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Example 55-31
to, twa, u, zot
to,
2SGINTIM.
sbj
twa,
2sg
.
intim
.
sbj
u,
2sg
.
pol
zot
2pl
you, you, you, you
Comment:
To/twa
are familiar,
u
is polite/respectful.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Datapoints:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: Binary pronominal politeness distinction
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