Language: | Koromfe |
Feature: | Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns by Johannes Helmbrecht |
Value: | Binary politeness distinction |
na | 2nd sg. hon. | - these plural pronouns are not used for normal conversational politeness (e.g. with a stranger of more- or-less equal status) in the way that French vous or German Sie are; here the singular forms are always found; - it seems that the chief of the village is the lowest social rank for which the plurals are used. |