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nonesuch 59

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nonesuch 59: contrast in pronouns for 3rd person for number (SG/PL), gender (both of the referent and of the speaker), kin relationship between speaker and referent (and if affine, then also whether in ascending or descending generation), and ethnic identity (Yuchi vs. other)

Where found
Yuchi (isolate, east central Oklahoma, USA)
Domain
morphology: inflection
Subdomain
categories and their domains: gender, respect
Keywords
personal pronoun, number, kinship
Type
nonesuch
Universals violated
none
Source
Wagner, Günter (1938). Yuchi. In Franz Boas (ed.), Handbook of American Indian Languages, vol. 3.