Re: Anadewism questions 1: Gender marking

--- Carsten Becker <naranoieati@...>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Part I of my questions.
>
> Many languages only mark words for feminina and
> neuters,
> leaving masculina unmarked. But are there languages
> where
> males mark feminina while females mark masculina,
> maybe
> even with the same marker? Or is that *too* sexist?
> ;-)
> Things would become hairy in fairytales where
> objects such
> as stones and trees or so can also speak. I guess
> thus, the
> difference is only made for animates, in case the
> language
> also has m/f inanimates.
>
> Thanks,
> Carsten
I have no idea if any natlangs do what you describe
above, but I nearly jumped outta my chair when I read
this.  This is exactly the kind of thing that
Graavgaaln would mark if it had genders.  Maybe it
needs a gender system.  Or maybe I need to develop a
second or third Graavgaaln language which does have a
gender system and leave Graavgaaln proper alone.  But
somehow, somewhere this has to fit into Graavgaaln
lore.  Any culture where the male and female
populations live in seperate quarters of the city has
got to use this kind of marking in at least some of
its languages.

Adam


Jin nifalud fistus todus idavi eseud adimpuudu ul isu fi aved niminchunadu pera ul
Dju peu'l medju djul provedu cumvi dichid: «Iñi! Cunchepijid ed nadajid il
virdjini ad junu huiju, ed cuamajuns ad si il Emanueli fi sñivigad ul Dju simu
noviscu.»

Machu 1:22-23