Pronouns

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Pronouns are a part of language used to refer to someone or something without using proper nouns. In standard English, some singular third-person pronouns are "he" and "she," which are usually seen as gender-specific pronouns, referring to a man and a woman, respectively. A gender-neutral pronoun or gender-inclusive pronoun is one that gives no implications about gender, and could be used for someone of any gender. Some languages only have gender-neutral pronouns, whereas other languages have difficulty establishing any that aren't gender-specific. People with nonbinary gender identities often choose new third-person pronouns for themselves as part of their transition. They often choose gender-neutral pronouns so that others won't see them as female or male.
==Use for nonbinary people==
Although many gender-neutral pronouns were created to speak of no specific person, some nonbinary people adopt these pronouns for themselves. They ask that other people call them only by one particular set of gender-neutral pronouns. This can be a part of a nonbinary person's social transition.
===Examples of specific nonbinary people's pronouns===
Some nonbinary people ask to be called by gender-neutral pronouns. Other nonbinary people ask to be called by "he" or "she" pronouns, some of whom see that as a gender-neutral use of those words. The use of binary pronouns doesn't necessarily mean that someone has a binary gender identity. Some nonbinary people have more than one set of pronouns that they are okay with people using for them.
He. Some specific nonbinary people who ask to be called by "he/him" pronouns include writer Richard O'Brien.
She. Nonbinary people who ask people to use "she/her" pronouns for them include public speaker Olave Basabose, internet personality Left at London, musician JD Samson, activist Kate Bornstein (who also goes by "they") and comedian Eddie Izzard.
They. Some nonbinary people ask to be called by "singular they" pronouns, including comedian Jes Tom, writer Ivan E. Coyote, actor Jiz Lee, writer R.B. Lemberg, singer-songwriter Rae Spoon, performance poet Kae Tempest and musician Stevie Knipe.
Other pronouns. Nonbinary people who go by other pronouns include singer Mx Justin Vivian Bond, who goes by v pronouns. "Ze, hir" pronouns are the preferred pronouns of revolutionary communist Leslie Feinberg (who also went by she)Minnie Bruce Pratt, "Transgender Pioneer and Stone Butch Blues Author Leslie Feinberg Has Died." Advocate. November 17, 2014. http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/books/2014/11/17/transgender-pioneer-leslie-feinberg-stone-butch-blues-has-died Archived on 17 July 2023.
Any pronouns. Some nonbinary people have no specific pronoun they want used; they are okay with any and all pronouns. For example, the model Rain Dove, voice actor Casey Mongillo, and makeup artist Justin Saint.
No pronouns. Some nonbinary people wish that no third-person pronouns be used, preferring their name or another descriptor be used in place of pronouns. For example, the evangelist Public Universal Friend and the software developer Lianna Newman.
===Surveys===
There have been a few surveys on gender-neutral pronouns and pronoun preferences.
*This survey by anlamasanda on Tumblr ran for many months. The results were published at the start of 2012, and showed that of the 800+ people responding, singular "they" was the most popular pronoun at 62%. Commentary.
*This survey by Lottelodge (now cassolotl) on Tumblr ran for two months. The results were published in July 2013, and showed that of over 2,000 respondents singular "they" was the most popular pronoun at 63%. Commentary. This rose to 74% in 2015,Nonbinary Stats 2015 (Worldwide) - the results, published 20 Feb 2015 Archived on 17 July 2023 and 77% in 2016.NB/GQ Survey 2016 - the worldwide results, published 20 Feb 2015 Archived on 17 July 2023
*Nonbinary Stats Survey of 2016 ran in January for 8 days, and published its results in March. The most popular pronoun was "they," at 77.5%, followed by she, he, "mix it up," and a preference to not have others pronouns for one at all. The survey recorded 123 different pronoun sets in use among 3055 nonbinary people, of which, 90 pronouns were entered only once.
==How to change your pronouns==
If you are nonbinary and want to change your pronouns, this is a purely social part of your transition, rather than one using paperwork. First, you should put some thought into choosing pronouns that feel satisfactory to you. Research and experiment to find out what feels right. Next, you need to tell other people. As a part of social transition, you need cooperation from other people in order to be called by the pronouns you want, so it's important to keep your composure as well as stay firm. You can help remind people of your pronouns by wearing them on a badge or writing them in your social media profile.
===Choosing your pronouns===
First, form your opinions on what you want from your new pronouns. Next, list your favorite pronouns, and compare them to your opinions so that you can list their pros and cons. Meanwhile, test your favorite pronouns out loud and in writing, to see how they feel to you in action. You might want to think about why exactly you do not like your "original" pronoun.
====Form opinions====
You can use several criteria to help rank and decide between different pronouns. See Pronouns criteria for a whole list.
