Gender neutral language: Difference between revisions

Line 91: Line 91:
* ''Siú'' - suggested from some learners in the duolingo community, it bears resemblance to ''Sé'' and ''Sí'' but stands alone as a gender neutral alternative. Not regularly used.  
* ''Siú'' - suggested from some learners in the duolingo community, it bears resemblance to ''Sé'' and ''Sí'' but stands alone as a gender neutral alternative. Not regularly used.  
* ''Duí'' - non-standard, used in place of ''Sí'' and ''Sé'', it derives from the word ''duine'' which translates to ''person''. Bear in mind that the grammatical gender of ''duine'' itself is grammatically masculine in gender.
* ''Duí'' - non-standard, used in place of ''Sí'' and ''Sé'', it derives from the word ''duine'' which translates to ''person''. Bear in mind that the grammatical gender of ''duine'' itself is grammatically masculine in gender.
In addition to these other forms of pronouns, The irish language has "prepositional pronouns", which create specific forms of gender pronouns depending on the type of preposition:
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Lang|ga|ag}} "at"
|-
| 1
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|agam}} "at me"
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|againn}} "at us"
|-
| 2
| {{Lang|ga|agat}} "at you (sg.)"
| {{Lang|ga|agaibh}} "at you (pl.)"
|-
| 3
| {{Lang|ga|aige}} "at him"<br />{{Lang|ga|aici}} "at her"
| {{Lang|ga|acu}} "at them"
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+{{Lang|ga|ar}} "on"
|-
| 1
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|orm}}
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|orainn}}
|-
| 2
| {{Lang|ga|ort}}
| {{Lang|ga|oraibh}}
|-
| 3
| {{Lang|ga|air}}<br />{{Lang|ga|uirthi}}
| {{Lang|ga|orthu}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+{{Lang|ga|as}} "out of, from"
|-
| 1
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|asam}}
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|asainn}}
|-
| 2
| {{Lang|ga|asat}}
| {{Lang|ga|asaibh}}
|-
| 3
| {{Lang|ga|as}}<br>{{Lang|ga|aisti}}
| {{Lang|ga|astu}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Lang|ga|chuig, chun}} "to, towards"
|-
| 1
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|chugam}}
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|chugainn}}
|-
| 2
| {{Lang|ga|chugat}}
| {{Lang|ga|chugaibh}}
|-
| 3
| {{Lang|ga|chuige}}<br />{{Lang|ga|chuici}}
| {{Lang|ga|chucu}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+{{Lang|ga|de}} "from, of"
|-
| 1
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|díom}}
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|dínn}}
|-
| 2
| {{Lang|ga|díot}}
| {{Lang|ga|díbh}}
|-
| 3
| {{Lang|ga|de}}<br />{{Lang|ga|di}}
| {{Lang|ga|díobh}}
|}
{{Col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+{{Lang|ga|do}} "to, for"
|-
| 1
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|dom}}
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|dúinn}}
|-
| 2
| {{Lang|ga|duit}}
| {{Lang|ga|daoibh}}
|-
| 3
| {{Lang|ga|dó}}<br />{{Lang|ga|di}}
| {{Lang|ga|dóibh}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+{{Lang|ga|faoi}} "under; about (concerning)"
|-
| 1
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|fúm}}
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|fúinn}}
|-
| 2
| {{Lang|ga|fút}}
| {{Lang|ga|fúibh}}
|-
| 3
| {{Lang|ga|faoi}}<br />{{Lang|ga|fúithi}}
| {{Lang|ga|fúthu}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+{{Lang|ga|i}} "in"
|-
| 1
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|ionam}}
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|ionainn}}
|-
| 2
| {{Lang|ga|ionat}}
| {{Lang|ga|ionaibh}}
|-
| 3
| {{Lang|ga|ann}}<br>{{Lang|ga|inti}}
| {{Lang|ga|iontu}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+{{Lang|ga|idir}} "between"
|-
| 1
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|idir mé}}
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|eadrainn}}
|-
| 2
| {{Lang|ga|idir thú}}
| {{Lang|ga|eadraibh}}
|-
| 3
| {{Lang|ga|idir é}}<br>{{Lang|ga|idir í}}
| {{Lang|ga|eatarthu}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+{{Lang|ga|le}} "with"
|-
| 1
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|liom}}
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|linn}}
|-
| 2
| {{Lang|ga|leat}}
| {{Lang|ga|libh}}
|-
| 3
| {{Lang|ga|leis}}<br />{{Lang|ga|léi}}
| {{Lang|ga|leo}}
|}
{{Col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Lang|ga|ó}} "from, since"
|-
| 1
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|uaim}}
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|uainn}}
|-
| 2
| {{Lang|ga|uait}}
| {{Lang|ga|uaibh}}
|-
| 3
| {{Lang|ga|uaidh}}<br />{{Lang|ga|uaithi}}
| {{Lang|ga|uathu}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+{{Lang|ga|roimh}} "before, in front of"
|-
| 1
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|romham}}
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|romhainn}}
|-
| 2
| {{Lang|ga|romhat}}
| {{Lang|ga|romhaibh}}
|-
| 3
| {{Lang|ga|roimhe}}<br />{{Lang|ga|roimpi}}
| {{Lang|ga|rompu}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Lang|ga|thar}} "beyond, over"
|-
| 1
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|tharam}}
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|tharainn}}
|-
| 2
| {{Lang|ga|tharat}}
| {{Lang|ga|tharaibh}}
|-
| 3
| {{Lang|ga|thairis}}<br />{{Lang|ga|thairsti}}
| {{Lang|ga|tharstu}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Lang|ga|trí}} 'through'
|-
| 1
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|tríom}}
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|trínn}}
|-
| 2
| {{Lang|ga|tríot}}
| {{Lang|ga|tríbh}}
|-
| 3
| {{Lang|ga|tríd}}<br />{{Lang|ga|tríthi}}
| {{Lang|ga|tríothu}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Lang|ga|um}} "around"
|-
| 1
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|umam}}
| width=120 | {{Lang|ga|umainn}}
|-
| 2
| {{Lang|ga|umat}}
| {{Lang|ga|umaibh}}
|-
| 3
| {{Lang|ga|uime}}<br />{{Lang|ga|uimpi}}
| {{Lang|ga|umpu}}
|}
{{Col-end}}


===Titles===  
===Titles===  
Anonymous user