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==Honorifics== | ==Honorifics== | ||
===Honorific pronouns=== | ===Honorific pronouns=== | ||
There are many different pronouns used for second and third person in honorific speech. The rules for using them are mostly dictated by the distance between the two speakers, and, for third persons, the relative distance between them. | There are many different pronouns used for second and third person in honorific speech. The rules for using them are mostly dictated by the distance between the two speakers, and, for third persons, the relative distance between them. If a pronoun has no dual form, in dual contexts either one of the plural pronouns, depending on context, is used. | ||
Second person generally used these pronouns: | Second person generally used these pronouns: | ||
* '''sāmi''' | * '''sāmi''', is used in familiar registers and between females or between males if they are not strangers and they're all of the same rank or of similar age. | ||
* ''' | * '''nujābi''' is used by females for all strangers and for males and nonbinary people of the same rank as them; males use it for male strangers and males of higher rank. Dual: ''nujāvdi''. | ||
* ''' | * '''yonujābi''' is a somewhat more formal alternative to ''nujābi''. | ||
* ''' | * '''fåri''' is used by females for all non-stranger females and nonbinary people of higher rank. Males and nonbinary people use it for all females except close friends and relatives. Dual: ''fårdi''. | ||
* ''' | * '''yomahi''' is a moderately familiar pronoun, kinda intermediate between ''sāmi'' and ''fåri/nujābi''. | ||
* ''' | * '''yañji''' is used by females and nonbinary people for same rank nonbinary people, and by males for same- and higher rank nonbinary people. Dual: ''yañjyadi''. | ||
* '''ūṣṭhi''' is used by females for all people of lower rank, by males for lower rank males, and by nonbinary people for lower rank nonbinary people. Dual: ''ūṣṭhodi''. | |||
* '''yavaṣi''' is used by males for lower rank nonbinary people and by nonbinary people for lower rank males. | |||
* '''gopūrṭham''' is an extremely formal pronoun, used with public officials. | * '''gopūrṭham''' is an extremely formal pronoun, used with public officials. | ||
** '''(go)pūrṭhami brausa''' or '''yo-brausa''' is used for the highest ranked Inquisitors and for the Baptist. | ** '''(go)pūrṭhami brausa''' or '''yo-brausa''' is used for the highest ranked Inquisitors and for the Baptist. | ||
*** '''lalla yo-brausa''' is used exclusively for the Great Inquisitor. | *** '''lalla yo-brausa''' is used exclusively for the Great Inquisitor. | ||
* '''ya- | * '''ya-kaliyātam''' is a ''plural'' pronoun, used when speaking to a representative of a specifically defined group (institution or company). | ||
* '''yavyāta''' is a ''plural'' pronoun used for generic, less defined groups. | * '''yavyāta''' is a ''plural'' pronoun used for generic, less defined groups. | ||