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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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! Plural | ! Plural | ||
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| What a parent of this gender is called. | | What a parent of this gender is called. | ||
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! Subjective | ! Subjective | ||
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| "Sam '''needs''' to drink some water because they '''are''' dehydrated."<br />vs.<br />"Sam '''needs''' to drink some water because she '''is''' dehydrated." | | "Sam '''needs''' to drink some water because they '''are''' dehydrated."<br />vs.<br />"Sam '''needs''' to drink some water because she '''is''' dehydrated." | ||
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==Genders== | ==Genders== | ||
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Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#He/Him/His|He/Him/His]] | Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#He/Him/His|He/Him/His]] | ||
{{Male|pronouns=none}} | {{Male|pronouns=none}} | ||
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-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}} | |||
===Plural=== | ===Plural=== | ||
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==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}} | ||
=== | ===Elverson=== | ||
{{ | {{Ey/Em/Eir}} | ||
===Sie/Hir=== | |||
{{Sie/Hir}} | |||
===Xe/Xem/Xyr=== | ===Xe/Xem/Xyr=== | ||
{{Xe/Xem/Xyr}} | {{Xe/Xem/Xyr}} | ||
===Ze/Zir=== | ===Ze/Zir=== | ||
{{Ze/Zir}} | {{Ze/Zir}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
{{favilink|Oboroqoru}} uses | {{favilink|Oboroqoru}} uses He/Him pronouns, but has a unique gender not listed in Genders.xml: | ||
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Revision as of 23:01, 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) |
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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." |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Person term | man |
Immature Person term | boy |
Formal Address term | friend |
Offspring term | son |
Sibling term | brother |
Parent term | father |
Male-exclusive Creatures of note: boar, apple farmer
Female
Default pronouns: She/Her
Plural | no |
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Person term | woman |
Immature Person term | girl |
Formal Address term | friend |
Offspring term | daughter |
Sibling term | sister |
Parent term | mother |
Female-exclusive creatures of note: snailmother, fire ant queen, miner Mk I II III, apple farmer's daughter
Plural
Default Pronouns: Plural/They/Them/Their
Plural | yes |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Person term | person |
Immature Person term | child |
Formal Address term | friend |
Offspring term | child |
Sibling term | sibling |
Parent term | parent |
Pronouns
It/Its
Subjective | it |
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Objective | it |
Possessive Adjective | its |
Substantive Possessive | its |
Reflexive | itself |
Pseudo-plural | no |
They/Them/Their
Subjective | they |
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Objective | them |
Possessive Adjective | their |
Substantive Possessive | theirs |
Reflexive | themself |
Pseudo-plural | yes |
Plural/They/Them/Their
Subjective | they |
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Objective | them |
Possessive Adjective | their |
Substantive Possessive | theirs |
Reflexive | themselves |
Pseudo-plural | no |
He/Him/His
Subjective | he |
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Objective | him |
Possessive Adjective | his |
Substantive Possessive | his |
Reflexive | himself |
Pseudo-plural | no |
She/Her
Subjective | she |
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Objective | her |
Possessive Adjective | her |
Substantive Possessive | hers |
Reflexive | herself |
Pseudo-plural | no |
Elverson
Subjective | ey |
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Objective | em |
Possessive Adjective | eir |
Substantive Possessive | eirs |
Reflexive | emself |
Pseudo-plural | no |
Sie/Hir
Subjective | sie |
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Objective | hir |
Possessive Adjective | hir |
Substantive Possessive | hirs |
Reflexive | hirself |
Pseudo-plural | no |
Xe/Xem/Xyr
Subjective | xe |
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Objective | xem |
Possessive Adjective | xyr |
Substantive Possessive | xyrs |
Reflexive | xemself |
Pseudo-plural | no |
Ze/Zir
Subjective | ze |
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Objective | zir |
Possessive Adjective | zir |
Substantive Possessive | zirs |
Reflexive | zirself |
Pseudo-plural | no |
Trivia
Oboroqoru, Ape God uses He/Him pronouns, but has a unique gender not listed in Genders.xml:
Person Term | god |
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Immature Person term | godling |
Formal Address term | lord |
Offspring term | Son |
Sibling term | Brother |
Parent term | Father |
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