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      1 month ago

      Man picking a fight with half the world. Also what do you mean gendered languages? All languages are obviously female.

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        Tagalog is a lot closer, the only gendered words are Spanish loan words (except maybe mom/dad), because of course they are.

        Pronouns:

        • he/she - siya
        • his/her - niya

        Relations (add “na lalaki” for boys, or “na babae” for girls) :

        • son/daughter - anak
        • brother/sister - kapatid
        • grandson/granddaughter - apo

        In English, I ask how many brothers and sisters someone has, but in Tagalog I just ask how many siblings they are. Ilan (how many) kayong (are you) magkakapatid (siblings as a group)? They can give a simple answer, or specify boys and girls, it’s great! Asking about boys/girls takes too long, so nobody bothers.