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'''{{tp|tonsi}}''' is {{a category}} [[Special:MyLanguage/content word|content word]] and {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/nimi ku suli|nimi ku suli]]}} mainly relating to {{w|Non-binary gender|non-binary}} [[Special:MyLanguage/gender|gender]]. It is {{w|Coordinate term|coordinate}} with {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/meli|meli]]}} for femininity and {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/mije|mije]]}} for masculinity.

 

 

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 {{w|neologistic}} senses of "gay" and "queer (person)". {{tp|tonsi}} was coined in 2019 by {{tok|jan inwin}} as a proposal for a {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/nimi sin|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|[[Special:MyLanguage/ma pona pi toki pona|ma pona pi toki pona]]}} Discord server.<ref name="inwin2019a"/>

 

The semantic space of {{tp|tonsi}} originally proposed was broader than the currently accepted version. It meant "to break normative boundaries", and with {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/jan|jan]]}} would refer to nonbinary folks. {{tp|tonsi}} was also not the original form of the word, as there were several other proposals.<ref name="inwin2019b"/><ref name="inwin2019c"/>

 

 

The [[Special:MyLanguage/semantic space|semantic space]] of {{tp|tonsi}} includes {{w|Non-binary gender|non-binary gender identity}} and {{w|Gender variance|gender non-conformity}}.

 

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According to the data in the {{ku|en}}, {{tp|tonsi}} has also been used to describe {{w|intersexuality}}.<ref name="ku381"/>

 

 

For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/ma pona pi toki pona|ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|tonsi}}:<ref name="ku381">{{cite ku|381}}</ref>

 

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

 

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At this point, {{tp|meli}} and {{tp|mije}} have been taught. A third word, {{tp|tonsi}}, has been created by the community of Toki Pona speakers in a grassroots project, and I support it. See the dictionary part of this book for definitions.

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This does not mean that all non-binary and gender non-conforming people identify with {{tp|tonsi}}. Beyond personal opinions about self-description with the word, some speakers also reject using {{tp|tonsi}} by virtue of [[Special:MyLanguage/gendern't|avoiding gender words altogether]].

 

The Esperanto and German editions of the book {{lipu pu|en}} mention {{tp|tonsi}} alongside the other {{tp|nimi ku suli}}. As of the the 2023 [[Special:MyLanguage/Linku#Word usage surveys|{{tok|Linku}} survey]], {{tp|tonsi}} is used by 1{{abbr|%pt.|percentage point}} more speakers (83% of respondents) than {{tp|meli}} or {{tp|mije}} (each 82%).

 

 

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The {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/sitelen pona|sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|tonsi}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|tonsi}}}}) is derived from the {{w|transgender symbol}} (&#x26A7;). The glyph was chosen by a poll on Reddit, decided from a total of 13 proposals.<ref name="asi2020a"/><ref name="asi2020b"/> The original creator of the glyph is unknown. According to {{tok|[[Special:MyLanguage/kala Asi|kala Asi]]}} at the time of making the poll, she encountered it and made a stylized version herself.<ref name="asi2020c"/><ref name="asi2020d"/>

 

 

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The {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/sitelen sitelen|sitelen sitelen]]}} word glyph for {{tp|tonsi}} was added in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|author=[[Special:MyLanguage/Jonathan Gabel|Jonathan Gabel]]|url=https://jonathangabel.com/2021/nimi-sin/|title=Designing glyphs - {{tok|sitelen suwi pi nimi ku suli}}|website=jonathangabel.com|date=2021-09-05|access-date=2023-11-20|quote=And {{tok|tonsi}} was added last year}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jonathangabel.com/toki-pona/gender/|author=[[Special:MyLanguage/Jonathan Gabel|Jonathan Gabel]]|title=Gender and Identity|website=jonathangabel.com|access-date=2023-11-20}}</ref> It is derived from the word glyph for {{tp|kule}} ({{ss|kule}}) and the syllable glyph for {{tp|to}} ({{ss|TO}}), with the bottom part being the same as in the glyphs for {{tp|meli}} ({{ss|meli}}), {{tp|mije}} ({{ss|mije}}), and the newer variant of {{tp|[[Special:MyLanguage/mama|mama]]}}.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/716768435081576448/742421705741303892|channel=tpt-musi|server=ma pona pi toki pona|author=[[Special:MyLanguage/Jonathan Gabel|Jonathan Gabel]]|username=janjosan|access-date=2024-02-08|quote=mi pali e sitelen tawa nimi tonsi. ona mute li lon lipu ni. seme lon anpa li pona tawa sina? [[:Media:Sitelen sitelen - tonsi prototype sketches.jpg|<nowiki>[image]</nowiki>]]}}</ref>

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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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