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The irish language (Gaeilige) presents some challenges to creating a gender neutral way of speaking. Every noun is gendered in either masculine or feminine grammatical gender, with accompanied binary forms for adjective agreement, pronouns and prepositions.  
The irish language (Gaeilige) presents some challenges to creating a gender neutral way of speaking. Every noun is gendered in either masculine or feminine grammatical gender, with accompanied binary forms for adjective agreement, pronouns and prepositions.  
===Pronouns===
===Pronouns===
Pronouns in standard Irish Gaelic are as follows:
* ''Sé'' meaning the equivalent of ''he'' in English, is a masculine pronoun.
* ''Sí"  meaning the equivalent of ''she'' in English, is a feminine pronoun.
* ''Siad'' meaning the equivalent of ''they'' in English, is neutral but a plural pronoun.
===Titles===  
===Titles===  
===Family terms===  
===Family terms===  
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