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'''{{tp|tonsi}}''' is a [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] word mainly relating to {{wp|non-binary gender}}, coordinate with {{tp|[[meli]]}} for femininity and {{tp|[[mije]]}} for masculinity. It was coined in 2019 by {{tok|jan inwin}}.<ref name="inwin2019">{{tok|jan inwin}} (@orsetto) (17 July 2019). [https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/600881974172712962 Message posted on the <code>#{{tok|sona-musi}}</code> channel of {{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}]. ''Discord''.</ref>

The word {{tp|tonsi}} is derived from {{wp|Mandarin Chinese}} {{lang|zh|[[wikt:同志{{wt|同志]]}} (''tóngzhì'')}}, originally meaning "comrade" as in a member of the {{wp|Communist party}}, but nowadays it is also used to mean a member of the {{wp|LGBT community}}. The word was coined by {{tok|jan inwin}} inon 17 January 2019 as a proposal for a {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}} for non-binary gender.<ref name="inwin2019"/> It was informally voted on in a series of polls in the {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} Discord server.<ref>jan inwin (@orsetto) (18 July 2019). [https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/601234123763482626 Message posted on the <code>#{{tok|sona-musi}}</code> channel of {{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}]. ''Discord''.

<blockquote><poem>

let's redo the vote between the 2<br/>

1️⃣ '''''{{tp|mapu''}}''' ← Hawaiʻian {{lang|haw|''māhū''<br/>}}

2️⃣ '''''{{tp|tonsi''}}''' ← Mandarin {{lang|zh|''tóngzhì'' 同志 }}

</poem></blockquote>

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! Response

! Respondents

! {{tp|mapu}}

| 1

! {{tp|tonsi}}

| 5

According to the data in the ''Toki Pona Dictionary''{{ku|en}}, {{tp|tonsi}} has also been used to describe {{wp|intersexuality}}.<ref>{{cite ku|381}}</ref>

The speaking community widely considers {{tp|tonsi}} to be a crucial addition to [[Toki Pona]], referring to it as an honorary {{tp|[[nimi pu]]}} to give it equal consideration to {{tp|meli}} and {{tp|mije}} in spite of [[pu-rism|{{tp|pu}}-rism]]. In the "Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}" section of the {{ku|en}}''Toki Pona Dictionary'', {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} endorses the effort:<ref>Lang, Sonja. (2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. ''Tawhid''. p.{{cite ku|6.}}</ref>