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This is a list of all known "genders" (as specified in Genders.xml) and their associated pronouns. A table is provided to understand what each row is used for in the context of language.

Plural Is actually multiple entities. (Psuedo-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 the store."
Objective "You are waterbonded with HIM."
Possessive Adjective "HER desert rifle rusted."
Substantive Possessive "Kindrish is HERS."
Reflexive "He can only blame HIMSELF for his character's death."
Psuedo-Plural "They better watch their back, because they _have_ no one watching their chests." VS

"He better watch his back, because he _has_ no one watching his chests."


Genders

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

!!this gender uses the bare indicative, so these terms will never be called, preferring to refer to the object as "it" instead.

Females

Default Pronouns: She/Her

Plural yes
Person term women
Immature Person term girls
Formal Address term friends
Offspring term daughters
Sibling term sisters
Parent term mothers

Pronouns

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

She/Her

Subjective she
Objective her
Possessive Adjective her
Substantive Possessive hers
Reflexive herself
Pseudo-plural no

He/Him/His

Subjective he
Objective him
Possessive Adjective his
Substantive Possessive his
Reflexive himself
Pseudo-plural no

Xe/Xem/Xyr

Subjective xe
Objective xem
Possessive Adjective xyr
Substantive Possessive xyrs
Reflexive xemself
Pseudo-plural no

Sie/Hier

Subjective sie
Objective hir
Possessive Adjective hir
Substantive Possessive hirs
Reflexive hirself
Pseudo-plural no

Ze/Zir

Subjective ze
Objective zir
Possessive Adjective zir
Substantive Possessive zirs
Reflexive zirself
Pseudo-plural no

It/Its

Subjective it
Objective it
Possessive Adjective its
Substantive Possessive its
Reflexive itself
Pseudo-plural no