Re: Second person/polite pronouns (fuit Re: Another Ozymandias)

On 7/26/06, Sally Caves <scaves@...> wrote:
>
> Another form of the honorific in Teonaht is to address the person by his
> title, constantly:  Does the Sir/Madam wish to examine another coat?  May I
> interest the Sir/Madam in an accompanying belt?  etc.  Have I offended the
> Sir/Madam?
Two or three generations ago, there seem to have been families in the
Netherlands in which it was not uncommon to adress the parents with
"vader" and "moeder" (the polite form "u" was apparently not
considered polite enough).

Vindt vader het goed als ik vertrek?
Does father allow me to go?

> I LOVE the idea of honorific first person forms!
Aren't humble first person forms much more common?

AFMCL, Calénnawn attaches the diminutive suffix (-tu) to the first
person personal pronoun (e) to obtain the humble form. Honorative is
marked on the verb.

Étu obóllovo baw, bánol.
I (humble) greet thee (polite), sir.

René