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Value Binary pronominal politeness distinction
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
Parameter:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns
Examples
bu kume?
bu
2sg
kume?
eat.
pst
Did you eat?
Portuguese:
Comeste?
Nhu kume?
Nh-u
2sg
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m
kume?
eat.
pst
Did you eat (Sir)?
Portuguese:
Você/ o senhor comeu?
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