Modifiers, numbers, prepositions, and grammar particles — the words that shape and connect everything else, including the tiny Toki Pona number system.

• sulibig; large; important; tall; grown-up
• lilismall; little; few; young; a bit
• mutemany; much; very; a lot; quantity
• wanone; single; united; a unit; to combine
• tutwo; pair; to split / divide in two
• aleall; everything; (number) one hundred; universe
• aliall; everything (alternate spelling of ale)
• sinnew; fresh; additional; another; again
• nasastrange; silly; weird; foolish; drunk; dizzy
• sewihigh; up; above; sky; sacred; divine
• anpalow; down; below; humble; to defeat
• pokaside; next to; beside; nearby; hip; with
• samasame; similar; like; alike; equal; sibling
• antedifferent; other; to change; difference
• kinalso; too; indeed; really (emphasis)
• tasoonly; but; however; just; sole
• nanpanumber; (makes ordinals, e.g. "-th")
• nimiword; name; term
• lencloth; clothing; fabric; covering; hidden
• tomohouse; room; building; indoor space; home
• tenpotime; moment; period; occasion; when