remove familial gender

book/src/05_lexicon/family.md

@@ -7,19 +7,16 @@ The major kinship word is kirta, or "is an infinite slice of an even greater
 infinite". This is one of the few literal words in L'ewa that is defined using a
 metaphor, as there is really no good analog for this in English.
 
-There are also words for other major family terms in English:
+L'ewa has a fairly custom kinship system. Here is a high level of conversion
+between English and L'ewa:
 
-| L'ewa | Definition              |
+| English                 | L'ewa term  | L'ewa word |
-|-------|-------------------------|
+|-------------------------|-------------|------------|
-| brota | is the/a brother of     |
+| brother/sister          | sibling     | xinga      |
-| sistu | is the/a sister of      |
+| mother/father           | parent      | pa'ma      |
-| mamta | is the/a mother of      |
+| grandfather/grandmother | grandparent | gra'u      |
-| patfu | is the/a father of      |
+| aunt/uncle              | parent      | pa'ma      |
-| grafa | is the/a grandfather of |
+| cousin                  | sibling     | xinga      |
-| grama | is the/a grandmother of |
-| wanto | is the/a aunt of        |
-| tunke | is the/a uncle of       |
 
-Cousins are all called brother/sister. None of these words are inherently
+These terms can also be applied to anyone, not just your immediate genetic
-gendered and `brota` can refer to a female or nonbinary person. The words are
+family.
-separate because I feel it flows better, for now at least.

words/dictionary.dhall

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ in  { rootWords =
       [ ./roots/blanu.dhall
       , ./roots/blodo.dhall
       , ./roots/brado.dhall
-      , ./roots/brota.dhall
       , ./roots/danma.dhall
       , ./roots/delja.dhall
       , ./roots/dextu.dhall
@@ -19,8 +18,7 @@ in  { rootWords =
       , ./roots/futjo.dhall
       , ./roots/genza.dhall
       , ./roots/glowa.dhall
-      , ./roots/grafa.dhall
+      , ./roots/gra_u.dhall
-      , ./roots/grama.dhall
       , ./roots/hafto.dhall
       , ./roots/helbo.dhall
       , ./roots/hetlo.dhall
@@ -38,13 +36,12 @@ in  { rootWords =
       , ./roots/lorne.dhall
       , ./roots/lufta.dhall
       , ./roots/madsa.dhall
-      , ./roots/mamta.dhall
       , ./roots/mlato.dhall
       , ./roots/modlo.dhall
       , ./roots/n_ixu.dhall
       , ./roots/ni_he.dhall
       , ./roots/nlaro.dhall
-      , ./roots/patfu.dhall
+      , ./roots/pa_ma.dhall
       , ./roots/pu_ro.dhall
       , ./roots/qalno.dhall
       , ./roots/qanmu.dhall
@@ -56,7 +53,6 @@ in  { rootWords =
       , ./roots/retna.dhall
       , ./roots/ristu.dhall
       , ./roots/rosgi.dhall
-      , ./roots/sistu.dhall
       , ./roots/spalo.dhall
       , ./roots/spiro.dhall
       , ./roots/sposu.dhall
@@ -64,12 +60,12 @@ in  { rootWords =
       , ./roots/te_ra.dhall
       , ./roots/ti_ko.dhall
       , ./roots/tulpa.dhall
-      , ./roots/tunke.dhall
       , ./roots/txana.dhall
       , ./roots/wogno.dhall
       , ./roots/womjo.dhall
       , ./roots/wufra.dhall
       , ./roots/xekri.dhall
+      , ./roots/xinga.dhall
       , ./roots/xitsa.dhall
       , ./roots/xu_zo.dhall
       , ./roots/yeplo.dhall

words/roots/brota.dhall

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-let ContentWord = ../types/ContentWord.dhall
-
-in  ContentWord::{
-    , word = "brota"
-    , gloss = "brother"
-    , definition = "is the/a brother of"
-    }

words/roots/gra_u.dhall

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+let ContentWord = ../types/ContentWord.dhall
+
+in  ContentWord::{
+    , word = "gra'u"
+    , gloss = "grandparent"
+    , definition = "is a/the grandparent of"
+    }

words/roots/grafa.dhall

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-let ContentWord = ../types/ContentWord.dhall
-
-in  ContentWord::{
-    , word = "grafa"
-    , gloss = "grandfather"
-    , definition = "is the/a grandfather of"
-    }

words/roots/grama.dhall

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-let ContentWord = ../types/ContentWord.dhall
-
-in  ContentWord::{
-    , word = "grama"
-    , gloss = "grandmother"
-    , definition = "is the/a grandmother of"
-    }

words/roots/mamta.dhall

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-let ContentWord = ../types/ContentWord.dhall
-
-in  ContentWord::{
-    , word = "mamta"
-    , gloss = "mother"
-    , definition = "is the/a mother of"
-    }

words/roots/pa_ma.dhall

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+let ContentWord = ../types/ContentWord.dhall
+
+in  ContentWord::{
+    , word = "pa'ma"
+    , gloss = "parent"
+    , definition = "is the/a parent of"
+    }

words/roots/patfu.dhall

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-let ContentWord = ../types/ContentWord.dhall
-
-in  ContentWord::{
-    , word = "patfu"
-    , gloss = "father"
-    , definition = "is the/a father of"
-    }

words/roots/sistu.dhall

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-let ContentWord = ../types/ContentWord.dhall
-
-in  ContentWord::{
-    , word = "sistu"
-    , gloss = "sister"
-    , definition = "is the/a sister of"
-    }

words/roots/tunke.dhall

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-let ContentWord = ../types/ContentWord.dhall
-
-in  ContentWord::{
-    , word = "tunke"
-    , gloss = "uncle"
-    , definition = "is the/a uncle of"
-    }

words/roots/wanto.dhall

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-let ContentWord = ../types/ContentWord.dhall
-
-in  ContentWord::{
-    , word = "wanto"
-    , gloss = "aunt"
-    , definition = "is the/a aunt of"
-    }

words/roots/xinga.dhall

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+let ContentWord = ../types/ContentWord.dhall
+
+in  ContentWord::{
+    , word = "xinga"
+    , gloss = "sibling"
+    , definition = "is a/the sibling of"
+    }