IIIrd person

A form of third person — The words, word-forms, and grammatical structures, taken collectively, that are normally used of people or things other than the speaker or the audience.

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Meanings

noun
  1. alternativedatedAlternative form of third person.

    Plural / IInd person jaoge / jaogi / Ist and IIIrd person jaēge / jaēgi

    1974, Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute, volume 34, page 35
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    Most writers on this subject conclude that the notions Ist person, IInd person and IIIrd person are semantic primes, ie.., cannot be further broken down into other semantic components.

    1970, Journal of Tamil Studies, volume 2, number 2

    In IIIrd person also, honorific—non-honorific distinction is maintained.

    1979, Ladakhi grammar, →ISBN, page 109
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