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|blurb='''{{tp|[[tonsi]]}}''' ({{sp|tonsi}}) is {{a category|tonsi}} [[content word]] and {{tp|[[nimi ku suli]]}} mainly relating to {{w|Non-binary gender|non-binary}} [[gender]]. It is coordinate with {{tp|[[meli]]}} for femininity and {{tp|[[mije]]}} for masculinity. |
|blurb='''{{tp|[[tonsi]]}}''' ({{sp|tonsi}}) is {{a category|tonsi}} [[content word]] and {{tp|[[nimi ku suli]]}} mainly relating to {{w|Non-binary gender|non-binary}} [[gender]]. It is coordinate with {{tp|[[meli]]}} for femininity and {{tp|[[mije]]}} for masculinity. |
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| image = DC DYKE MARCH IMG 9994a (48034503686).jpg |
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| alt = Person at a pride march, wearing a nonbinary flag as a cape. In the background, another person holds a transgender flag. |
| alt = Person at a pride march, wearing a nonbinary flag as a cape. In the background, another person holds a transgender flag. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The word {{tp|tonsi}} is derived from {{w|Mandarin Chinese}} {{lang|zh|{{wikt|同志}}}} (''{{lang|zh-Latn|tóngzhì}}'', lit. "same will"), meaning "kindred spirit" or "comrade", with neologistic senses of "gay" and "queer (person)". {{tp|tonsi}} was coined by {{tok|jan inwin}} in 2019 as a proposal for a {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}} for non-binary identity.<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|jan inwin}}|username=orsetto|url=//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/600881974172712962|channel={{tok|sona-musi}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}}}</ref> It was informally voted on in a series of polls in the {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} Discord server.<ref name=" |
The word {{tp|tonsi}} is derived from {{w|Mandarin Chinese}} {{lang|zh|{{wikt|同志}}}} (''{{lang|zh-Latn|tóngzhì}}'', lit. "same will"), meaning "kindred spirit" or "comrade", with neologistic senses of "gay" and "queer (person)". {{tp|tonsi}} was coined by {{tok|jan inwin}} in 2019 as a proposal for a {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}} for non-binary identity.<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|jan inwin}}|username=orsetto|url=//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/600881974172712962|channel={{tok|sona-musi}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}}}</ref> It was informally voted on in a series of polls in the {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} Discord server.<ref name="inwin2019a"/> |
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The semantic space of {{tp|tonsi}} originally proposed was broader than the accepted version. It meant "break normative boundaries," and with {{tp|[[jan]]}} would refer to nonbinary folks. {{tp|tonsi}} was also not the original form of the word.<ref name="inwin2019b"/><ref name="inwin2019c"/> |
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==Semantic space== |
==Semantic space== |
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==Origin== |
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The semantic space of {{tp|tonsi}} originally proposed was broader than the accepted version. It meant "break normative boundaries," and with {{tp|[[jan]]}} would refer to nonbinary folks.<ref>{{cite Discord|author=jan inwin|username=orsetto|date=2019-07-16|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/600857762561523732|server=ma pona pi toki pona|channel=sona-pona}}<blockquote>we were thinking the word could generally mean “break normative boundaries” or the like, but w words like jan it would mean nonbinary, & with meli/mije could specify trans women/men<br/> |
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utala soka/mapu - r e v o l u t i o n</blockquote></ref><ref>{{cite Discord|channel=sona-pona|server=ma pona pi toki pona|date=2019-07-16|author=jan inwin|username=orsetto|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/600882993938300938}}<blockquote>on it's own it will mean "nonbinary/gender-non-conforming" (or even more generally, "breaking normative boundaries")<br/> |
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* {{tp|ateka}} ← Irish *aiteach* "queer, LGBT+" |
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* {{tp|maku}} ← Hawaiʻian *māhū* "gender-non-conforming, trans" |
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* {{tp|mapu}} ← see ^ |
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* {{tp|netuma}} ← Esperanto *neduuma* "nonbinary" |
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* {{tp|oju}} ← Welsh *hoyw* "happy, jolly → gay" |
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* {{tp|pawasi}} ← Sanskrit *Pārvatī* पार्वती , a deity who makes up the composite androgynous deity *Ardhanārīśvara* अर्धनारीश्वर |
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* {{tp|siwa}} ← Sanskrit *Śiva* शिव, see ^ |
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* {{tp|soka}} ← Swahili *shoga* "gay/effeminate," sometimes used to refer to a distinct gender category (particular in Kenya) |
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* {{tp|wino}} ← Finnish *vino* "askew, oblique; queer, LGBT+"<ref>{{cite Discord|author=jan inwin|username=orsetto|date=2019-07-16|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/600905187770499084|server=ma pona pi toki pona|channel=sona-musi|urldate=2024-01-30}}</ref> |
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==Adoption== |
==Adoption== |
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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 ''[[Toki Pona Dictionary]]'', {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} endorses the effort:<ref>{{cite ku|6}}</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 ''[[Toki Pona Dictionary]]'', {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} endorses the effort:<ref>{{cite ku|6}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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<ref name="inwin2019a">{{cite Discord|name={{tok|jan inwin}}|username=orsetto|url=//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/601234123763482626|channel={{tok|sona-musi}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}}} |
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let's redo the vote between the 2 |
let's redo the vote between the 2 |
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<ref name="inwin2019b">{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/600857762561523732|author={{tok|jan inwin}}|username=orsetto||channel={{tok|sona-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2024-01-31}} |
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we were thinking the word could generally mean “break normative boundaries” or the like, but w words like {{tok|jan}} it would mean nonbinary, & with {{tok|meli}}/{{tok|mije}} could specify trans women/men |
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{{tok|utala soka}}/{{tok|mapu}} - r e v o l u t i o n |
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<ref name="inwin2019c">{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/600882993938300938|author={{tok|jan inwin}}|username=orsetto||channel={{tok|sona-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2024-01-31}} |
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on it's own [{{tok|tonsi}}] will mean "nonbinary/gender-non-conforming" (or even more generally, "breaking normative boundaries") |
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⚫ | <ref name="asi2020a">{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/tokipona/comments/gh7275/survey_how_would_you_rank_these_glyphs_for_tonsi/|title=Survey: how would you rank these glyphs for "tonsi"?|website=Reddit|author={{tok|[[kala Asi]]}}|username=u/AcipenserSturio|date=2020-05-10||access-date=2024-01-31}}</ref> |
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⚫ | <ref name="asi2020b">{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/tokipona/comments/gmhzgg/survey_results_how_much_people_likeddisliked/|title=Survey results: how much people liked/disliked these glyph ideas for "tonsi" (n = 49)|website=Reddit|author={{tok|[[kala Asi]]}}|username=u/AcipenserSturio|date=2020-05-19||access-date=2024-01-31}}</ref> |
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<ref name="asi2020c">{{cite Discord|name={{tok|kala Asi}}|username=kala_asi|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/708990800658300948|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}}}</ref> |
<ref name="asi2020c">{{cite Discord|name={{tok|kala Asi}}|username=kala_asi|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/708990800658300948|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}}}</ref> |
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<ref name="asi2020d">{{cite Discord|name={{tok|kala Asi}}|username=kala_asi|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/708992721536417812|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}}}</ref> |
<ref name="asi2020d">{{cite Discord|name={{tok|kala Asi}}|username=kala_asi|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/708992721536417812|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}}}</ref> |