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Example 47-36
Shon warda kurpa.
Shon
Sir/Madam
warda
keep
kurpa.
body
You should be careful [of the cold weather].
Comment:
The source is Henriquez (1954). The translation is mine.
Type:
literary source
Source:
Maurer 1988
: 394
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: Titles used as second person forms
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