• huf [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    apparently the two words are unrelated

    • gvngndz [none/use name,comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      That's even more interesting then, I'm always fascinated by how different cultures can invent very similar ideas independently.

      • huf [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        it's a pretty popular idea, not having noun classes:

        https://wals.info/feature/30A#2/26.7/149.1

        https://wals.info/feature/44A#2/18.0/149.1

        • gvngndz [none/use name,comrade/them]
          ·
          3 years ago

          I was more talking about how similar they are pronounced, not about having non-gendered pronouns, I know that is a fairly common thing.

          • huf [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            oh, right. yeah, you get that kind of coincidence a lot i think