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Example 17-21
Yù dè tek ègúsí prìpyár sup.
Yù
2sg
.
sbj
dè
ncompl
tek
take
ègúsí
ègúsí
prìpyár
prepare
sup.
soup
You (both polite and informal) prepare soup with ègúsí (a vegetable).
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Datapoints:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: No pronominal politeness distinction
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