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Example 66-22
Lu ebiilang (aða) attu buttul. / Lorang ebiilang (aða) attu buttul.
Lu
2sg
.INFORMAL
e-biilang
asp
-say
(aða)
(
aux
)
attu
one
buttul.
correct
/
Lorang
2sg
.
formal
e-biilang
asp
-say
(aða)
(
aux
)
attu
one
buttul.
correct
What you have said is correct.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Datapoints:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: Binary pronominal politeness distinction
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