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Example 35-37
Sun mêsê pa sun be sun?
Sun
you
mêsê
want
pa
for
sun
you
be
go
sun?
refl
Do you (masc., formal) want to go?
Comment:
The feminine counterpart of
sun
is
san
.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own data
Language:
Santome
by
Tjerk Hagemeijer
cite
Datapoints:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: Titles used as second person forms
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