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Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns
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No pronominal politeness distinction
Example 63-24:
íta ázu míle; British gu-ása: íta ázu súnu?
íta
2sg
ázu
want
míle;
salt
British
British
gu-ása:
tam
-ask
íta
2sg
ázu
want
súnu?
what
You want salt. The British officers asked him: "What do you want?"
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Kinubi
by
Xavier Luffin
cite
Language:
Kinubi
Feature:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns
Source:
Luffin 2005
: 171
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