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#*Also used for something that was mentioned earlier without reference to its distance. | #*Also used for something that was mentioned earlier without reference to its distance. | ||
#*Can be used in place of personal pronouns. | #*Can be used in place of personal pronouns. | ||
#*Used in contrast with the proximal for something that was mentioned later ("the latter"). | #*Used in contrast with the proximal for something that was mentioned later ("the latter"). | ||
#'''Distal:''' -ላ ''-la'' (pronominal concord) | #'''Distal:''' -ላ ''-la'' (pronominal concord) | ||
#*Used for things that are far from both the speaker and listener ("that over there"). | #*Used for things that are far from both the speaker and listener ("that over there"). | ||
The proximal and distal demonstratives can either take regular or extended pronominal concord prefixes. | '''Notes:''' | ||
*The proximal and distal demonstratives can either take regular or extended pronominal concord prefixes. The extended prefixes provide extra emphasis. | |||
*The referential pronoun generally uses the non-reduplicated form (identical to the clitic pronoun) in the presence of a prefix. | |||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||