saáko |
2nd sg. fam. |
- interestingly, there is a 2nd person pl pronoun (saá (2nd person root) + -ko (2nd masc pl)) which is used as an intimate form between equal males who have a very close relationship |
saátù |
2nd sg. hon. |
- the politeness distinction does not exist in person- gender-number suffixes; - polite address (to either sex); - this pronoun is a combination of the 2nd person root saá + tù (2nd person common pl suffix); - all noun phrases end in a word which is inflected for gender, number, and person; both, the obligatory person-gender-number suffix on the noun and the pronominal of the 6th order class indicate person |