Russian is an interesting situation, where the neuter gender is sort of dying in diaspora [1] communities or among young children. Currently, 13% of nouns are n

Russian is an interesting situation, where the neuter gender is sort of dying in diaspora [1] communities or among young children. Currently, 13% of nouns are neuter, 41% feminine and 46% masculine. Before the education system and further exposure solidifies the standard, many children can form a 3 way distinction based on word ending. Consonant->masc., stressed -o->neuter, everything else -> feminine. In low proficiency speakers in heritage communities this often simplifies to consonant->masculine, everything else->feminine. [2] [1] https://d-nb.info/1205872779/34 https://d-nb.info/1205872779/34 [2] https://brill.com/view/journals/jlc/11/2/article-p233_233.xml?language=en https://brill.com/view/journals/jlc/11/2/article-p233_233.xm...