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"Jy. staan regop en trek in ;ou boepens. "<br />

(You, stand straight up and pull in your stomach)<br />

"Julle. kom ons gaan speelludo. "<br />

(you, let us go and play ludo) Combrink1982: 20<br />

Here the speaker is issuing an order.<br />

Further,jy andjulle can also be used as part <strong>of</strong>the vocative e.g.<br />

"Jv met die groen troi wat so sit en gaap. as iy verveeld is, moenie die mense<br />

rondom iou ook nog sit en hinder nie. "<br />

(You with the green jersey, who are sitting and giggling, if you are bored, don't<br />

also sit and bother the people around you.) Combrink 1982:20<br />

Julle wat laat is. bring iulle werk.<br />

(You that are late bring vour work)<br />

"Jou vabond, wag, ek sal iou krv. "<br />

(You rascal, wait, I'll get you) Muskietejag: A.D.Keet<br />

u - you (singular and plural-formal) cannot be used as a vocative on its own, but<br />

can be used as part <strong>of</strong>the vocative as in:<br />

U Edele. ek pleit onskuldig.<br />

(Your worship, I plead not guilty)<br />

"Die wat minder as 50 persent het. bly assebliefsit. Die ander kan maar gaan. "<br />

(Those <strong>of</strong> you, who have less than SO percent, please remain seated. The others may<br />

go) (Combrink: 1982)<br />

'In IsiZulu only second person singular and plural pronouns are used as<br />

vocatives and they are not inflected:<br />

Wena (you - singular)<br />

Nina (you - plural)<br />

Nonke - (all <strong>of</strong>you)<br />

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