• Lembot_0005@lemy.lol
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    1 month ago

    Last letter/sound matters. Some – female, some – male, some – neutral (we have 3 grammatical genders in my language)

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      1 month ago

      “matters” but curious where the logic or rules come from and is it harder than expected for folks who cannot hear the sound?

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        1 month ago

        logic or rules come from

        That is a “natural” language. Not C++ or Esperanto. No logic. Just bullshit and idiocy.

        is it harder than expected for folks who cannot hear the sound?

        Absolutely trivial for anyone. If the word ends with “a”, it is female. If any consonant – male, “o” – neutral.

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          1 month ago

          interesting. i know there are some linguistics books out there I may look into any about this. appreciated the replies!