diff --git a/locale/pl/config.suml b/locale/pl/config.suml index 27fa5bdcb..4c97d7cac 100644 --- a/locale/pl/config.suml +++ b/locale/pl/config.suml @@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ english: The main difference is that English has singular “they”, while Polish doesn't yet have any normative form that would fit better. That's why English “it” is niche, - while Polish neuter is one of the most popular choices among nonbinary people, + while Polish neuter is one of the most popular choices among nonbinary people + (including ones who use "they" in English), in hopes of normalising the new usage. - > There's one more issue with neuter, though: it is neutral in nominative (the “who?”), @@ -223,12 +224,12 @@ english: That's why some enbies mix multiple forms, for instance using neuter verbs, yet feminine pronouns, etc. table: {ono: 'Neutrative', ono/jej: 'Neutrative with female declension'} - - name: 'Dukaisms' + name: 'Neopronouns (dukaisms)' description: - > Those forms are neologisms, originally created for a science fiction novel {https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Imperfection=Perfect Imperfection} - by {https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacek_Dukaj=Jacek Dukaj} (hence their name). + by {https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacek_Dukaj=Jacek Dukaj} (hence they are also known as “dukaisms”). It's a brand new grammatical gender used by post-human beings (phoebe) that don't have a specified gender. - > It's a consistent and relatively complete system, but for people who hear it for the first time, @@ -249,6 +250,11 @@ english: „{/oni=oni}” for male and mixed-gender groups, and „{/one=one}” for female groups (to oversimplify a lot). Still, whichever forms is chosen by a person, the plurality itself already points to them being nonbinary. + - > + Unlike the English “singular they”, which only requires changing the third person form, + in Polish this requires plural forms to be used also in first and second person. + In the case of first person, it might be perceived as something akin to the “royal we”. + table: {oni: 'Male & mixed plurals', one: 'Female plurals'} - name: 'Placeholder forms'