====Compare them====
Next, after you decide what criteria you want for your pronouns, browse a list of pronouns. You can find such a list for the English language at English neutral pronouns on this wiki. Other lists are available at Talk:English neutral pronouns, Nounself pronouns, on Wiktionary, on Pronoun-Provider.tumblr.com, or in Failedslacker's Pronoun Dressing Room. Write down a list of the ones you like. Put them in a table, with columns for what you see as the good and bad traits of those pronouns. After you finish assessing them all, write down your concluding opinion about each in the last column. Here is a small example of such a table.
Pronoun 	Pros 	Cons 	Conclusion
ve, verself	Used in a book I like	Doesn't sound right to me	Maybe no
E, Emself 	Common, easy to say 	Too short? 	Maybe yes
You can use the above table as your template. Create your own table in a word processor, or draw it by hand in your journal. Although the above table only compares two sets of pronouns, you can add rows for as many pronouns that interest you. You don't need to form your conclusions on all pronouns in one sitting. Perhaps over the course of a few days, take your time to form your opinions on each pronoun set, and return periodically to add more notes to your pronoun table.
====Test them====
At the same time as you work on the above table of pros and cons, test the pronouns that you might like. Try them in several ways: in writing, out loud, and in reference to you. If you have friends who understand, test out having them call you by these pronouns for a little while. You can help your friends with this by wearing a pronoun badge (see below). You can also test how your pronouns look in writing by using web-sites that put them into a text. Such sites include Genderev's Pronoun Try-On, Pronouns And Names Tester, Failedslacker's Pronoun Dressing Room, Pronoun Island and PracticeWithPronouns.com. You may find that you feel differently about the pronouns when they are in action, and when they are in reference to you.
===Announcing your change of pronouns===
When you have settled on your chosen set of pronouns, you need to tell people, so they can start using them for you. Announce it to them by a handwritten letter, e-mail, or blog post. Keep your message polite, and say "please" and "thank you." In order to be complete, and to address the first questions the reader might ask, your announcement should include these parts:
*Opening: Assuming that you have already come out to these people as nonbinary, your announcement message should open with a reminder of that, as part of the explanation for why you want to change your pronouns.
*List all the grammatical forms of your new pronouns.
*Show people how to use these pronouns by giving an example of them in use in a sentence or several.
*You might tell how to pronounce the pronouns.
*Briefly say why you chose these pronouns rather than others.
*If you use two sets of pronouns, explain which set is more appropriate, under what conditions.
*Conclusion: Request that people use these pronouns for you.
Based on the above, here is a sample letter of a fictional person announcing their pronoun change. You can use it as a template for writing your own.
Dear Stuart,
As you know, I have a nonbinary gender identity, meaning that I don't think of myself as a woman or a man. I'm transitioning to a gender expression that feels more like the real me. Since being called "he" or "she" doesn't feel right to me, I have decided to change my pronouns to singular they (they, them, their, theirs, themself). For an example of these pronouns in a couple sentences: "They are Morgan, that's them. They will read their book by themself". I like these singular gender-neutral pronouns the best because they were used by Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and other great writers. They have been a part of English for a long time. From now on, please call me by "they" pronouns, instead of "he" or "she".
Thank you,
Mx Morgan Doe
You can also use the above sample letter as a template for writing an e-mail, just by leaving out the signature. Use it as a template for a blog post by leaving out the salutation.
===Pronoun badges===
To help other people remember which pronouns you want to be called by, you can wear a badge, jewelry, accessory, or piece of clothing with your pronouns written on it. Learn more at Pronoun badges.
==Pronoun etiquette==
Many binary and nonbinary transgender folk experience gender dysphoria when people refer to them using the wrong pronouns. For those who don't pass as well as they'd like, being called by the wrong gender (misgendered) with the wrong pronouns is a common problem with a lot of work involved. An individual, upon being misgendered, is forced to either do the coming out spiel or grin and bear it, making the coming out later more awkward. If someone corrects you on their pronouns, the best way you can help is to start using their preferred pronouns right away without argument.
If your pronouns are unusual, or aren't what people think of as matching your gender expression, you may have to get used to reminding people to use them, and explaining them to people a lot. Learn people's common questions and objections to your pronouns, and rehearse your responses to them, so that you can keep your composure.
A person can have more than one set of pronouns that they want people to use for them. For example, suppose that your favorite set of pronouns might be "ze, hir." However, you don't want these to make an accessibility problem for people who have trouble with English, or maybe there are some situations where you don't feel safe using them, or don't feel up to the challenge of getting people to use them. In that case, you have decided to let people also call you by a second set of pronouns (auxiliary pronouns) that you like almost but not quite as much: "she, her." 
Many nonbinary people may also use two or more pronouns with equal preference, which may look like allowing others to decide which of their pronouns to use, using different pronouns in different situations, or alternating pronouns equally. 
For another example, some genderfluid people feel comfortable or uncomfortable with certain pronouns depending on the current state of their gender identity. As a result, they alternate pronouns depending on their current identity, and ask to be called by different pronouns at different times. 
