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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.
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.
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! Subjective
! Subjective
| "'''She''' went to the store."
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! Objective
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! Reflexive
! Reflexive
| "He can only blame '''himself''' for his character's death."
| "He can only blame '''himself''' for eating the Cloaca Surprise."
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! Pseudo-Plural
! Pseudo-Plural
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==Genders==
==Genders==
===Neuter===
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#It/its|It/its]]
{{neuter}}
Note: This gender uses the bare indicative, so these terms will never be called, preferring to refer to the object as "it" instead.


===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}}
 
===Male===
Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#He/Him/His|He/Him/His]]
{{Male|pronouns=none}}


===Female===
===Female===
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{{Female|pronouns= none}}
{{Female|pronouns= none}}


===Male===
===Plural===
Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#He/Him/His|He/Him/His]]
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Plural/They/Them/Their|Plural/They/Them/Their]
{{Male|pronouns = none}}
{{Plural}}
 
===Hartind===
Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#They/Them/Their|They/Them/Their]]
{{Hartind|pronouns = none}}
 
===Hindren Female===
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#She/Her|She/Her]]
{{Hindren Female|pronouns=none}}
 
===Hindren Male===
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#He/Him/His|He/Him/His]]
{{Hindren Male|pronouns= none}}


===Collective===
===Collective===
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{{Collective|pronouns=none}}
{{Collective|pronouns=none}}


===Neuter===
===Males===
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#It/its|It/its]]
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Plural/They/Them/Their|Plural/They/Them/Their]
{{neuter}}
{{Males}}
!!this gender uses the bare indicative, so these terms will never be called, preferring to refer to the object as "it" instead.


===Females===
===Females===
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Plural/They/Them/Their|Plural/They/Them/Their]]
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Plural/They/Them/Their|Plural/They/Them/Their]]
{{Females}}
{{Females}}
===Hindren Male===
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#He/Him/His|He/Him/His]]
{{Hindren Male|pronouns=none}}
===Hindren Female===
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#She/Her|She/Her]]
{{Hindren Female|pronouns=none}}
===Hartind===
Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#They/Them/Their|They/Them/Their]]
{{Hartind|pronouns=none}}
===Elverson===
Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Ey/Em/Eir|Ey/Em/Eir]]
{{Elverson}}


==Pronouns==
==Pronouns==
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===Elverson===
===Elverson===
{{Ey/Em/Eir}}
{{Ey/Em/Eir}}
===It/Its===
===It/Its===
{{it/its}}
{{it/its}}

Revision as of 21:40, 25 April 2022

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. (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

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

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

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

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

Plural

Default Pronouns: [[Gender and Pronouns#Plural/They/Them/Their|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

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: [[Gender and Pronouns#Plural/They/Them/Their|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

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 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

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

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

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/Hir

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

Elverson

Subjective ey
Objective em
Possessive Adjective eir
Substantive Possessive eirs
Reflexive emself
Pseudo-plural no

It/Its

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