Most of Australia’s First Nations languages don’t have gendered pronouns. Here’s why

theconversation.com

Most of Australia’s First Nations languages don’t have gendered pronouns. Here’s why

theconversation.com

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Linguistics@mander.xyz · 29 days ago

Australia’s 460 First Nations’ languages see the world in unexpected ways, revealing perspectives on the natural and spiritual worlds.

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