Unusual pronouns can make trouble for people who speak English as a second language, or who have disabilities that make it harder for them to speak and understand English. Unusual pronouns are difficult to understand for people who lipread. If you or another person have difficulty using unusual pronouns for these reasons, then it is acceptable and appropriate to ask a person if they have another set of pronouns that you can use in that case.otherkinlogic, vulpinekin, and roborenard. "Nounself pronouns and how to use them." http://otherkinlogic.tumblr.com/post/92382457520 Archived on 17 July 2023
==Arabic neutral pronouns==
Gender-neutral pronouns in Modern Standard Arabic (اللغة العربية) include:
هما means "they, originally dual, can work as a neutral singular third person."
انتما means "second person dual."
==Bulgarian neutral pronouns==
Gender-neutral pronouns in Bulgarian language (български език) include:
те/тях/техен/им "generally used for a group of people, could be used as singular as in 'they'"
то/него/негово/му "means 'it', informal"
==Chinese neutral pronouns==
Gender-neutral pronouns in Mandarin Chinese (普通话) include:
tā/ta1 is the standard pronoun for people, which when pronounced aloud is gender-neutral. Before the language was influenced by Europeans, "他" was the proper way of rendering "tā" (regardless of gender); with the radical "亻" (a variant of "人") meaning "person" and "也" meaning "other" (i.e. "another person, neither me nor you"). Under European influence, the character "她" was invented, to mean "she" ("女"=female + "也"=other). Therefore, "他" more and more acquired the gender-specific meaning "he", with the consequence that nowadays neither "他" nor "她" are perceived as gender-neutral. Another written form of tā is "它" meaning "it," but this can be derogatory, so only use it for a person with their permission. Similarly, tā 牠 is a pronoun "used for non-human animals", and tā 祂 is usually used for gods.
As the logical gender-neutral character is "他" ("亻" meaning "person"), one solution would be to use a character composed of "男"("male") and "也" to mean "he", which would make it evident that "他" used in the same text can only be meant in a gender-neutral way. However, as Unicode does not provide "男"+"也" as a single character, this is currently only possible in handwriting.
Some people simply write "TA" with Latin letters ("TA是我的朋友。"). The same can be done in Bopomofo ("ㄊㄚ是我的朋友。").
Gender-neutral pronouns in Cantonese (廣東話) include:
keúih/keoi5 佢 meaning "them/him/her/it"
Ancient Chinese texts use more pronouns that are not gender specific to refer to other people, for example bǐ/bi3 彼 , qí/qi2 其 , and zhī/zhi1 之. Among the less used are the pronouns qú/qu2 渠 and jué/jue2 厥, which are not gender specific either. Despite the word 她 being reappropriated as a feminine pronoun by Liu Bannong in his poems, Ancient Chinese people also used a pronoun that is feminine called yī/yi1 伊, exemplified in Lu Xun's works. However, some Ancient Chinese scholars argue that due to the difference of modern and ancient Chinese grammar, the use of these words as pronouns might not be the same as contemporary pronouns.
Gender-neutral ways of referring to others in Chinese language (中文) include:
na4ge4ren2 (traditional: 那個人) (simplified: 那个人) means "that person."
zhe4ge4ren2 (traditional: 這個人) (simplified: 这个人) means "this person."
==Czech neutral pronouns==
Gender-neutral pronouns in Czech language (čeština) include:
onikání, "which was used in the past as gender-neutral pronoun when refering to someone of lesser status. it’s oni/je/jejich/se they/them/their/themself and the use is: Oni jsou moc milým člověkem. - They are a very nice person."
==Danish neutral pronouns==
Gender-neutral pronouns in Danish language (dansk) include:
de, dem, deres
hen, hen, hens (neopronoun - the variants hæn and høn have also been proposed.)https://sproget.dk/raad-og-regler/artikler-mv/svarbase/SV00016738 Archived on 17 July 2023 https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/han-hun-eller-hoen/13013a26-ec3f-4c10-9833-d80a0fd6ea7e Archived on 17 July 2023
==Dutch neutral pronouns==
Gender-neutral pronouns in Dutch language (Nederlands) include:
hen, hen, hun 
die, hen, hun 
die, die, diens “Hoe gebruik je de non-binaire voornaamwoorden hen/hun en die/diens”  Tekst Bureau Linda Schlief. 2023-02-22. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-20
ze, hun, ze "note: literal translation of they, but ze is often used as 'she'"
zij, hen, hun
‘’’Die, hen, hun’’’is also often used with die being a translation of who or another way of using a Dutch version of they.
Dutch has three grammatical genders, masculine, feminine and neuter, but most forms are identical for masculine and feminine (while often opposed to neuter). This makes avoidance strategies attractive. E.g. while the third person singular personal pronoun is differentiated between feminine ("zij") and masculine ("hij"), the demonstrative pronoun is identical for these two genders ("die") and can often be used instead.
In 2016 Transgender Netwerk Nederland held a poll, in which hen, hen, hun or die, hen, hun were chosen as gender neutral pronouns.
==English neutral pronouns==
See also: gender neutral language - English, and glossary of English gender and sex terminology
This section has its own page: English neutral pronouns.
