Pronouns

What are your gender pronouns?

As US society and the rest of the matrix just now begin to embrace the need for non-binary ways of identifying people, I reflect on how brilliant my people are and always have been. Here’s evidence of how indigenous people of the Philippines, chastised for their “savage” culture and “primitive” language, had it right all along. Tagalog (the language spoken by the people of the river—”taga-ilog”) has always used gender neutral pronouns. No matter how you identify, the singular pronoun is “siya,” (pronounced “sha.” ) The plural pronoun is “sila,” pronounced exactly how you see it. One may infer that we always understood that feminine/masculine is a fluid spectrum. It’s not either/or, it’s both/and. Filipinxs were centuries ahead of where US culture is today on this one. Does it make you wonder what other gems we’ve had along? Do you feel it in your bones—how wise our ancestors are?

What other indigenous languages and cultures are non-binary?