Nik Taylor wrote:
>>These grammatical genders are meant to separate what is or looks like a
>>person from what doesn't. During my hard brainshaking, I thought about
>>"personal gender" vs "impersonal gender" but I stumbled on "personal
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> What about sentient/nonsentient? The primary use is for your sentient
> beings, yes? With personalized animals also being included.
> Rational/Irrational is another terminology I've seen for languages that
> have a gender including humans, gods, spirits, etc. vs. one that
> doesn't.
So be it! Shaquelingua has 2 genders: rational and irrational.
Thank you! I'm kissing your feet... ;-) I was really short of ideas and
tired of exploring neuter conlangs.
See ya,
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Remi Villatel
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