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Demonstratives are used to specify something. They can occur as an article before a noun or can be used independently. There are three demonstratives: the definite, proximate, and distal demonstratives. The definite article is unaccented, while the others are accented if they occur at the beginning of a nominal phrase.

The definite demonstrative is used to specify something and to indicate definiteness. It can be translated to "the" (as an article) or "the one(s)" (as a pronoun)

The definite demonstrative is used to specify something and to indicate definiteness. It can be translated to "the" (as an article) or "the one(s)" (as a pronoun). Its independent usage partially overlaps with nominalizing ''-m'' (see [[Qino#Nominalizing_suffixes|nominalizing suffixes]]).

:e.g. ''ka nama'' "'''the''' person"; ''cascase ta'' "'''the''' red '''ones'''".

The proximal demonstrative is used to refer to something that is near to the speaker. It can be translated to "this/these (one(s))"

The proximal demonstrative is used to refer to something that is near to the speaker. It can be translated to "this/these (one(s))".

:e.g. ''kana nama'' "'''this''' person"; ''cascase tana'' "'''these''' red '''ones'''".

The distal demonstrative is used to refer to something at a distance from the speaker. It can be translated to "that/those (one(s))"

The distal demonstrative is used to refer to something at a distance from the speaker. It can be translated to "that/those (one(s))".

:e.g. ''koona nama'' "'''that''' person"; ''cascase toona'' "'''those''' red '''ones'''".

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 Demonstratives are used to specify something. They can occur as an article before a noun or can be used independently. There are three demonstratives: the definite, proximate, and distal demonstratives. The definite article is unaccented, while the others are accented if they occur at the beginning of a nominal phrase.
-The definite demonstrative is used to specify something and to indicate definiteness. It can be translated to "the" (as an article) or "the one(s)" (as a pronoun)
+The definite demonstrative is used to specify something and to indicate definiteness. It can be translated to "the" (as an article) or "the one(s)" (as a pronoun). Its independent usage partially overlaps with nominalizing ''-m'' (see [[Qino#Nominalizing_suffixes|nominalizing suffixes]]).
 :e.g. ''<b>ka</b> nama'' "'''the''' person"; ''cascase <b>ta</b>'' "'''the''' red '''ones'''".
-The proximal demonstrative is used to refer to something that is near to the speaker. It can be translated to "this/these (one(s))"
+The proximal demonstrative is used to refer to something that is near to the speaker. It can be translated to "this/these (one(s))".
 :e.g. ''<b>kana</b> nama'' "'''this''' person"; ''cascase <b>tana</b>'' "'''these''' red '''ones'''".
-The distal demonstrative is used to refer to something at a distance from the speaker. It can be translated to "that/those (one(s))"
+The distal demonstrative is used to refer to something at a distance from the speaker. It can be translated to "that/those (one(s))".
 :e.g. ''<b>koona</b> nama'' "'''that''' person"; ''cascase <b>toona</b>'' "'''those''' red '''ones'''".