Datapoint Panjabi / Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns

Language:Panjabi
Feature:Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns by Johannes Helmbrecht
Value:Binary politeness distinction

Notes

aapjii

2nd pl. hon.

- aap is a occasionally borrowed honorific pronoun

from Hindi, it is appended by honorific particle jii(i.e.

aapjii) is occasionally used as a polite secondperson

singular and plural form

- in formal introductions aap is also used to refer toa

third person singular pronoun

- Status distinction is, however mainly indicated when

plural pronominal forms are used instead of singular

forms

aapjii

2nd sg. hon.

tusїї

2nd sg. hon.

- Status distinction is mainly indicated when plural

pronominal forms are used instead of singular forms

References