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==Genders== | ==Genders== | ||
===Neuter=== | ===Neuter=== | ||
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Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#It/its|It/its]] | Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#It/its|It/its]] | ||
{{neuter}} | {{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> | <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-exclusive creatures of note: {{favilink|mimic}}, {{favilink|pulsed field magnet}}, {{favilink|memory eater}}, {{favilink|decarbonizer}}, {{favilink|galgal}} | <div>Neuter character of note: {{favilink|euclid}}</div> | ||
<div>Neuter-exclusive creatures of note: {{favilink|mimic}}, {{favilink|pulsed field magnet}}, {{favilink|memory eater}}, {{favilink|decarbonizer}}, {{favilink|galgal}}</div> | |||
===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 | Nonspecific characters of note: {{favilink|neek}}, {{favilink|shem -1}}, {{favilink|mayor haddas}}, {{favilink|warden une}} | ||
===Male=== | ===Male=== | ||
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 | Male-exclusive creatures of note: {{favilink|Boar}}, {{favilink|apple farmer}} | ||
===Female=== | ===Female=== | ||
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Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Plural/They/Them/Their|Plural/They/Them/Their]] | Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Plural/They/Them/Their|Plural/They/Them/Their]] | ||
{{Females}} | {{Females}} | ||
Females | Females characters of note: {{favilink|wardens esther}} | ||
===Hindren Male=== | ===Hindren Male=== | ||
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Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#They/Them/Their|They/Them/Their]] | Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#They/Them/Their|They/Them/Their]] | ||
{{Hartind|pronouns=none}} | {{Hartind|pronouns=none}} | ||
Hartind character of note: {{favilink|lulihart}} | |||
===Elverson=== | ===Elverson=== | ||
Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Ey/Em/Eir|Ey/Em/Eir]] | Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Ey/Em/Eir|Ey/Em/Eir]] | ||
{{Elverson}} | {{Elverson}} | ||
Elverson characters of note: {{favilink|vivira}} | |||
==Pronouns== | ==Pronouns== | ||
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===Xe/Xem/Xyr=== | ===Xe/Xem/Xyr=== | ||
{{Xe/Xem/Xyr}} | {{Xe/Xem/Xyr}} | ||
Characters of note that use Xe/Xem/Xyr: {{favilink|asphodel}}, {{favilink|sixshrew}} | |||
===Ze/Zir=== | ===Ze/Zir=== | ||
{{Ze/Zir}} | {{Ze/Zir}} |
Revision as of 00:04, 26 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 |
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 |
Nonspecific characters of note: Neek, Shem -1, Mayor Haddas, Warden Une
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 |
Plural-exclusive creatures of note: prism perch
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 |
Females characters of note: Wardens Esther
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 |
Hartind character of note: Lulihart, hindren pariah
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 |
Elverson characters of note: Vivira
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 |
Ey/Em/Eir
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 |
Characters of note that use Xe/Xem/Xyr: Asphodel, Earl of Omonporch, Sixshrew
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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