iels

Blend of ils +‎ elles.

• IPA^(key): /jɛl/

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iels n pl (third-person plural, singular iel, accusative les, dative leur, emphatic elleux, possessive determiner leur)

1. (neologism, nonstandard) they (plural). A genderqueer personal pronoun (third-person plural subject), where the persons referenced are non-binary.
   • 2014, Carina Rozenfeld, La Symphonie des abysses, Robert Laffont, book 1:

     […]  ; les jours où iels n’avaient pas l’occasion de parler un peu, juste tous les deux, iel se sentait vide.

     the days when they [plural] didn't have the chance to talk a little, just the two of them, they [singular] felt empty.

2. (gender-neutral, neologism, nonstandard) they (plural). A gender-neutral personal pronoun (third-person plural subject), where the genders of the persons referenced are irrelevant; unknown; or a mixture of male, female, and/or other.
   • 2017 April 15, Tanguy Porret, “ABSTENTIONNISME - [Épisode 3] LE VOTE BLANC ?”, in Le Mégaphone‎, INSA Rennes, retrieved 13 June 2019:

     Arthaud, Poutou, Cheminade, Dupont-Aignan, Lassalle ? Aucune chance, iels sont considéré•e•s comme des “petits candidats”.

     [Nathalie] Arthaud, [Philippe] Poutou, [Jacques] Cheminade, [Nicolas] Dupont-Aignan, [Jean] Lassalle? No way; they are seen as "minor candidates".

• iel sg