Appendix:Toki Pona/tonsi

Toki Pona

The sitelen pona glyph for tonsi stylized in the non-binary pride flag colors.

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph represents the transgender symbol (⚧).

Etymology

From Mandarin 同志 (tóngzhì, “comrade, same will/purpose; LGBT+”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtonsi/

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• Rhymes: -onsi

Adjective

tonsi

1. (post-pu) non-binary, gender-nonconforming, genderqueer

   Coordinate terms: meli, mije

   • 2021, Sonja Lang, Toki Pona Dictionary, →ISBN:

     kijetesantakalu tonsi li lanpan ala lanpan e soko?

     Does the non-binary procyonid steal mushrooms?

2. (post-pu, less common) trans, non-cisgender

Usage notes

• This word was made by the Toki Pona community after the publication of Sonja Lang's 2014 book Toki Pona: The Language of Good. It has later been recognized as essential vocabulary by Sonja Lang in her 2021 publication The Toki Pona Dictionary and in the Esperanto translation of Toki Pona: The Language of Good.

• According to Linku, this word is classified as "widespread", being used by 83% of respondents in a poll from August 2023.

See also

• kule