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====Vocative====
====Vocative====
Additionally, there is is a Vocative case, divided into an intimate form, and several honorific forms.  The Intimate Vocative suffix is chiefly reserved to family and close friends in more traditional societies.  In more urban societies, chiefly among the City Speakers, adults may use it among colleagues and coworkers. Children and teens typically employ it with same-aged or younger peers.   
The Vocative case, as earlier mentioned, is divided between an intimate form, and several honorific forms.  The Intimate Vocative suffix is chiefly reserved to family and close friends in more traditional societies.  In more urban societies, chiefly among the City Speakers, adults may use it among colleagues and coworkers. Children and teens typically employ it with same-aged or younger peers.   


The Intimate Vocative has several allomorphs:
The Intimate Vocative has several allomorphs:
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