Let's talk about register.
Let's talk about register.
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? Yaali Annar The Gote
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Most languages have some sort of register, unless you're communist. Javanese is pretty egregious in this regard because the politness is conveyed by suppletion.

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In Javanese case, the suppletions can come from loan words. Like for example:
- jeneng < Native
- nami < Sanskrit
- asma < Arabic

Tell me about register in your language.