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Example 68-28
Ose nanti, seng ampas, ose tra ampas lei!
Ose
2sg
nanti,
wait
seng
neg
ampas,
waste
ose
2sg
tra
neg
ampas
waste
lei!
also
You just wait, nothing, not even a trace of you will remain! OR: I won't spare you at all!
Comment:
The sense conveyed by the pronoun choice and wording is one of impoliteness.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
van Minde 1997
: 276
Language:
Ambon Malay
by
Scott Paauw
cite
Datapoints:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: Titles used as second person forms
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