Gender neutrality within Esperanto
af BestBadger, 3. apr. 2021
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BestBadger (Vise profilen) 3. apr. 2021 06.16.20
sergejm (Vise profilen) 3. apr. 2021 06.35.48
Sed en tradicia Esperanto oni uzas "li" se genro estas nekonata.
Zam_franca (Vise profilen) 3. apr. 2021 11.57.42
BestBadger:Hello, I have done some research into Esperanto though I have not yet found if Esperanto is gender neutral. Or more specifically has gender neutral pronouns like can exist in English; such as singular "they". Any insight into this topic would be very helpful. Thanks!This topic is highly controversial among esperantists.
Without taking a side, I would say that there are proposals to make Esperanto partially or fully gender neutral (especially about pronouns), but that those proposals are not accepted by all esperantists.
"Ri" is the most popular proposal for a gender neutral pronoun. However, it is not official* and many esperantists do not support its use.
* The Esperanto language is regulated by the Academy of Esperanto ("Akademio de Esperanto"), that can officialize new words. The Academy's authority is based on la Fundamento de Esperanto. I would advise you to read about it.
bartlett22183 (Vise profilen) 3. apr. 2021 18.01.39
novatago (Vise profilen) 3. apr. 2021 22.49.40
sergejm:Riistoj uzas "ri" por angla "singular they".There is not traditional Esperanto, at least, not in the sense you mean. There is Esperanto, and things that aren't Esperanto. So "ri" isn't Esperanto, and "li" it's the pronoun for the masculine and the neuter gender.
Sed en tradicia Esperanto oni uzas "li" se genro estas nekonata.
Ĝis. Novatago (blogo / 7 + 1)
sergejm (Vise profilen) 4. apr. 2021 08.00.21
novatago (Vise profilen) 4. apr. 2021 12.20.20
sergejm:I mean "traditional Esperanto" is its main branch regulated by the AcademyThat's modern or actual Esperanto. So, Esperanto.
RiotNrrd (Vise profilen) 4. apr. 2021 12.53.28
... is speakers.
Zam_franca (Vise profilen) 4. apr. 2021 13.48.50
novatago:For me, "traditional Esperanto" is more something like:sergejm:I mean "traditional Esperanto" is its main branch regulated by the AcademyThat's modern or actual Esperanto. So, Esperanto.
Ni foriru de l' domo nova, pro l' sento ŝia.
In other words, a kind of old Esperanto full of zamenhofism.
sergejm (Vise profilen) 4. apr. 2021 14.13.22