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==Etymology==

The word {{tp|tonsi}} is derived from {{w|Mandarin Chinese}} {{lang|zh|{{wt|同志}}}} (''{{lang|zh|tóngzhì}}''), originally meaning "comrade" as in a member of the {{w|Communist party}}, but nowadays also used to mean a member of the {{w|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>{{tok|jan inwin}} (@orsetto) (18 July 2019). [//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/601234123763482626 Message posted on the <code>#{{tok|sona-musi}}</code> channel in the {{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}} Discord server]. ''Discord''.

The word {{tp|tonsi}} is derived from {{w|Mandarin Chinese}} {{lang|zh|{{wt|同志}}}} (''{{lang|zh-Latn|tóngzhì}}''), originally meaning "comrade" as in a member of the {{w|Communist party}}, but nowadays also used to mean a member of the {{w|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>{{tok|jan inwin}} (@orsetto) (18 July 2019). [//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/375591429608570881/601234123763482626 Message posted on the <code>#{{tok|sona-musi}}</code> channel in the {{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}} Discord server]. ''Discord''.

let's redo the vote between the 2

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Some speakers use {{tp|tonsi}} with the alternative meaning of {{w|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 {{w|cisgender}} {{tp|meli}} and {{tp|mije}}.

According to the data in the {{ku|en}}, {{tp|tonsi}} has also been used to describe {{w|intersexuality}}.{{cite ku|381}}

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

==Adoption==

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:{{cite ku|6}}

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>