vocatively en · ADV
Etymology
From vocative + -ly.
Meanings
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In a vocative way.
Kinship terminology is reportedly not used vocatively in family II, whereas it is in family I (note that Kwaza has no vocative morpheme). It is by MA considered ugly to use the words for 'husband' and 'wife' vocatively.
2004, Hein van der Voort, A Grammar of Kwaza, page 722:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most vocatively | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more vocatively | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |