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Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns
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No pronominal politeness distinction
Example 71-20:
Mahea
oe waiho kela eke palani oe?
Mahea
where
oe
2sg
waiho
leave
kela
det
eke
sack
palani
bran
oe?
2sg
.
poss
Where did you leave your sack of bran?
Example 71-26:
Olua
kokua wau.
Olua
2du
kokua
help
wau.
1sg
You two help me.
Example 71-32:
Oukou
likepu Ilikini.
Oukou
2pl
likepu
just.like
Ilikini.
Indian
You are all like Indians.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
Feature:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns
Source:
Own data
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