Ajavaq

ajavaq
=== Etymology ===
from aja (variant of av, especially in a comparative sense of "superior" or verbal root with meaning "to exalt") and vaq "speech, language, talk"
==== noun ====
# (varseianz, eklivai) a self-humbling, very other-exalting speech level that is used when the listener is of a higher status than the speaker, either in authority, social class, or esteem; more specific and refined words are used than in other speech levels – use of slang is considered highly insolent at this level; used by children to parents, students to teachers, servants to masters, congregants to pastors, monarchs to subjects, and premiers to the people
 See Appendix:Grammar/eklivai for more information.
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