Pkhen Politeness
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Overview of politeness and honorifics
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1. Compound Words
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3. English Lesson I
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4. Full Names
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6. Pkhen Classes
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7. Pkhen Conscript
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8. Pkhen Dates
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9. Pkhen Lesson I
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10. Pkhen Lesson II
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11. Pkhen Lesson III
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12. Pkhen Lesson IV
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13. Pkhen Lesson V
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14. Pkhén Names
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15. Pkhen Politeness
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17. Pkhen Vulgarity
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18. Pkhenic History
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In Pkhen, to be polite, you have two verb cases: POLPolite (respect/formality)formal, polite and HONHonourific
indicates respect for the addressee
The polite case is used in the following situations:
Examples
Q́adɛgýdú'e í̠í̠'kauu - Pass the salt
Qakháchkhæ hooluu? - Do you want an ice cream?
Q́ékháchdæý' bróóru? - Do you want a beer?
Formation
| Primary and Secondary Verbs | Tertiary Verbs | |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine | qa- | q́é- |
| Feminine | q́a- |
Note that the symbol [q́] has the same pronunciation as [q], but, like ['] in English, implies a contraction.
The honorific case is used in the following situations:
It has practically no uses as it only became used when traders began to speak their own dialect of Pkhen which included the honorific case from their own language.
ExamplesThis has very limited uses
Pó̠kháchdæý'la í̠í̠'kauu? - Do you want salt?
Formation
| Primary and Secondary Verbs | Tertiary Verbs | |
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| Masculine | pó̠- -la | -el |
| Feminine | -él |
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