Language: | Nahuatl (Tetelcingo) |
Feature: | Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns by Johannes Helmbrecht |
Value: | Multiple politeness distinctions |
mic-mo- | 2nd sg. hon. | - the Nahuatl object pro have a 2nd pl obj form which is made polite by addition of -mo; - this form is only used when the actor is a 3rd person; if the actor is a 1st person, another form is used for whichthere is a polite variant too |
ne(n)-...-mo- | 2nd pl. hon. | - in Nahuatl bound subject pro, there is a 2nd pl polite form based on the 2nd pl prefix plus the original reflexive marker –mo |
nemehwan-cɩ-ci | 2nd sg. hhon. | - this 2nd person polite independent pronoun is used for the polite address of multiple addressees; the politeness marker -ci is reduplicated; - as a singular referential form, it expresses in particular respect; this form may be used with godparentalrelations with the meaning 'you SG HHON') |
nemehwan-cɩ-ci | 2nd pl. hon. | |
nemo-mawisoh-ci | 2nd sg. hhon. | - used on ceremonial occasions with the meaning 'you SG HHHON'; etymology 'your:PL-honor-HON' |
taha | 2nd sg. fam. | - the 2nd sg familiar independent pronoun is probably a form derived from the 1st pers. pl tehwa (a kind of politeness shift which can be found in all Nahuatl languages, probably very old) |
tamɩc-mo- | 2nd sg. hon. | - the Nahuatl object pronouns have a 2nd sg object form which is made polite by addition of -mo; butthis form is only used when the actor is a 1st person; if the actor is a 3rd person, another form is used for which there is a polite variant too |
tehwa-ci | 2nd sg. hon. | - this 2nd person sg polite independent pronoun is identical to the 1st pl; the politeness marker -ci is attached |
ti-...-mo- | 2nd sg. hon. | - in Nahuatl bound subject pronouns, there is a 2nd sg polite form based on the 2nd sg prefix plus the original reflexive marker –mo |