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Adverbial pronouns indicate how an action is performed or in what state something is. They are also used to refer to abstract things (discourse deixis). | Adverbial pronouns indicate how an action is performed or in what state something is. They are also used to refer to abstract things (discourse deixis). | ||
Adverbial pronouns are always grammatically feminine. The default adverbial pronouns is ''si'' "like; the way/manner of –", which must occur as the head of a nominal phrase. The instrumental ''sii'' "like –; in the way of –; –ly" is used when describing actions. | Adverbial pronouns are always grammatically feminine. The default adverbial pronouns is ''si'' "like; the way/manner/consition of –", which must occur as the head of a nominal phrase. The instrumental ''sii'' "like –; in the way of –; –ly" is used when describing actions. | ||
:e.g. ''care si'' "an angry way; angrily"; ''shari si'' "like a dog; the way of a dog" (notice that ''shara'' "dog" is in the genitive) | :e.g. ''care si'' "an angry way; angrily"; ''shari si'' "like a dog; the way of a dog" (notice that ''shara'' "dog" is in the genitive) | ||
::''Usú <b>shari si</b>.'' "He is '''like a dog'''." (lit.: "He is '''the way of a dog'''.") | ::''Usú <b>shari si</b>.'' "He is '''like a dog'''." (lit.: "He is '''the way of a dog'''.") | ||
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::''<b>Shari sis</b> galé.'' "He entered '''like a dog'''." (lit.: "He entered '''in the way of a dog'''.") | ::''<b>Shari sis</b> galé.'' "He entered '''like a dog'''." (lit.: "He entered '''in the way of a dog'''.") | ||
There are also proximal and distal adverbial pronouns: ''sina'' "like this; this way; this (abstract)" and ''soona'' "like that; that way; that (abstract)". They decline as the | There are also proximal and distal adverbial pronouns: ''sina'' "like this; this way; this (abstract)" and ''soona'' "like that; that way; that (abstract)". They decline as the distal demonstrative. | ||
:e.g. ''Atú <b>soona</b>'' "You are '''like that'''"; ''<b>Sinas</b> ardi'' "Run '''like this'''" | :e.g. ''Atú <b>soona</b>'' "You are '''like that'''"; ''<b>Sinas</b> ardi'' "Run '''like this'''" | ||
::''Ma baxtaa? <b>Soona</b> qabá.'' "Are you leaving?" "I have to (do '''that''')." (lit.: "I must '''like that'''.) | ::''Ma baxtaa? <b>Soona</b> qabá.'' "Are you leaving?" "I have to (do '''that''')." (lit.: "I must '''like that'''.) | ||