Re: Nauradi

> Scotto Hlad <scott.hlad@...> wrote:
> But culture requires a separate word for man and woman.
> Historically, cows and bulls would have had crucial roles
> agriculturally so separating them would have been a necessity. I'm
> just looking for the ability to allow a bit more generality.
In Senjecas, most animate nouns are epicene, but there is a male or
female prefix if differentiation is necessary, e.g., amhes, bird;
iiamhes, hen; noramhes, cock.

However, each of the loquent peoples has its own particular
livestock: cattle, horses, goats, etc.  With these there are generic
as well as sex-specific names.  There are also words for certain age
groups (e.g., yearling), and words for the various geldings.

> Thinking about the pronoun conundrum, it doesn't seem so crucial
> to have a male or female pronoun.
The third person pronouns are epicene but the prefixes used with the
nouns can also be used with the pronouns if differentiation is
desired: nus, iinus, nornus.  The third personal pronouns are really
the demonstrative adjectives in the -us or person class.  This
allows for some distance distinctions: dus, he close to me; nus, he
farther away; olnus, he a long ways away.  Or in the -os, inanimate
class: dos, nos, olnos.

Charlie