Re: Genders (was Re: Láadan and woman's speak

Nik Taylor scripsit:

> Actually, that is a grammatical gender, between human and non human.
> Chinese, on the other hand, has only _ta_, which can be used for any
> noun.
Well, sort of.  Using "ta" for non-humans is sort of unnatural, although
the influence of other languages has led to its use in written prose.

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