Example 59-185

tongana lo mu samba na ala, ala ken'
tongana
when
lo
3sg
mu
give
samba
beer
na
prep
ala,
2sg.def
ala
2sg.def
ken'
refuse
Should he offer you beer, refuse it.
Comment:
Ala is also used for both second and third persons singular (‘you’ and ‘he’ or ‘she’) in a respectful or deferential manner.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Samarin corpus 1994