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 ====Demonstratives====
-There are three demonstratives in Kola: proximal (near the speaker), medial (near the listener), and distal (far from both). Demonstratives can function as pronouns or adjectives.
+There are three demonstratives in Kola: proximal, referential, and distal. Demonstratives can function as pronouns or adjectives.
-*'''Proximal:''' ''-no'' (takes pronominal concord prefixes)
+#'''Proximal:''' ''-no'' (takes pronominal concord prefixes)
-*'''Medial:'''
+#*Used for things near the speaker ("this/these").
-*'''Distal:''' ''-la'' (takes pronominal concord prefixes)
+#*Can be used in contrast with the referential for something that were mentioned earlier ("the former").
+#'''Referential:''' reduplication of extended pronominal concord (except for 1st and 2nd person, which use the regular pronouns)
+#*Used for things far from the speaker but near the listener ("that").
+#*Also used for something that was mentioned earlier without reference to its distance.
+#*Used in contrast with the proximal for something that was mentioned later ("the latter").
+#*Formally equivalent to the corresponding personal pronouns.
+#*Loses reduplication upon addition of prefixes.
+#'''Distal:''' ''-la'' (takes pronominal concord prefixes)
+#*Used for things that are far from both the speaker and listener ("that over there").
 ===Adjectives===