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In addition, '''yani''' is an emphatic pronoun not properly part of common speech (''demi'' is used instead) but sometimes found in high style. Archaic Chlouvānem had a demonstrative series consisting of proximal '''ami''' (''em, es''), medial '''uteni''' (''utam, utas''), and distal '''āteni''' (''ātam, ātas''), which declined in use throughout Classical times, when they were replaced by the newer ''nenė — nunū — nanā'' forms. | In addition, '''yani''' is an emphatic pronoun not properly part of common speech (''demi'' is used instead) but sometimes found in high style. Archaic Chlouvānem had a demonstrative series consisting of proximal '''ami''' (''em, es''), medial '''uteni''' (''utam, utas''), and distal '''āteni''' (''ātam, ātas''), which declined in use throughout Classical times, when they were replaced by the newer ''nenė — nunū — nanā'' forms. | ||
''ami - em - es'' is still used regionally around the mid-course of the Lāmiejāya where it has been repurposed as a definiteness marker for non-triggered arguments - Standard Chlouvānem usually topicalizes the argument or uses ''nanā'', or, colloquially, leaves it unmarked and only understandable by context; c.f. "the tiger is seen by the wolf": | |||
: ''<small>(Standard):</small> ėmīla nanie bāḍhmānei mešė'' or ''bāḍhmān mæn ėmīla mėšė'' or ''ėmīla bāḍhmānei mėšė'' | |||
: ''<small>(Mid-Lāmiejāyi):</small> ėmīla emie bāḍhmānei mešė'' | |||
=== Personal pronouns === | === Personal pronouns === | ||