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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">jan inwin (@orsetto) (17 July 2019). [ |
'''{{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). [//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> |
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==Etymology== |
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The word {{tp|tonsi}} is derived from {{wp|Mandarin Chinese}} {{lang|zh| |
The word {{tp|tonsi}} is derived from {{wp|Mandarin Chinese}} {{lang|zh|{{wt|同志}} (''tóngzhì'')}}, originally meaning "comrade" as in a member of the {{wp|Communist party}}, but nowadays also used to mean a member of the {{wp|LGBT community}}. The word was coined by {{tok|jan inwin}} on 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). [//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/601234123763482626 Message posted on the <code>#{{tok|sona-musi}}</code> channel of {{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}]. ''Discord''. |
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let's redo the vote between the 2 |
let's redo the vote between the 2 |
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1️⃣ '''{{tp|mapu}}''' ← Hawaiʻian {{lang|haw|''māhū''}} |
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2️⃣ '''{{tp|tonsi}}''' ← Mandarin {{lang|zh|''tóngzhì'' 同志}} |
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Some speakers use {{tp|tonsi}} with the alternative meaning of {{wp|transgender}}. This is contentious as some non-binary people do not identify with the trans label, and they and binary trans people may not want their experiences to be conflated. Due to the core definition of {{tp|tonsi}}, describing binary trans people as {{tp|meli tonsi}} or {{tp|mije tonsi}} might be construed to imply that they are not fully women or men, especially as there is no coordinate term to specify {{wp|cisgender}} {{tp|meli}} and {{tp|mije}}. |
Some speakers use {{tp|tonsi}} with the alternative meaning of {{wp|transgender}}. This is contentious as some non-binary people do not identify with the trans label, and they and binary trans people may not want their experiences to be conflated. Due to the core definition of {{tp|tonsi}}, describing binary trans people as {{tp|meli tonsi}} or {{tp|mije tonsi}} might be construed to imply that they are not fully women or men, especially as there is no coordinate term to specify {{wp|cisgender}} {{tp|meli}} and {{tp|mije}}. |
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According to the data in the {{ku|en}}, {{tp|tonsi}} has also been used to describe {{wp|intersexuality}}.<ref>{{cite ku|381}}</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 |
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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