

  See also: kepeken, poka, en

  jan Sonja · 2001 · ku lili

  Finnish: kanssa - with; Esperanto: kun - with; Latin: cum - with

  kan

• kana

  dream; trance, hypnosis, hallucination; illusion, fantasy, imaginary; narrative, story, myth

  See also: oni, powe, jume

  ilo Powa · 2022

  Tulu: ಕನ (kana) - dream

  kana

• kapa

  extrusion, protrusion, hill, mountain, button

  See also: nena

  jan Sonja · 2001

  Dutch: kop - head, cup; Esperanto: kapo - head; Latin: caput - head

  kapa

• ke

  (acknowledgement or acceptance)

  See also: oke, n

  jan Maliku, jan Kisinja · 2015 · ku lili

  English: ’kay - okay; English: okay - okay

  ke

• kepen

  (shortened variant of kepeken)

  See also: kepeken

  2017

  toki pona: kepeken - to use, by means of, with

  kepeken

• kese

  queer, LGBT+

  See also: kule, tonsi

  jan Jan · 2020 · ku lili

  Hebrew: קֶשֶׁת (kéšet) - named for the Jewish LGBT organization Keshet

  kese

• ki

  (relative clause marker)

  akesi kon Nalasuni, jan Atenaja · 2020

  French: qui - who

  ki

• kisa

  cat

  See also: soweli

  kala Asi · 2021

  Russian: ки́са (kísa) - cat

  kisa

• konsi

  to notify, to let know

  See also: toki

  jan Epen · 2021

  Korean: 공지 (gongji) - announcement, notice

  konsi

• kosan

  guard, protect, defend, shield, brace, fortify from outside

  See also: awen

  jan Seni, jan inwin · 2021

  Irish: cosain - to defend, protect (against)

  kosan

• kulu

  (shortened variant of kulupu); six (particularly in senary base)

  See also: kulupu

  jan Kiwa, jan inwin · 2017

  toki pona: kulupu - group, community, collection

  kulu

• kuntu

  laughter, chuckle, laugh, comedy, humor

  jan Wesu, jan Maliku, jan inwin · 2018 · ku lili

  toki pona: kulupu musi tan uta - 'fun sound from the mouth', to sing with your voice

  kuntu

• kutopoma

  the Korean group chat "kulupu pi toki pona pi ma Anku"

  2021

  toki pona: kulupu pi toki pona pi ma Anku - the Toki Pona community of Korea

  kutopoma

• lijokuku

  to agree (with laughter)

  See also: a, kalama

  jan Epen · 2021

  Korean: ㄹㅇㅋㅋ (realkk) - Exactly!', (literally) 'real LOL'

  lijokukulijokuku2

• likujo

  collection, assortment, menagerie, arrangement, handful, harvest; seven

  See also: kulupu, alasa

  jan Kawa, jan inwin · 2018 · ku lili

  Acadian French: recueil - collection, ensemble, anthology

  likujo

• lo

  (before the prepositional phrase)

  Theepicosity, akesi kon Nalasuni · 2020

  toki pona: alu - (indicate context for a prior sentence)

  lo

• loka

  limb

  See also: luka, noka

  unknown · 2021 · ku lili

  toki pona: luka - hand, arm, grasping appendage, tactile appendage; toki pona: noka - foot, leg, roots, locomotive appendage

  loka

• lokon

  {a compromise between lukin & oko}

  See also: lukin, oko

  jan Kamila, soweli Wipa · 2018

  toki pona: lukin - look, see, eye; (preverb) try to; toki pona: oko - look, see, eye; (preverb) try to

  lokon

• lu

  (word reserved for future use by Sonja Lang)

  See also: pu, ku

  jan Sonja · 2021 · ku lili

  a priori

  lu

• molusa

  squishy animal, e.g., snail, slug, sponge

  See also: pipi

  jan soweli Apen · 2021

  English: mollusk - Invertebrae related to snails, slugs, mussels, octopi (scientific nomenclature); Latin: mollusca - thin shelled

  molusa

• nalanja

  orange (colour)

  See also: loje, jelo

  kapesi Pake · 2021

  Spanish: naranja - orange

  nalanja

• natu

  relationship, correlation, commonality; cross, knot, junction, intersection; to overlap, to fold; to overstep, to exceed to a point

  See also: wan, sama, linja

  jan Lakuse · 2020

  Vietnamese: ngã tư - crossroads, four-way intersection

  natu

• neja

  four

  jan inwin · 2019 · ku lili

  Finnish: neljä - four

  neja

• nele

  transparent material/object, lack of privacy; clear, transparent, unobstructed; to make clear, to make transparent, to remove obstructions

  jan Emalan · 2021

  toki pona: len - cloth, fabric, clothing; secret, hidden, covered

  nele

• nowi

  connected, related, joined; complementary, mutual; exchange

  See also: esun

  ilo Powa, kulupu Solali · 2023

  Vietnamese: nối - to join, to add, to unite, to connect; to continue, to carry on, to perpetuate

  nowi

• nu

  (word reserved for future use by Sonja Lang)

