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This is a list of all genders that appear in <code>Genders.xml</code> and their associated pronouns. Pronouns not associated with a specific gender are pulled from <code>PronounSets.xml</code>. A table is provided to understand what each row is used for in the context of language. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Plural | ! Plural | ||
| Is actually multiple entities. ( | | Is actually multiple entities. (Pseudo-plural is not truely plural) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Person Term | ! Person Term | ||
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| What a parent of this gender is called. | | What a parent of this gender is called. | ||
|} | |} | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Subjective | ! Subjective | ||
| " | | "'''She''' went to Grit Gate." | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Objective | ! Objective | ||
| "You are | | "You are water-bonded with '''him'''." | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Possessive Adjective | ! Possessive Adjective | ||
|" | |"'''Her''' Issachar rifle rusted." | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Substantive Possessive | ! Substantive Possessive | ||
| "Kindrish is | | "Kindrish is '''hers'''." | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Reflexive | ! Reflexive | ||
| "He can only blame | | "He can only blame '''himself''' for eating the Cloaca Surprise." | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! Pseudo-Plural | ||
| " | | "Sam '''needs''' to drink some water because they '''are''' dehydrated."<br />vs.<br />"Sam '''needs''' to drink some water because she '''is''' dehydrated." | ||
" | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Genders== | ==Genders== | ||
===Neuter=== | |||
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#It/its|It/its]] | |||
{{neuter}} | |||
<div>Note: This gender uses the bare indicative, so these terms will never be called, preferring to refer to the object as "it" instead.</div> | |||
Neuter character of note: {{favilink|euclid}} | |||
</div> | |||
Neuter-exclusive creatures of note: {{favilink|mimic}}, {{favilink|pulsed field magnet}}, {{favilink|memory eater}}, {{favilink page|decarbonizer}}, {{favilink|galgal}} | |||
</div> | |||
Base gender for: Insects, Crabs, Fish, Spiders, Clams, Worms, Star Krakens, Urchins | |||
===Nonspecific=== | ===Nonspecific=== | ||
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#They/Them/Their|They/Them/Their]] | Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#They/Them/Their|They/Them/Their]] | ||
{{Nonspecific|pronouns= none}} | {{Nonspecific|pronouns=none}} | ||
Nonspecific characters of note: {{favilink|neek}}, {{favilink|shem -1}}, {{favilink|mayor haddas}}, {{favilink|warden une}}, {{favilink|rainwater shomer}} | |||
===Male=== | |||
Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#He/Him/His|He/Him/His]] | |||
{{Male|pronouns=none}} | |||
Male character of note: {{favilink|saad amus}} | |||
</div> | |||
Male-exclusive creatures of note: {{favilink|Boar}}, {{favilink|apple farmer}} | |||
===Female=== | ===Female=== | ||
Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#She/Her|She/Her]] | Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#She/Her|She/Her]] | ||
{{Female|pronouns= none}} | {{Female|pronouns= none}} | ||
Female character of note: {{favilink|Tillifergaewicz}} | |||
</div> | |||
Female-exclusive creatures of note: {{favilink|snailmother}}, {{favilink|fire ant queen}}, {{favilink|miner mk I}} {{favilink|miner mk II|II}} {{favilink|miner mk III|III}}, {{favilink|apple farmer's daughter}} | |||
</div> | |||
Base gender for: Miners | |||
=== | ===Plural=== | ||
Default | Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Plural/They/Them/Their|Plural/They/Them/Their]] | ||
{{ | {{Plural}} | ||
Plural-exclusive creatures of note: {{favilink|prism perch}} | |||
===Collective=== | |||
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Plural/They/Them/Their|Plural/They/Them/Their]] | |||
{{Collective|pronouns=none}} | |||
=== | ===Males=== | ||
Default | Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Plural/They/Them/Their|Plural/They/Them/Their]] | ||
{{ | {{Males}} | ||
=== | ===Females=== | ||
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}# | Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Plural/They/Them/Their|Plural/They/Them/Their]] | ||
{{ | {{Females}} | ||
Females characters of note: {{favilink|wardens esther}} | |||
===Hindren Male=== | ===Hindren Male=== | ||
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#He/Him/His|He/Him/His]] | Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#He/Him/His|He/Him/His]] | ||
{{Hindren Male|pronouns= none}} | {{Hindren Male|pronouns=none}} | ||
Hindren Male characters of note: {{favilink|kesehind}}, {{favilink|angohind}} | |||
=== | ===Hindren Female=== | ||
