Datapoint Trinidad English Creole/Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns

There is a distinction between second person singular (you) and plural (allyou) in Trinidad English Creole. While the use of allyou is not obligatory for the plural, it may be used as a negative politeness strategy also for singular addressees, i.e. as a strategy of indirectness.

Values

No pronominal politeness distinction

Example 6-19:
Allyu making sure de lain secure?
Allyu
2pl
making
make.prog
sure
sure
de
det
lain
line
secure?
secure
Can you make sure that the line is secure?
Confidence:
Certain