==Esperanto neutral pronouns==
Normally, Esperanto doesn't have any singular gender-neutral personal pronouns, only female or male. Some proposed grammatical reforms suggest adding a neutral pronoun. None of the proposals are recognized by the Akademio de Esperanto (Academy of Esperanto), an official body that aims to provide guidance to Esperanto users. While the Akademio takes a conservative approach to Esperanto usage, they have been known to adopt neologisms as their sustained use becomes widespread. For more information about this issue, see Wikipedia's article gender reform in Esperanto.
Some proposed gender-neutral pronouns in non-standard Esperanto include:
gi. "A popular proposal because it is iconic: in writing, it resembles ĝi ('it'), which it also resembles in meaning, and it is similar to the occasionally epicene prefix ge-. This makes it readily recognizable. Also along these lines is the use of the epicene prefix itself, geli."Wikipedia page on gender reform in Esperanto Archived on 17 July 2023
ĝi (gxi). "Ĝiist Esperanto," or "ĝiismo," is a grammatical reform similar to "riism" (see ri below) that proposes using the existing pronoun ĝi ('it') as a gender-neutral pronoun when referring to a person whose gender is "unknown or unimportant" to the context, in addition to its traditional sense of referring to animals and objects. Among "ĝiists," ri is used exclusively in reference to nonbinary people.Esperanto Wikipedia page on gender-neutral pronouns Archived on 17 July 2023 However, some argue that use of ĝi in reference to people is objectifying, and for this reason the popular reference Plena Manlibro de Esperanta Gramatiko advises against it.Wennergren, Bertilo. "Tria persono". Plena Manlibro de Esperanta Gramatiko 2022. Accessed 2022-08-29.
hi/li. In orthodox Esperanto, li is gendered masculine ('he') when a person's gender is known, and used as the epicene singular pronoun when a person's gender is unidentified or hypothetical. "Hiist Esperanto," or "hiismo," proposes hi as a new masculine singular pronoun "so that the gendered pronouns hi and ŝi both derive from English" while retaining li only in gender-neutral contexts.Esperanto Wikipedia page on hiismo Archived on 17 July 2023
oni. In orthodox Esperanto, oni is the gender-neutral indefinite/impersonal pronoun, similar to the English pronoun one. Some propose extending its use as a definite pronoun to refer to a known person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant, and/or as a personal pronoun.
ri. "Riist Esperanto," or "riismo," is a grammatical reform to Esperanto that makes the language more gender-neutral in several ways. One of these changes is to replace the gendered pronouns entirely with the neutral pronoun ri. This was popular for some time for the Esperanto community on the Internet in the 1990s. Ri is currently favoured as a personal pronoun by nonbinary Esperantists, and is sometimes used in cases when the gender of a person is unknown or not relevant to the context.Owen, Tim. Enjoy Esperanto. London (2022): Teach Yourself. The widely used Plena Manlibro de Esperanta Gramatiko (Complete Handbook of Esperanto Grammar) no longer advises against the usage of ri, stating that, while "not everyone is familiar with" riismo, it "is, however, sufficiently widespread, especially among youth, that many who themselves do not use ri or ria [the possessive form] do understand the new words." An entry for ri does appear in the widely used Reta Vortaro,Reta Vortaro entry for "ri." Archived on 17 July 2023 and the English-language textbook Enjoy Esperanto includes a chapter on inclusive language, including discussion of riismo and nonbinary Esperantists.
ŝli (sxli). "Instantly recognizable to most Esperantists ... This is just the reading pronunciation of the abbreviation ŝ/li, the equivalent of English "s/he", and is not infrequently seen in informal writing."
tiu/ties. In Esperanto, tiu and ties mean 'that person' and 'that person's' respectively. They can be used as a grammatically orthodox workaround for avoiding use of gendered pronouns, but can come off as awkward and overly indirect.
==Estonian neutral pronouns==
Estonian has no grammatical gender. There are no pronouns to specifically mean "she" or "he". Only the genderless pronoun tema/ta is used.
tema, teda, tema. Long form, primarily used with stressed syllables.
ta, teda, ta. Short form, primarily used with unstressed syllables.
==Finnish neutral pronouns==
The Finnish language (suomen kieli) doesn't have grammatical gender. There are no pronouns that specifically mean "she" or "he". Everyone is called by the genderless pronoun hän.
hän, hänen. Formal.
se, sen. Means "it." Informal but used a lot in colloquial speech and slang.