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}# | Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#She/Her|She/Her]] | ||
{{ | {{Hindren Female|pronouns=none}} | ||
Hindren Female character of note: {{favilink|agate severance star}} | |||
=== | ===Hartind=== | ||
Default | Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#They/Them/Their|They/Them/Their]] | ||
{{ | {{Hartind|pronouns=none}} | ||
Hartind character of note: {{favilink|lulihart}} | |||
=== | ===Elverson=== | ||
Default | Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Ey/Em/Eir|Ey/Em/Eir]] | ||
{{ | {{Elverson}} | ||
Elverson character of note: {{favilink|vivira}} | |||
</div> | |||
Base gender for: Mopango | |||
==Pronouns== | ==Pronouns== | ||
===It/Its=== | |||
{{it/its}} | |||
===They/Them/Their=== | ===They/Them/Their=== | ||
{{They/Them/Their}} | {{They/Them/Their}} | ||
===Plural/They/Them/Their=== | ===Plural/They/Them/Their=== | ||
{{Plural/They/Them/Their}} | {{Plural/They/Them/Their}} | ||
===He/Him/His=== | |||
{{He/Him/His}} | |||
===She/Her=== | ===She/Her=== | ||
{{She/Her}} | {{She/Her}} | ||
=== | Characters of note that use She/Her: {{favilink|q girl}}, {{favilink|yla haj}} | ||
{{ | ===Ey/Em/Eir=== | ||
{{Ey/Em/Eir}} | |||
===Sie/Hir=== | |||
{{Sie/Hir}} | |||
===Xe/Xem/Xyr=== | ===Xe/Xem/Xyr=== | ||
{{Xe/Xem/Xyr}} | {{Xe/Xem/Xyr}} | ||
Characters of note that use Xe/Xem/Xyr: {{favilink|asphodel}}, {{favilink|sixshrew}}, {{favilink|frondzie}} | |||
{{ | |||
===Ze/Zir=== | ===Ze/Zir=== | ||
{{Ze/Zir}} | {{Ze/Zir}} | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
{{ | * There is an option in the code which allows newly animated objects (from {{Favilink|Spray-a-Brain}} or a {{Favilink|Nano-neuro Animator|nano-neuro animator}}) to generate an entirely new neogender and neopronouns, but it is currently disabled. | ||
* {{favilink|Oboroqoru}}'s gender is male, but He has a unique set of pronouns and titles befitting His status as a god (note the capitalization): | |||
{| class=wikitable | |||
|- | |||
!Subjective | |||
|He | |||
|- | |||
!Objective | |||
|Him | |||
|- | |||
!Possessive Adjective | |||
|His | |||
|- | |||
!Substantive Possessive | |||
|His | |||
|- | |||
!Reflexive | |||
|Himself | |||
|- | |||
!Pseudo-plural | |||
|No | |||
|- | |||
!Person Term | |||
|god | |||
|- | |||
!Immature Person term | |||
|godling | |||
|- | |||
!Formal Address term | |||
|lord | |||
|- | |||
!Offspring term | |||
|Son | |||
|- | |||
!Sibling term | |||
|Brother | |||
|- | |||
!Parent term | |||
|Father | |||
|} | |||
This pronoun set is only used by {{favilink|Oboroqoru}} and is not defined in <code>Genders.xml</code> or <code>PronounSets.xml</code>. | |||
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Latest revision as of 04:49, 18 May 2023
This is a list of all genders that appear in Genders.xml
and their associated pronouns. Pronouns not associated with a specific gender are pulled from PronounSets.xml
. A table is provided to understand what each row is used for in the context of language.
Plural | Is actually multiple entities. (Pseudo-plural is not truely plural) |
---|---|
Person Term | What one of this gender is referred to. |
Immature Term | What an immature/young person of this gender is called. |
Formal Term | What you politely call someone of this gender. |
Offspring Term | What the offspring of this gender are called. |
Sibling Term | What a sibling of this gender is referred to. |
Parent Term | What a parent of this gender is called. |
Subjective | "She went to Grit Gate." |
---|---|
Objective | "You are water-bonded with him." |
Possessive Adjective | "Her Issachar rifle rusted." |
Substantive Possessive | "Kindrish is hers." |
Reflexive | "He can only blame himself for eating the Cloaca Surprise." |
Pseudo-Plural | "Sam needs to drink some water because they are dehydrated." vs. "Sam needs to drink some water because she is dehydrated." |
Genders
Neuter
Default Pronouns: It/its
Plural | no |
---|---|
Person term | human |
Immature Person term | child |
Formal Address term | friend |
Offspring term | child |
Sibling term | sib |
Parent term | progenitor |
Neuter character of note: Euclid
Neuter-exclusive creatures of note: mimic, pulsed field magnet, memory eater, decarbonizer, galgal
Base gender for: Insects, Crabs, Fish, Spiders, Clams, Worms, Star Krakens, Urchins
Nonspecific
Default Pronouns: They/Them/Their
Plural | no |
---|---|
Person term | human |
Immature Person term | child |
Formal Address term | friend |
Offspring term | child |
Sibling term | sib |
Parent term | progenitor |
Nonspecific characters of note: Neek, Shem -1, Mayor Haddas, Warden Une, Rainwater Shomer
Male
Default pronouns: He/Him/His
Plural | no |
---|---|
Person term | man |
Immature Person term | boy |
Formal Address term | friend |
Offspring term | son |
Sibling term | brother |
Parent term | father |
Male character of note: Saad Amus, the Sky-Bear
