Datapoint Singapore Bazaar Malay/Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns

Values

Binary pronominal politeness distinction

Example 67-40:
awak/engkau; lu/lia
awak/engkau;
2sg
lu/lia
2sg
you (polite but distant); you (rude but intimate)

Source: Aye 2005: 74

Example 67-41:
Sekejap lagi balek, awak bole pas ka?
Sekejap
a.while
lagi
more
balek,
return
awak
2sg
bole
can
pas
pass
ka?
q
[I] will come back after a while, is that fine with you (lit. can you allow [me])?

Source: Aye 2005: 363

Confidence:
Very certain