| Language: | Hindi |
| Feature: | Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns by Johannes Helmbrecht |
| Value: | Multiple politeness distinctions |
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āp |
2nd pl. hon. |
- second person singular and plural honorific reference; - honorific pronoun with highest degree of respect: seniors; case marking is different if used as a reflexive pronoun |
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tū |
2nd sg. intim. |
- characterizes intimacy and informality, also contempt or disgust; is used in reference to small children and gods |
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tum |
2nd pl. hon. |
-second person singular and plural honorific reference; used to address relatives, close friends, low social status people such as servants |
|
tum |
2nd sg. hon. |
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ve |
2nd sg. hon. |
- honorific 2nd person reference is not demonstrated with data, source is 3rd person pl. absolutive remote |
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ye |
2nd sg. hon. |
- honorific 2nd person reference is not demonstrated with data, source is 3rd person pl. absolutive proximate |