Male-exclusive creatures of note: boar, apple farmer
Female
Default pronouns: She/Her
Plural | no |
---|---|
Person term | woman |
Immature Person term | girl |
Formal Address term | friend |
Offspring term | daughter |
Sibling term | sister |
Parent term | mother |
Female character of note: Tillifergaewicz
Female-exclusive creatures of note: snailmother, fire ant queen, miner Mk I II III, apple farmer's daughter
Base gender for: Miners
Plural
Default Pronouns: Plural/They/Them/Their
Plural | yes |
---|---|
Person term | people |
Immature Person term | children |
Formal Address term | friends |
Offspring term | children |
Sibling term | sibs |
Parent term | progenitors |
Plural-exclusive creatures of note: prism perch
Collective
Default Pronouns: Plural/They/Them/Their
Plural | yes |
---|---|
Person term | humans |
Immature Person term | children |
Formal Address term | friends |
Offspring term | children |
Sibling term | sibs |
Parent term | progenitors |
Males
Default Pronouns: Plural/They/Them/Their
Plural | yes |
---|---|
Person term | men |
Immature Person term | boys |
Formal Address term | friends |
Offspring term | sons |
Sibling term | brothers |
Parent term | fathers |
Females
Default Pronouns: Plural/They/Them/Their
Plural | yes |
---|---|
Person term | women |
Immature Person term | girls |
Formal Address term | friends |
Offspring term | daughters |
Sibling term | sisters |
Parent term | mothers |
Females characters of note: Wardens Esther
Hindren Male
Default Pronouns: He/Him/His
Plural | no |
---|---|
Person term | man |
Immature Person term | faun |
Formal Address term | buck |
Offspring term | son |
Sibling term | brother |
Parent term | father |
Hindren Male characters of note: Kesehind, Angohind
Hindren Female
Default Pronouns: She/Her
Plural | no |
---|---|
Person term | woman |
Immature Person term | faun |
Formal Address term | my doe |
Offspring term | daughter |
Sibling term | sister |
Parent term | mother |
Hindren Female character of note: Agate Severance Star
Hartind
Default pronouns: They/Them/Their
Plural | no |
---|---|
Person term | hartind |
Immature Person term | faun |
Formal Address term | hartind |
Offspring term | child |
Sibling term | sibling |
Parent term | parent |
Hartind character of note: Lulihart, hindren pariah
Elverson
Default pronouns: Ey/Em/Eir
Plural | no |
---|---|
Person term | person |
Immature Person term | child |
Formal Address term | friend |
Offspring term | child |
Sibling term | sibling |
Parent term | parent |
Elverson character of note: Vivira
Base gender for: Mopango
Pronouns
It/Its
Subjective | it |
---|---|
Objective | it |
Possessive Adjective | its |
Substantive Possessive | its |
Reflexive | itself |
Pseudo-plural | no |
They/Them/Their
Subjective | they |
---|---|
Objective | them |
Possessive Adjective | their |
Substantive Possessive | theirs |
Reflexive | themself |
Pseudo-plural | yes |
Plural/They/Them/Their
Subjective | they |
---|---|
Objective | them |
Possessive Adjective | their |
Substantive Possessive | theirs |
Reflexive | themselves |
Pseudo-plural | no |
He/Him/His
Subjective | he |
---|---|
Objective | him |
Possessive Adjective | his |
Substantive Possessive | his |
Reflexive | himself |
Pseudo-plural | no |
She/Her
Subjective | she |
---|---|
Objective | her |
Possessive Adjective | her |
Substantive Possessive | hers |
Reflexive | herself |
Pseudo-plural | no |
Characters of note that use She/Her: Q Girl, Yla Haj
Ey/Em/Eir
Subjective | ey |
---|---|
Objective | em |
Possessive Adjective | eir |
Substantive Possessive | eirs |
Reflexive | emself |
Pseudo-plural | no |
Sie/Hir
Subjective | sie |
---|---|
Objective | hir |
Possessive Adjective | hir |
Substantive Possessive | hirs |
Reflexive | hirself |
Pseudo-plural | no |
Xe/Xem/Xyr
Subjective | xe |
---|---|
Objective | xem |
Possessive Adjective | xyr |
Substantive Possessive | xyrs |
Reflexive | xemself |
Pseudo-plural | no |
Characters of note that use Xe/Xem/Xyr: Asphodel, Earl of Omonporch, Sixshrew, Frondzie
Ze/Zir
Subjective | ze |
---|---|
Objective | zir |
Possessive Adjective | zir |
Substantive Possessive | zirs |
Reflexive | zirself |
Pseudo-plural | no |
Trivia
- There is an option in the code which allows newly animated objects (from Spray-a-Brain or a nano-neuro animator) to generate an entirely new neogender and neopronouns, but it is currently disabled.
- Oboroqoru, Ape God's gender is male, but He has a unique set of pronouns and titles befitting His status as a god (note the capitalization):
Subjective | He |
---|---|
Objective | Him |
Possessive Adjective | His |
Substantive Possessive | His |
Reflexive | Himself |
Pseudo-plural | No |
Person Term | god |
Immature Person term | godling |
Formal Address term | lord |
Offspring term | Son |
Sibling term | Brother |
Parent term | Father |
This pronoun set is only used by Oboroqoru, Ape God and is not defined in Genders.xml
or PronounSets.xml
.
|