usawi – Toki Pona Dictionary

meaning: magic, sorcery; enchant; magical, supernatural, occult, incomprehensible
see also: wawa nasa ken
resources: sona pona wiki
ku translations: magic⁷
audio: kala Asi

usage: obscure · 23%
book: ku lili
coined: post-pu · 2019
origin: Swahili · uchawi ‘witchcraft, sorcery’; coined by jan Tumu
commentary: Originally, usawi also included "technology so complex it's impossible to tell apart from magic" in its meaning, but this meaning has been deprecated by the creator.