==French neutral pronouns==
In French, talking about one's self or another person in a gender-neutral way requires using created pronouns since the language only have two genders (feminine and masculine). These pronouns are not used officially, but are more and more used in gender-inclusive texts and spaces, along with gender-inclusive grammar rules for adjectives. That said, these and others have been well-documented in rapidly growing literature on this topic.Knisely, K. A. (2020). Le français non-binaire: linguistic forms used by non-binary speakers of French. Foreign Language Annals, 53(4), 850-876.
ile. A mix of the French words "il" ("he") and "elle" ("she"). Some nonbinary people in France go by this pronoun. In 2015, an intersex adult in Tours won the right to change their birth certificate to say "gender neutral". The news mentioned that this person went by "ile" pronouns.
iel, iels. A mix between "il" ("he") and "elle" ("she") that can be easily said out loud; "li" is proposed as singular direct object form (the plural object forms and the indirect object forms are neutral anyhow). Iel is often used as a translation of english "they" both for nonbinary people and to refer as someone without referring to their gender. This is the most popular neutral pronoun.
ille, illes A mix between "il" ("he") and "elle" ("she") that can be used in a written text but that can not be easily said out loud.Alice Coutant, Luca Greco, Noémie Marignier. "Le chantier linguistique : éléments pour une grammaire non-binaire". Atelier Queer Week 6 mars 2015. Archived on 17 July 2023
yel. A mix between "il" ("he") and "elle" ("she") that can be easily said out loud (for object forms, see "iel, iels").
el, els. A mix between "il" ("he") and "elle" ("she") but that can't be used out loud since it would sound exactly like the feminine pronoun "elle".
yol. 
ol, ols. 
ul, uls. 
oulle, oulles Based on "ou" and ille/elle (Source unknown, unfortunately)
æl, æls.
ael, aels.
==German neutral pronouns==
People have proposed and are using these neutral pronouns in the German language (Deutsch):
===Solutions without neopronouns===
er*. he*.
er + feminine noun endings.Pronomen. Nichtbinär-Wiki. Accessed August 15, 2017. Archived on 17 July 2023
es. This means "it," and isn't usually used for people. Only use this pronoun for people who ask to be called by it. Some nonbinary people do reclaim it for themselves.
sie. When this pronoun is used for a single person, it usually means "she." However, it also means "plural they," so some people use it as a neutral pronoun.
sie*. she*.
sie + masculine noun endings.
Using only the name instead of a pronoun.
Alternating between he and she.
===Neopronouns===
A. First mention by a person whose name starts with A.
as. Based on es (it), vowel changed to mark difference between things and people.
dey.Anonymous ask on Nonbinary Trans Germany: Trans in Deutschland. August 10, 2016. http://nonbinarytransgermany.tumblr.com/post/148742824641/ein-befreundeter-mensch-von-mir-hat-sich-mal Archived on 17 July 2023 Based on they, changed to be more easily pronounceable in German.
dier/dies/diem/dien. Relative pronoun set based on dier (pronounced [di:ɐ̯]), an alternative to die and der.
em.
er_sie, sie_r, ersie, er:sie, er*sie. From er (he) and sie (she).
hän/sires/sim/sin. used as a replacement for er/sie
hen. borrowed from Swedish/Norwegianhttps://web.archive.org/web/20201125190700/https://leafmiilk.tumblr.com/about
iks. Version of x.
k.Comment by Pennyroyal Tea on a post by Ash B. 3 January 2016 https://www.facebook.com/hirngefickt/posts/1689898591228038?comment_id=1689923207892243&comment_tracking={%22tn%22%3A%22R4%22} Archived on 17 July 2023 inplace of she/he said you say k said "k hat gesagt"
nim/nimser/nim/nin.Cabala de Sylvain & Carsten Balzer, "Die SYLVAIN-Konventionen – Versuch einer „geschlechtergerechten“
Grammatik-Transformation der deutschen Sprache." Liminalis. https://web.archive.org/web/20170724231026/http://www.liminalis.de/2008_02/Liminalis-2008-Sylvain-Balzer.pdf
per."Namensgebung? Pronomen? Nicht-binärer Name!" nibiTrans*ich (blog). http://nibitransich.blogspot.de/2015/06/namensgebung-non-binarer-name.html Archived on 17 July 2023 used the same as er/sie
sh'he/hi'er Gendered neopronoun that is both masculine and feminine and derived from contractions of she/her and he/him as a gendered alternative to explicitly gender neutral and nongendered neopronouns for multigender people 
sier/sieser/siem/sien with possessive pronouns based on root "sies". 
sif/sis/sim/sin with possessive pronouns based on root "sir".
they.Geschlechtsneutrale Sprache | Gender-neutral language. Nonbinary Trans Germany: Trans in Deutschland. http://nonbinarytransgermany.tumblr.com/language Archived on 17 July 2023 Used just like in English.
x. Has been criticised for being racist when used by white people."Warum das x-Pronomen mir Bauchschmerzen bereitet" Tea-Riffic (blog). Archived on 17 July 2023
xier/xieser/xiem/xien. Pronoun set based on xier (pronounced [ksi:ɐ̯]), an alternative to er and sie developed by Illi Anna Heger. And xies can be used as the base to matching possessive pronouns, that are declensed with endings you would use for sein and ihr, xiese/xieses/xiesem/xiesen/xieser. https://www.annaheger.de/pronouns/
z, zet.@pandanouk. September 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160906155158/https://twitter.com/pandanouk/status/772895165551874049 replacement for er/sie
For examples of how to use many of these, go here.
