Editing Gender neutral language
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*''Sin'' - this has been in use by some native speakers. it's literal meaning is "that". Alternative ways of spelling Sin could include ''Sinh'', ''S'n'', ''S-n'' or 'Sinhe'. The "Nh" is a borrowed ending from old gaelic, pronounced as a regular N or N followed by an H. Sinh, S'n and S-n would all be pronounced as ''Sin'' In some dialects of Irish and in Scottish Gaelic, ''Sinn/Sinne'' is used as a pronoun meaning We in english. | *''Sin'' - this has been in use by some native speakers. it's literal meaning is "that". Alternative ways of spelling Sin could include ''Sinh'', ''S'n'', ''S-n'' or 'Sinhe'. The "Nh" is a borrowed ending from old gaelic, pronounced as a regular N or N followed by an H. Sinh, S'n and S-n would all be pronounced as ''Sin'' In some dialects of Irish and in Scottish Gaelic, ''Sinn/Sinne'' is used as a pronoun meaning We in english. | ||
*''Ea'' - a gender-neutral pronoun regularly used in modern Irish, but usually restricted to certain grammatical circumstances. | *''Ea'' - a gender-neutral pronoun regularly used in modern Irish, but usually restricted to certain grammatical circumstances. | ||
Irish has three grammatical forms for personal pronouns: conjunctive form, disjunctive form and emphatic form. | Irish has three grammatical forms for personal pronouns: conjunctive form, disjunctive form and emphatic form. | ||
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''Ritheann sin'' or "they (sg.) run" | ''Ritheann sin'' or "they (sg.) run" | ||
''Ritheann cí'' or "they (sg.) run" | ''Ritheann cí'' or "they (sg.) run" | ||
'''Disjunctive form''' | '''Disjunctive form''' | ||
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''Buailim mé dhuí'' or "I hit them" | ''Buailim mé dhuí'' or "I hit them" | ||
''Buailim mé chí'' or "I hit them" | ''Buailim mé chí'' or "I hit them" | ||
'''Emphatic form''' | '''Emphatic form''' | ||
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''Is suisa!'' or "It's ''them''" | ''Is suisa!'' or "It's ''them''" | ||
''Is císa!'' or "It's ''them''" | ''Is císa!'' or "It's ''them''" | ||
'''Prepositional pronouns''' | '''Prepositional pronouns''' |