Gender and Pronouns: Difference between revisions

From Caves of Qud Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(final sweep)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{tocright}}
{{tocright}}
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 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"
Line 47: Line 47:
==Genders==
==Genders==
===Neuter===
===Neuter===
<div>
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>
<div>Neuter character of note: {{favilink|euclid}}</div>
Neuter character of note: {{favilink|euclid}}
<div>Neuter-exclusive creatures of note: {{favilink|mimic}}, {{favilink|pulsed field magnet}}, {{favilink|memory eater}}, {{favilink|decarbonizer}}, {{favilink|galgal}}</div>
</div>
<div>Base gender for: Insects, Crabs, Fish, Spiders, Clams, Worms, Star Krakens, Urchins
Neuter-exclusive creatures of note: {{favilink|mimic}}, {{favilink|pulsed field magnet}}, {{favilink|memory eater}}, {{favilink|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}}
Nonspecific characters of note: {{favilink|neek}}, {{favilink|shem -1}}, {{favilink|mayor haddas}}, {{favilink|warden une}}, {{favilink|rainwater shomer}}


===Male===
===Male===
Line 68: Line 69:
Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#She/Her|She/Her]]
Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#She/Her|She/Her]]
{{Female|pronouns= none}}
{{Female|pronouns= none}}
<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>
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
</div>
Female character of note: {{favilink|Tillifergaewicz}}
</div>
Base gender for: Miners


===Plural===
===Plural===
Line 92: Line 96:
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===
===Hindren Female===
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#She/Her|She/Her]]
Default Pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#She/Her|She/Her]]
{{Hindren Female|pronouns=none}}
{{Hindren Female|pronouns=none}}
Hindren Female character of note: {{favilink|agate severance star}}


===Hartind===
===Hartind===
Line 105: Line 111:
Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Ey/Em/Eir|Ey/Em/Eir]]
Default pronouns: [[{{PAGENAME}}#Ey/Em/Eir|Ey/Em/Eir]]
{{Elverson}}
{{Elverson}}
</div>
Elverson characters of note: {{favilink|vivira}}
Elverson characters of note: {{favilink|vivira}}
</div>
</div>

Revision as of 01:39, 26 April 2022

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

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-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-exclusive creatures of note: snailmother, fire ant queen, miner Mk I II III, apple farmer's daughter

Female character of note: Tillifergaewicz

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 characters 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

Character of note that uses He/Him/His: Oboroqoru, Ape God

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

Oboroqoru, Ape God uses He/Him pronouns, but has a unique gender not listed in Genders.xml:

Person Term god
Immature Person term godling
Formal Address term lord
Offspring term Son
Sibling term Brother
Parent term Father