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* '''yoṣa''' has roughly the same function as ''spa'', but is more polite; pay attention that while ''spa'' may be used freely with same- and lower-ranked people, ''yoṣa'' in those contexts is considered excessive to the point of being insulting. | * '''yoṣa''' has roughly the same function as ''spa'', but is more polite; pay attention that while ''spa'' may be used freely with same- and lower-ranked people, ''yoṣa'' in those contexts is considered excessive to the point of being insulting. | ||
* '''īvai''' makes a verb humble, and is put after a verb, too. | * '''īvai''' makes a verb humble, and is put after a verb, too. | ||
* '''yaši''' is an alternative to ''spa'' and ''yoṣa'' but always used with third-person verbs. It is always after personal suffixes but, in unprefixed verbs, before the voice, e.g. ''darė yaši'' → '' | * '''yaši''' is an alternative to ''spa'' and ''yoṣa'' but always used with third-person verbs. It is always after personal suffixes but, in unprefixed verbs, before the voice, e.g. ''darė yaši'' → ''darėyašisŏ'' | ||
* '''nami''' denotes respect towards the trigger of the verb. | * '''nami''' denotes respect towards the trigger of the verb. | ||
* '''yo-''' is a prefix for things pertaining to a honourable person, often used together with a verb with '''nami'''. | * '''yo-''' is a prefix for things pertaining to a honourable person, often used together with a verb with '''nami'''. | ||