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Value Binary pronominal politeness distinction
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Parameter:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns
References
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Examples
bo, bosê
bo,
2sg
.
intim
bosê
2sg
.
pol
you (intimate), you (polite)
Portuguese:
tu, o senhor/a senhora
bzot, bosês
bzot,
2pl
.
intim
bosês
2pl
.
pol
you (intimate), you (polite)
Portuguese:
vocês, senhores/senhoras
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