Mann or monn had a gender-neutral meaning of "human," corresponding to Modern English "person" or "someone"; however, subsequent to the Norman Conquest , man began to be used more in reference to "male human," and by the late 13th century had begun to eclipse usage of the older term wēr.
Mann kgotsa monn e ne e na le bokao bong jo bo magareng [gender-neutral] jwa motho "human," e tsamaelana le motho 'person' kgotsa mothomongwe 'someone' ka Seisemane sa se gompieno; le fa go le jwalo, botlamoraga ga Norman Conquest, lentswe le monna le simolotswe go dirisiwa thata go kaya motho yo motona "male human," mme bofelong jwa sentshwuari ya bo-13 la khurumetsa tiriso ya lentswe la kgale wēr.