Example Sentences

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When addressing someone they look down on or are disrespecting, the Yautja use wul, while someone they respect would be addressed as dau.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

“I don’t think we are disrespecting anyone by playing and celebrating what a life the queen had,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022

“I was like, ‘There they are disrespecting Mastaani,’” Tekola told me, “so at that point, I came over, and I went live.”

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2022

I'm being given the message by others that the decision is selfish, and that we are disrespecting his memory by not allowing an open service.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2022

You are disrespecting your audience by serving up such thoughtless, personality-free fare.

From The Guardian • Mar. 21, 2019