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lipu - flat and bendable object, e.g. paper, card, leaf; written text or document, e.g. book, website, clay tablet.

usawi - magic, sorcery; enchant; magical, supernatural, occult, incomprehensible.

lipu usawi may be an enchanted website. it may be a book of magic. it may be an incomprehensible written text. i will let you decide and take from it what you need.

this website is dedicated to art and craft through the lens of toki pona. it is experimental, changing, learning, and evolving. you won't find any answers here. you will find questions, opportunities, and points to ponder. 

toki pona is a philosophical, artistic, constructed language created by Canadian polyglot Sonja Lang around the year 2001 to simplify her thoughts and communication. it is a living, evolving language spoken by several thousand people around the world. it has evolved through many stages including the release of the 2014 book Toki Pona: The Language of Good and the 2021 book The Toki Pona Dictionary. it continues to grow organically through its usage amongst communities of speakers across the internet, and the world.

the author of this website is a Canadian artist experimenting in language. this is not a site based on group consensus. it is individual opinion and expression. it will break rules. unpopular words, styles, and usage will appear. try not to take it personally. 

lipu usawi li lipu linluwi (lipu kon). lipu usawi li seme? lipu usawi li ken kama lon ijo mute tawa sina.

lipu linluwi ni li lipu pi sitelen en musi en usawi. ni li lipu pi toki pona. ni li ante awen. ni li lipu pi sona usawi.

toki pona li toki musi li toki sona li toki... pona. tenpo sike suno -mute-ala-wan- (2001) la jan Sonja li pali e toki pona. toki pona li pona e toki insa pi jan sona e toki pi jan sonja. jan Sonja li jan pi toki mute. jan Sonja li jan pi ma Kanata. tenpo sike suno -mute-luka luka tu tu- (2014) la jan Sonja li pali e lipu pu. tenpo sike suno -mute-mute wan- (2021) la jan Sonja li pali e lipu ku. tenpo ni la jan mute li toki e toki pona. jan ni la ona li ante e toki pona. jan ni la ona li jan pi ma mute li jan pi kulupu mute.

mi li jan pi ma Kanata. mi li jan pi sitelen musi li jan pi nimi musi li jan pi usawi sewi pona. lipu ni li lipu kulupu ala. ni li lipu pi mi taso. o pona tawa sina.