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The remaining possessives (''eiu, ilur, ilor, ipsur, ipsor''), which derive from genitive forms, are not inflected. | The remaining possessives (''eiu, ilur, ilor, ipsur, ipsor''), which derive from genitive forms, are not inflected. | ||
Rumonian, unlike other Romance languages with a two-way demonstrative distinction, uses the "proximal" form for medial demonstratives, which is hence termed "non-distal": | |||
*: ''Lûnc vixilc pu eu hoi ê ceruly.'' "This car that I have is blue." (cf. Italian "Questa macchina che io ho è blu") | |||
*: ''Lûnc vixilc pu tu hais ê ceruly.'' "That (lit. ''this'') car that you have is blue." (cf. It. "Quella/codesta macchina che tu hai è blu") | |||
*: ''Lûric vixilc pu Lucia hal ê ceruly.'' "That car that Lucy has is blue." (cf. It. "Quella macchina che ha Lucia è blu") | |||
===Numerals=== | ===Numerals=== | ||