== Hebrew Neutral Pronouns ==
Hebrew has masculine/feminine gender distinction in both singular and plural second- and third-person pronouns, so there's no option for a genderless third-person plural pronoun (like in English) or second-person pronoun (like in Arabic). For this reason, הֵם‎ hem, traditionally the masculine third-person plural pronoun, is used as a singular third-person pronoun by many nonbinary Hebrew speakers. 
The choice of this pronoun may be due to the somewhat neutral nature of the third-person plural masculine, which is used with mixed-gender groups. Some may choose the third-person plural because it is closest to the English they.Bryant, Andrea R. (2021). Beyond they/them: a typology of nonbinary pronoun and agreement innovation (Bachelor's thesis). Retrieved from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1epd7v5NMvAeRcL3_RakfuQZgE84C3eAN/view?usp=sharing Archived on 17 July 2023
Some Hebrew speakers who are nonbinary may choose to use the masculine and feminine pronouns interchangeably.
==Icelandic neutral pronouns==
Icelandic has three grammatical genders, feminine, masculine and neuter. In the plural, it is colloquial to use the neuter for a mixed-gender group of people or for people of unknown gender.
For the singular, the third-person pronoun "hán" has been proposed, (genitive "háns", dative "háni", accusative "hán").Hann, hún og það... eða hvað? https://skemman.is/bitstream/1946/24447/1/Selma%20Sverris.pdf Archived on 17 July 2023
See also the page Gender neutral language in Icelandic.
== Italian neutral pronouns==
Italian is a very binary language, with two grammatical genders, masculine and feminine. In writing, signs like * or @ or the letter x are sometimes used where the feminine has "a" and the masculine has "o", although no specific pronunciation is linked to them. Some people use "u" when speaking in these cases, others the dialectal ending "ə" (as there is no standard spelling linked to this sound, "@" might sometimes be used to represent this pronunciation). This applies to a lot of words, such as nouns, adjectives and to a lesser degree articles. There seems to be no clear solution for plural forms.http://pasionaria.it/genere-non-binario-tutte-le-risposte-alle-tue-domande/ Archived on 17 July 2023 https://nonbinary.noblogs.org/sample-page/ Archived on 17 July 2023 
This usage can be applied to some third person pronouns, e.g. the object forms "lo" and "la" may in this way be replaced by "lu" or "l@". The subject forms "egli" and "ella" are already less evident, but "elu"/"el@" is thinkable. The other subject forms “lui” and “lei” can be replaced by “lxi” or ”l*i”.The third person plural "loro" is gender-neutral and can be used as subject and as direct object (It is sometimes proposed to use this as singular as well, a translation of the English singular they). However, there is as yet no full table of proposed neo-pronouns.
== Interlingua neutral pronouns ==
Illo (nominative) and lo (accusative) have been approved as gender neutral pronouns by the International Auxiliary Language Association. 
== Polish neutral pronouns ==
See the page Gender neutral language in Polish.
==Portuguese neutral pronouns==
See also: Gender neutral language in Portuguese and glossary of Portuguese gender and sex terminology.
The Portuguese language (português) doesn't normally have neutral pronouns and indicates gender by letters in pronouns, ela (she) and ele (he). However, people have created some new, neutral pronouns, which are used in some groups. These include:
ile, dile, nile. This was the first gender neutral pronoun created for Portuguese.[46] [47] [48] 
el@, del@, nel@. This uses an @ (at symbol) to show ambiguity of the letter. This only works in writing.
elx, delx, nelx. This uses an x to show ambiguity of the letter.Orientando, um espaço de aprendizagem. Tipos de linguagem. Archived on 17 July 2023
elu, delu, nelu. This uses an u to show ambiguity of the letter. It's the second most recommended to be used to include visually disabled people. This pronoun has some variations in its writing and pronunciation: êlu, dêlu, nêlu; élu, délu, nélu.
el, del, nel. This isn't gender specific as it doesn't indicate any gender by the absence of a gendered letter.
éli, déli, néli. This has a similar pronunciation as the male pronoun ele, but shows ambiguity by the use of i. And as the above, it also has variations: eli, deli, neli.
íli, díli, níli. This shows ambiguity by the letter i. Some variations can be found: ílu, dílu, nílu; ílo, dílo, nílo; ile, dile, nile; ilo, dilo, nilo.
ély, dély, nély. As the pronoun éli, déli, its pronunciation is very simillar to ele. Some variations are: ely, dely, nely; élw, délw, nélw.
els, dels, nels. This shows ambiguity by the usage of s instead of a gendered letter.
el', del', nel'. Demonstrates neutrality by the usage of '.
eld, deld, neld. This show ambiguity by the usage of d.
yn, dyn, nyn. This pronoun is very different and doesn't follow the structure of "el_, del_, nel_".
éle, déle, néle. This pronoun follows the Spanish elle pattern, drawing a line between é from éla and -e from ele.
elae, delae, nelae. This combines ela with ele.
