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[[File:132987097 106857241326532 5827300589279946503 o.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Archaeopronouns flag by Tsao Kuan-lin
'''Archaeopronouns''', also known as '''palaeopronouns''', are third person [[pronouns]] and forms
Unlike [[neopronouns]], which are typically (intentionally) gender neutral, archaeopronouns may be gendered, though archaeopronoun users may choose to disregard the gender of these pronouns. Due to coming from extinct forms of a language, an archaeopronoun might not always fit cleanly into the modern language's grammar, so alterations may be necessary.
==List of Archaeopronouns==
===='''Chinese'''====▼
伊 (yī): Proposed as an exclusively female pronoun and was use from 1870-1930 before 她 became default.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_pronouns#Development_of_written_gender_and_object_differentiation}}</ref><ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BC%8A#Etymology_1}}</ref><ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.harvard-yenching.org/research/cultural-history-of-the-chinese-character-ta/}}</ref> This usage is now considered obsolete. In some modern dialects it can be used regardless of gender.
渠 (qú): Was use since 4th to 5th century C.E., and can be used to refer to someone regardless of gender.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B8%A0#Etymology_1}}</ref> It is preserved in some dialects as 佢.<ref>Schuessler, Axel (2007). ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press</ref><ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BD%A2#Chinese}}</ref>
其 (qí): A possessive pronoun used in Classical literary Chinese.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=http://chinesenotes.com/words/1574.html}}</ref> It was used regardless of gender. In modern Chinese it occasionally appear in idioms.
=== Old English ===
In Old English pronouns had an additional case known as the dative case, which is not used in modern English, as the accusative and dative of pronouns merged into a single case.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Old_English/Pronouns}}</ref><ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dative_case#English}}</ref> Archaeopronoun users typically drop this form of the pronoun.
hē/hine/his/(him): Old English masculine pronouns. In this case "him" is in the dative case.
hēo/hīe/hiere: Old English feminine pronouns. In this there is no unique word for the dative case. "Hiere" was use for both the dative and genitive case.
hit/hit/his/(him): Old English neutral pronouns. In this case "him" is in the dative case.
== History ==
The concept of archeopronouns has existed since at least August 15, 2019, with one of the first mentions of it by Tumblr user carbonated-neon.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://carbonated-neon.tumblr.com/post/187041174948/more-labels-for-things}}</ref>
== Resources ==
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[[Category:Pronouns]]
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