Bipronominal is the act of going by and identifying with exactly two sets of pronouns. It is a subset of multipronominal. The most common example of bipronouns would likely be someone who uses she/her and they/them or someone who uses he/him and they/them pronouns, however bipronoun people can go by any two pronoun sets, including neopronouns.
Bipronoun experiences may include:
- Using two sets of pronouns at the same time. One might alternate between pronouns every other sentence or in the middle of a sentence.
- Using different sets of pronouns at different times. This is common for genderfluid people, they may feel like one gender one day, and a different gender the next, and they may change their pronouns to reflect that.
- Letting other people decide which pronouns to use. One may simply let other people choose which of one's two pronoun sets they want to use.
History
It is unknown when the term was coined, however it has been used amongst the community since 2019.
Flag
The Bipronominal flag was created by a user going by Al on November 13th, 2020. The black stands for pronouns usually associated with genderlessness, the pale yellow represents neopronouns, purple represents pronouns usually associated with neutral genders, light pink represents pronouns associated with femininity, dark pink represents pronouns usually associated with kingenders, light blue represents pronouns associated with masculinity, and the dark blue represents pronouns associated with fluidity. The design represents the act of pronouns in speech.
Etymology
The Greek prefix bi- means "two," referencing the fact that bipronominal people use two pronouns.