êla, dêla, nêla. This combines ele (êle) with ela.Carvalho, Danniel. (2021). Sobre gênero e a invenção de um pronome não-binário. researchgate.net Archived on 17 July 2023
== Russian neutral pronouns ==
The Russian language (русский язык) has three singular third person pronouns: masculine "он" (on), feminine "она" (ona), and neuter "оно" (ono). The highly gendered nature of the language makes it difficult for nonbinary speakers to describe themselves, and some reject pronouns and gendered verbs altogether.
Alternating pronouns - Some nonbinary Russian speakers alternate between on and ona.
Ono (оно) - The use of ono as a gender neutral pronoun is controversial even within the nonbinary community, as some people consider it to be dehumanizing. It traditionally means 'it' and in general Russian's neuter grammatical gender refers mostly to inanimate/nonhuman things or young children. In the other 5 grammatical cases ono also looks the same as the masculine pronoun. However, some nonbinary speakers reclaim the word.Lost for Words: Non-Binary Russians Fight The Limits of Their Language Moscow Times, 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
On(a), on_a (он[а], он_а) - Combining on and ona using parenthesis or a 'gender gap' (underscore) can be done as well. This is considered an option mostly for writing, but some people use it orally as well by putting a pause between the masculine and the feminine.Prospects and challenges of gender neutralization in Russian Russian Linguistics 45. 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
Ony (они) - The traditional third person plural pronoun. Some people use this to refer to a singular nonbinary person, like they in English, although this can get difficult when referring to oneself due to the highly gendered nature of Russian verbs and adjectives.
Oh (ох/ех) - A neopronoun that does not follow the same format as on/ona/ono.
Onzh (онж/егж) - Another neopronoun that follows the same format as on or ono but with the letter zhe (ж).
One (оне/нех) - A neopronoun. It uses the ending -ле in verb conjugation.оне/нех/[-ле Неоместоимения] Pronouns-page. Accessed 22 July 2023.
==Slovak neutral pronouns==
The Slovak language (Slovenčina) has three pronouns for singular third person, "on" being masculine and used for men, "ona" as the feminine equivalent used for women and the neutral "ono". However the pronoun ono isn't considered the preferred option of many Slovak nonbinary people due to ono being mainly used to describe objects or young kids. Ono could be compared to English's pronoun "it".
Ono - A neutral pronoun used to describe objects, could be translated to English's "it". Recently it's becoming reclaimed.
Oni - An ancient pronoun which had almost become extinct, a plural pronoun. Similar to English's "they".
One - A neopronoun, it takes the structure of on, ona, ono and extracts the base on_ and adds a different letter. One (or Oné) can be found in some dialects of Slovak as a synonym to ono.
==Spanish neutral pronouns==
See also: gender neutral language - Spanish and glossary of Spanish gender and sex terminology.
The Spanish language (español) doesn't normally have neutral pronouns. However, people have created some new, neutral pronouns, which are used in some groups that are responsive and allies to LGBT, feminist, and social justice issues. Most of these neutral pronouns work by taking the feminine pronoun, ella, and the standard abstract neuter pronoun ello (which can't be used for people), and substituting a different letter or symbol for the masculine "o" or feminine "a" ending. This approach of substituting a letter is shared by creating other parts of gender neutral language in Spanish, such as neutral-gender endings for adjectives. See gender neutral language - Spanish for information about that. These new, neutral pronouns include:
ele. A neutral pronoun that is a mix of the masculine pronoun él ("he") and a proposed gender-neutral ending letter, -e. This is less common. The plural would be elles.Phoenix Tawnyflower. "Nonbinary Spanish." May 24, 2014. Reflections of a Queer Artist (personal blog). http://phoenixtawnyflower.blogspot.com/2014/05/nonbinary-spanish.html Archived on 17 July 2023
ell_. A neutral pronoun that can't be said out loud. This is less common. The _ (underscore) means that the "a" or "o" is left out.
ell*. A neutral pronoun that can't be said out loud. This is less common. The * (asterisk) means that the "a" or "o" is left out. Compare the splat *e pronouns in English, which work by the same idea.
ellæ. A neutral pronoun. This is less common.
ell@. A neutral pronoun that can't be said out loud, or else is pronounced like "ellao". This is non-standard, but one of the most common of these. The @ (at symbol) is meant to be seen as a mix between an "a" and an "o".
elle. A neutral pronoun that can be easily said out loud. This is non-standard, but one of the most common of these. It's used by nonbinary people in Chile.http://linguaphiles.livejournal.com/5990300.html Archived on 17 July 2023
elli. A neutral pronoun that can be said out loud. It's uncommonly used.
ellu. A neutral pronoun that can be said out loud. It's uncommonly used.
ello. A neutral pronoun that can be easily said out loud. It's uncommonly used and it's considered rude, since it's the pronoun used for things (similar to English 'it').
ellx. A neutral pronoun that can't be said out loud. This non-standard, but one of the more common of these. 
ol. A neutral pronoun. Non-standard and uncommon. The plural would be olles. This would go with the non-standard definite article that is also ol.
