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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''', medial '''uteni''', and distal '''āteni''', which declined in use throughout Classical times, when they were replaced by the newer ''nenė — nunū — nanā'' forms.

''ami'' 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":

''ami'' 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; cf. "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 amie bāḍhmānei mešė''.

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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''', medial '''uteni''', and distal '''āteni''', which declined in use throughout Classical times, when they were replaced by the newer ''nenė — nunū — nanā'' forms.
-''ami'' 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":
+''ami'' 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; cf. "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 amie bāḍhmānei mešė''.