Gender neutral language in French: Difference between revisions
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|''maon'' <small>[maõ]</small> | |''maon'' <small>[maõ]</small> | ||
|''man'' <small>[mã]/[man]</small>, mi | |''man'' <small>[mã]/[man]</small>, mi(ne) | ||
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|ta | |ta | ||
|''taon'' <small>[taõ]</small> | |''taon'' <small>[taõ]</small> | ||
|''tan'' <small>[tã]/[tan]</small>, ti | |''tan'' <small>[tã]/[tan]</small>, ti(ne) | ||
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!3SG | !3SG | ||
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|san <small>[sã]/[san]</small>, sine <small>[sin]</small> | |san <small>[sã]/[san]</small>, sine <small>[sin]</small> | ||
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'san' in the [sã] pronunciation is a homophone of 'sang', meaning blood. The alternate forms 'mi(ne)', 'ti(ne)', 'sine', similar to Alpheratz 'mu(n)', 'tu(n)', 'su(n)' system (only the roundness parameter distinguishes vowels i [i] and u [y]), originate from Spanish 'mi' or English 'my' and Swedish 'min', 'din', as well as from the gender neutral reflexive possessive pronoun 'sin'<ref>Duolingo Wiki: ''Swedish Skills. Possessives''. Online at:https://duolingo.fandom.com/wiki/Swedish_Skill:Possessives.</ref> — the last one having no optional '-ne' ending to avoid homophony with 'si', meaning 'if'. | |||
==== Demonstrative adjective ==== | ==== Demonstrative adjective ==== | ||