in a language that has plural gender. Due to the symmetry between "he" and ili "they", the obvious choice is to make masculine and to create an analogous feminine form, . This was proposed by Kálmán Kalocsay and Gaston Waringhien in the third edition of their Plena Gramatiko de Esperanto (pp 72–73, note 1). They cited the biblical passage Matthew 28:10-11: "Then Jesus said to them [the women], “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.” While they were going, ..." It is obvious from context that "They will see me there" refers to the brothers. However, the identity of the "they" in "While they were going" is completely opaque. Kalocsay and Waringhien proposed the following solution: See also Modern evolution of Esperanto References External links The Complete Handbook of Esperanto Grammar—a detailed account of Esperanto lexical gender. In Esperanto. The actual use of gender-neutral pronouns according to an empirical research study. In Esperanto. A critique of riism, supporting -iĉ- but criticizing ri as confusing, and proposing instead the pronoun gi. In English. Esperanto Idiosyncrasies: Sexism. Mentions the ri, gi, hi, ĝi, and -iĉ-'' proposals. In English. Esperanto culture Gender-neutral language eo:Seksneŭtrala homa triapersona pronomo es:Riismo fr:Riisme ko:리이스모