Rejected petition Implement "ŵ" as a gender-neutral pronoun in the Welsh language

Introducing a new pronoun into the Welsh language, "ŵ", would allow people who identify as a third gender to be referred to in a way that reflects their identity.
Far a possessive, "Ei" still being used, but causing no mutation. For prepositions, the 3rd person ending could be used, but with "w", rather than "o" or "i". For example: "Arnw".
For gendered professions, such as "Athro", "y" could be added to the end, forming "Athry", "Adeilady", and "Meddygy".

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It’s about something that the Senedd or Welsh Government is not responsible for.

Language evolves over time and in practice new words become part of a language once they become commonly used.

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Date submitted 6 May 2020
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