==Swedish neutral pronouns==
In 2014, the Swedish language (Svenska) officially added a new gender-neutral pronoun, hen, which is popular among Swedish-speaking nonbinary people.
de, dem (dom), deras.
den, den, dens (dess). Means 'it'. This isn't usually used for humans. Traditionally, the word den has been used as a gender neutral pronoun and remains widely used today. However, depending on the context, the word den can also mean "it," leaving it unsatisfactory as a gender neutral pronoun for many who do not wish to be seen as like an inanimate object.
hen, hen (henom), hens (henoms). This neutral pronoun was first proposed in 1966. Since the 1960s, the person pronoun hen has become increasingly popular. It was proposed independently in 1994, based on the Finnish neutral pronoun hän. It came to be used in magazines and books during the 2000s and 2010s. In 2014, it was officially added to the language. In 2015, it will be added for the first time to Svenska Akademiens Ordlista (the Swedish equivalent to France's Dictionnaire de l'Académie française). It usage, however, remains somewhat controversial and is vigorously opposed by some. Hen is used for people whose gender is not known, as well as for nonbinary people who ask to be called by this pronoun. It's not meant to replace the gendered pronouns hon ("she") and han ("he"), but to exist together with them. For more information, see the Wikipedia entry on hen.
Standard gender neutral / third gender personal pronoun: hen
Possessive form of hen: hens
Object form of hen: henom. The object form of hen is sometimes just hen. It is very individual.
==West Frisian neutral pronouns==
Some neutral pronouns in West Frisian language (Frysk) include:
je, jin, jins.http://www.erfgoed-fundaasje.nl/de-stichtingen-frysk-en-frij-en-erfgoed-fundaasje-opereare-genderneutraal/ Archived on 17 July 2023 These pronouns do exist as indefinite pronouns, though their use for referring to a specific person isn't very common.
== Yiddish neutral pronouns ==
Gender-neutral pronouns in Yiddish language (ייִדיש) include:
zey, zeyer, zeyere (זיי, זייער, זייערע) - The third person plural pronoun, which many nonbinary Yiddishists use as singular. It is conjugated as plural while the name of the person followed by a verb stays singular, likely due to the influence of English on the language.
=== Neopronouns ===
fey, fer, feyer (פֿיי, פֿער, פֿייער) - Also spelled fey, feyer, feyere (פֿיי, פֿֿייער, פֿייערע). Basically equivalent to English fae/faer/faers.https://ingeveb.org/pedagogy/queer-family-tree Bach, Alona, Rebecca Araten, Ethan Nosanow Levin, and Carolyn Beard. “Undzer Mishpokhe: A Queer Yiddish Curriculum Supplement.” In geveb (April 2022): Accessed Jul 21, 2023. Some people do not use them because they have the same first three letters as the f-slur in Yiddish.
ez, zim, zir (עז, זים, זיר) - Neopronouns with no English equivalent. They are based off of all three singular third person pronouns: er (ער), zi (זי), and es (עס).
zi.er, zi_er, zier (זי.ער, זי—ער, זיער) - Combinations of he (er - ער) and she (zi - זי).
==See also==
*Gender neutral language
==External Links==
*MIT's Ally Toolkit: Gender Neutral Pronoun Usage (PDF)
*University of Minnesota's guide to Nonbinary gender pronouns
*Gender Neutal Pronoun Blog has a good list of pronouns, both traditional and invented.
*Gender Neutral Pronoun FAQ. This was the biggest resource on gender-neutral pronouns. Tells much about history. Includes a comprehensive list of pronouns. No longer updated.
*Failedslacker's Pronoun Dressing Room. Choose a set of pronouns, and this page will show you how those pronouns look in action, by automatically putting them into sample texts from literature. Use this tool to test pronouns that you like, to see how they look in use.
*Practice With Pronouns. A game that lets you practice putting pronouns into different parts of sample sentences, so that you can get used to the grammar.
*Pronoun Island. Anyone can put in any pronouns they can imagine, and it makes a page that shows how to use them in a sentence, which a person can link to in order to show these particular usage examples to other people.
*Pronouny. Website where you can create an account to share your pronouns.
*A Non-Binary Person's Guide to Invented Pronouns
==References==
46. Manifesto Ile para uma comunicação radicalemnte inclusiva
https://diversitybbox.com/pt/manifesto-ile-para-uma-comunicacao-radicalmente-inclusiva/ 
47. Guia Linguagem Inclusiva HBO e [DIVERSITY BBOX] 
https://pji.portaldosjornalistas.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/GuiaTodxsNos.pdf 
48. How Neutral Pronouns in Portuguese Began - Entenda o gênero não binário e a importância de usar pronomes neutros
https://vogue.globo.com/atualidades/noticia/2021/06/entenda-o-genero-nao-binario-e-importancia-de-usar-pronomes-neutros.html 
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