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Do any languages assign gender to inanimate objects based on material properties like flexibility instead of shape?

In the Palikur language of Brazil, inanimate objects that are solid and strong all have feminine gender, while objects that are soft, fragile or flexible have neuter gender. (There are no inanimate ...
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