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Re: Senyecan honorifics

From:Rodlox <rodlox@...>
Date:Saturday, October 16, 2004, 16:16
> I've discovered 3 so far in Senyecan. > > 1) aasnárjun - title of respect used to address someone higher in > rank than the speaker. áásnin = noble; árjun = lord. > 2) àisnáman (àisápan) - title of respect used to address > someone > older than the speaker. aísa = to revere; aísnin = revered, > reverend. (shades of "Dune"?) > 3)cuudáman (cuudápan) - title of respect used to address an > older > person irrespective of any age difference. cúúda = to esteem, > regard, respect, approve, admire; cúúdin = respected, admired, > esteemed, etc..
okay...but what happens if the person being addressed holds two or more of the above-mentioned category qualifications? or, what about where a higher-ranked person is addressing a lower-ranked older person? (ie, a 14-year-old king, speaking to a 50-year-old vagrant...don't ask me why; I just picked them at random).
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