Re: Nauradi

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From: Constructed Languages List [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On
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Subject: Re: FW: Nauradi


Are you perhaps wedded to the idea that "man" and "woman" be expressed
as "person (m.)" and "person (f.)"?  If this is a favorite feature of
Nauradi, then maybe it is more in keeping with the language's ethos
to keep the male and female suffixes.

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Thanks for writing back.
I'm thinking more in terms of animate entities that a language-group may not
find significant. Do we need to ball a female rabbit a doe? Not necessarily.

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.

Thinking about the pronoun conundrum, it doesn't seem so crucial to have a
male or female pronoun.

Thanks,
Scotto