Re: Writing Systems and Biscriptal Children

Am 12/01 13:08  Padraic Brown yscrifef:

> For what it's worth, I think a number of these could be considered
> "common gender", since the roles can be taken as either m. or f.
> Most of these words are marked masc. in the dictionary (but I wouldn't
> hesitate to use lla failidur (manager) where appropriate.  Some are
> marked common (antegessur, ancestor) where I truly thought it best.
>
Except that it is possible to say lla failidres, the -dur ending having
a feminine equivalent in -dres.


> I've always used gender in some way or another.  Kernu has m./f.;
> Tallarian has animate/inanimate; Arrana has a kind of optional gender
> system that isn't necessary for language function.
>
Vokhomos has m/f/n.

- andrew.
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