  See also: pu, ku

  jan Sonja · 2021 · ku lili

  a priori

  nu

• okepuma

  boomer, Baby Boomer, inconsiderate elder; [interjection/insult]

  jan Elijo · 2019

  English: okay boomer - okay boomer

  okepuma

• oki

  (acknowledgement or acceptance)

  unknown · 2020

  English: okie - okay; English: okay - okay

  oki

• omekalike

  (proper name) a song by jan Usawi

  jan Emalan · 2021

  toki pona: o moku e kala ike - 'eat a bad fish', wishing somebody harm instead of well; toki pona: o moku e kala pona - 'eat a good fish', wishing somebody well

  omekalike

• omen

  sarcasm, irony

  See also: musi

  jan inwin · 2017

  toki pona: o moli e mi - 'kill me', express exasperation or frustration sarcastically

  omen

• oni

  dream, daydream, imaginative play, vision, mystical state; to entrance

  See also: insa, lape, musi, sitelen, jume

  kulupu Eki · 2021

  Ancient Greek: ὄνειροι (oneiroi) - (personifications of) dreams

  onioni2

• pa

  [interjection] bruh; expression of disbelief, exasperation, or excitement

  See also: a, n

  jan Jan, jan Lija · 2019

  English: bruh - bruh

  pa

• pakola

  [misspelling of pakala]

  the Half as Interesting team · 2022

  toki pona: pakala - broken, damaged, harmed, destroyed

  pakola

• pasila

  good, easy; simple, relaxed, peaceful, uncomplicated

  See also: pona

  jan Sonja · <2001

  Acadian French: facile - easy; Esperanto: facila - easy

  pasila

• pata

  brother, sister, sibling

  See also: sama

  jan Sonja · 2002 · ku lili

  Serbo-Croatian: брат (brat) - brother; Tok Pisin: brata - sibling or cousin of the same gender; English: brother - brother

  pata

• peta

  green, greenish; verdant, alive; ecofriendly

  See also: laso

  jan Tesa · 2019

  Esperanto: verda - verda

  peta

• peto

  cry, tears; sad, sadness

  jan Kiwa, kulupu kasi · 2017 · ku lili

  toki pona: pana e telo oko - (incomplete sentence) 'give eye-water', to cry

  peto

• Pingo

  car

  jan Likipi · 2020 · ku lili

  a priori

  Pingo

• pipo

  annoy, annoyance, bothersome, boring

  jan Ejewa, jan inwin · 2017

  toki pona: pipi - bug, insect, arachnid

  pipo

• polinpin

  bowling pin

  jan Kisinja · 2019 · ku lili

  English: bowling pin - bowling pin

  polinpin

• pomotolo

  effective, useful, give good results

  See also: pona, ken, wawa

  jan Kawa · 2019 · ku lili

  Italian: pomodoro - tomato

  pomotolo

• poni

  pony

  See also: soweli

  jan Kita · 2020

  English: pony - pony

  poni

• samu

  wanting to create new words

  See also: nimisin

  jan Sonja · 2018 · ku lili

  toki pona: jan Samu - jan Samu

  samu

• sikomo

  on a higher tier/plane, enlighten(ed), epic; to an exceedingly great extent

  See also: epiku

  jan Lija, jan Wesu · 2019

  English: sicko mode - sicko mode

  sikomo

• sipi

  ego, self, own

  spad0103 · 2007

  Latin: sibi (dative reflexive pronoun) - sibi (dative reflexive pronoun)

  sipi

• slape

  [humorous synonym of lape]

  See also: lape

  jan Kawa · 2017

  toki pona: lape - sleep, rest; English: sleep - sleep

  slape

• sole

  pattern, constant, unchanged, unaltered, unaffected; instinct, habit, to use to, to tend to

  waso Netun · 2022

  Spanish: soler - to use to, to tend to

• suke

  [typo of sike]

  jan Sonja · 2021 · ku lili

  toki pona: typo of sike - circle, sphere, cycle

  suke

• ta

  (pre-predicate marker)

  ilo Powa · 2022

  a priori

  ta

• ten

  (shortened variant of tenpo)

  jan Kisinja · 2017

  toki pona: tenpo - time, event, situation

  ten

• tokana

  focus, attention, concentrate, resolution, fineness; focus on

  jan Wesu, jan inwin · 2020

  Tongan: tokanga - attention, focus

  tokana

• toma

  [typo of tomo]

  jan Sonja · 2021 · ku lili

  toki pona: typo of tomo - home, room, house, building

  toma

• tuli

  three

  See also: san

  jan Sonja · 2001 · ku lili

  English: three - three

  tuli

• u

  (word reserved for future use by Sonja Lang)

  See also: pu, ku

  jan Sonja · 2021 · ku lili

  a priori

  u

• umesu

  amaze people by being on the top of the leaderboard of a toki pona game

  jan Wija · 2021 · ku lili

  Iqglic: Umeyz - to amaze (someone), surprise, impress

  umesu

• waleja

  context, topic, salience, pertinent, topical, pertain to, be relevant

  See also: tenpo

  jan inwin · 2019 · ku lili

  Quenya: valdea - of moment, important; Quenya: valda - worth, worthy, dear

  waleja

• wawajete

  something that appears to break the rules but doesn't; faux edginess, provocation

  See also: wuwojiti

  jan Tolin · 2019

  toki pona: wuwojiti - (all the phonotactically unviable CV syllables in Toki Pona)

  wawajete

• we

  guy, pal, friend, buddy

  jan Kiwisin, jan Telupiso · 2022

  Spanish: güey - man

  we

• we

  (acts as a transition from one complete sentence to another)

  jan inwin · 2019

  Spanish: güey - man; English: man - man (sentence tag)

  we

• wi

  we (excluding you, i.e. 1st person exclusive)

  See also: mi

  jan inwin · 2017

  English: we - we

  wi

• yutu

  the star emoji used for the starboard #pona-kulupu in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server

  See also: mun

  inari · 2021

  Turkish: yıldız - star

  yutu