8,622
edits
Chlouvānem/Phrasebook: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m
→Notes
m (→Notes) |
|||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* '''[2]''' denotes the need for a second person (singular) referent. It can be: | * '''[2]''' denotes the need for a second person (singular) referent. It can be: | ||
** '''sāmi''' (gen./poss. '' | ** '''sāmi''' (gen./poss. ''samyā''), informal pronoun (dual: ''saše'', ''sareṣyā''; plural: ''nani'', ''nanyā''); | ||
** '''nani''' ('' | ** '''nani''' (''nanyā''), formal pronoun for higher-ranked people (dual: ''naiše'', ''nanešā''); | ||
** '''ravi''' (''ravyā''), formal pronoun for same-ranked people (dual: ''raude'', ''ravedyā''); | ** '''ravi''' (''ravyā''), formal pronoun for same-ranked people (dual: ''raude'', ''ravedyā''); | ||
** '''kūri''' ('' | ** '''kūri''' (''kūryā''), formal pronoun for lower-ranked people (dual: ''kūrḍe'', ''kūredyā''); | ||
** '''yavyāta''' (gen. ''yavyāti'', declines as singular 1h noun) is the plural formal pronoun generally needed in these sentences. ''nani'' ('' | ** '''yavyāta''' (gen. ''yavyāti'', declines as singular 1h noun) is the plural formal pronoun generally needed in these sentences. ''nani'' (''nanyā'') is commonly used too. | ||
** The given name plus [[Chlouvānem/Morphology#Honorific_titles|the appropriate title]] — usually the preferred option. | ** The given name plus [[Chlouvānem/Morphology#Honorific_titles|the appropriate title]] — usually the preferred option. | ||
* When the second person referent is represented as '''nani*''', the only alternatives are either ''nani'' (as 2SG formal superior) or the given name plus title. | * When the second person referent is represented as '''nani*''', the only alternatives are either ''nani'' (as 2SG formal superior) or the given name plus title. | ||