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pronoun hon|hun|het|hën
[hon]* 
he/she/it/etc
(3SG, see notes)
 European
 ⤷ Not dialect specific
  ⤷ Neutral
Source Language: Finnish, Bokmål, Dutch and Swedish
Etymology
Hon : Draws its origin from Finnish "Hän" which means "He" and "She".
Hun : Draws its origin from Bokmål(Norwegian language) "Hun" which means "She".
Het : Draws its origin from Dutch(Nederlands) "Het" which means "It".
Hɛn : Draws its origin from Swedish "Han" which means "He".
Notes
Evolution of the word : Hän
→ The <ä> became <å> [ɔ] then <o> [o]

Evolution of the word : Han
→ The <a> became <ë> [ɛ]

In Evropiska "Hon" means only and necessarily "He".
"Hun" means "She" in all cases.
"Het" means "It" when the entity is inert.
"Hɛn" means "He","She" or "It" when the entity is alive, like humans, animals or even trees.
* Pronunciation of this word was estimated based on phonology/orthography
↺ 26 April 2019, 17:38

Synonyms (0)
No known synonyms.
Homonyms (0)
No known homonyms.
Conlang translations
Natural translations
Coptic (ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ)̀ⲛⲑⲟϥ/̀ⲛⲑⲟⲥ
Czech (Čeština)on/ona/ono
Danish (dansk)han/hun/det
German (Deutsch)er/sie/es
Greek (Ελληνικά) αυτός/αυτή/αυτό (aftós/aftí/aftó)
Esperantoli/ŝi/ĝi
Estonian (Eesti keel)ta - tema / see
French (Français)il/elle/on
Icelandic (Íslenska)hann/hún/það
Dutch (Nederlands)hij/zij/het
Old English (Ænglisc)hē/hēo/hit
Polish (Polski)on/ona/ono
Russian (Русский) он/она/оно (on/ona/ono)
Swedish (Svenska)han/hon/det
Ukrainian (Українська)він/вона/воно (vin/vona/vono)
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