There’s something similar with Japanese. Usually non-gendered (people are referred to by name), but the “being/is” verb is…
There’s something similar with Japanese. Usually non-gendered (people are referred to by name), but the “being/is” verb is divided (vaguely) into living/non-living. For living we use いる (iru) and non-living we use ある (aru). Plants and robots are grouped as non-living.
— Alex 🔬☕️🐱🏋️♀️🏳️🌈 (@indigo5alpha) October 27, 2018
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