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==Italian==
==Italian==
Italian, as with other romance languages, presents challenges for inclusivity of nonbinary genders in that grammatically there only exists masculine and feminine genders. Although it descended from Latin, which had 3 genders (masculine, feminine and neuter), it has since lost its neuter form. Nevertheless, different approaches may transform the way Italian is spoken to make it more gender inclusive.  
Italian, as with other romance languages, presents challenges for inclusivity of nonbinary genders in that grammatically there only exists masculine and feminine genders. Although it descended from Latin, which had 3 genders (masculine, feminine and neuter), it has since lost its neuter form. Nevertheless, different approaches may transform the way Italian is spoken to make it more gender inclusive. In standard Italian, pronouns tend to be omitted unless they are needed for emphatic affect. Ex. Mangia un panino means " ___ eats a sandwich" 
===Nouns===
===Nouns===
Italian has masculine and feminine grammatical genders, although some nouns ending in -e (singular)/ -i (plural) hint at a suggested neutral form not dissimilar from gender ambiguous nouns in Spanish (ex. el estudiante and la gente both end in -e even though they are gendered masculine and feminine).  
Italian has masculine and feminine grammatical genders, although some nouns ending in -e (singular)/ -i (plural) hint at a suggested neutral form not dissimilar from gender ambiguous nouns in Spanish (ex. el estudiante and la gente both end in -e even though they are gendered masculine and feminine).  
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*'''Lau.''' Nonstandard Italian, status of use unknown.
*'''Lau.''' Nonstandard Italian, status of use unknown.
*'''Leu.''' Nonstandard Italian, status of use unknown.
*'''Leu.''' Nonstandard Italian, status of use unknown.
*'''Ci.''' Present in Standard italian as a pronoun that is neutral, but is used in only specific grammatical structures.  
*'''Ciu.''' Nonstandard Italian Pronoun, inspired by the Word Cio/Ci, meaning "That". Use is unknown
*'''Ci.''' Present in Standard italian as a pronoun that is neutral, but is used in only specific grammatical structures. Additionally, this pronoun is associated with the pronoun "We" in certain contexts.  
*'''Ne.''' Present in Standard Italian as a pronoun that is neutral, but like Ci, it is only used under certain circumstances.
*'''Ne.''' Present in Standard Italian as a pronoun that is neutral, but like Ci, it is only used under certain circumstances.
Here is a hypothetical Pronoun model following the italian Neo Pronoun "Luoi".
{| class="wikitable"
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!Nominative
!Genitive
!Dative
!Accusative
!Instrumental
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|Luoi
|Ne/Di luoi
|Glie/A luoi
|Ciu/Luoi
|Ci/Ce/Con Luoi
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==Irish==  
==Irish==