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* The possessives, which are also the genitive forms of pronouns: '''lilyā''', '''ilayā''', '''muṣyā''', '''sāmyā''', '''isayā''', '''namyā''', '''innayā''', '''tamyā''', '''ittayā''', '''ravyā''', '''irayā''', '''demyā''', ('''yanyā'''). | * The possessives, which are also the genitive forms of pronouns: '''lilyā''', '''ilayā''', '''muṣyā''', '''sāmyā''', '''isayā''', '''namyā''', '''innayā''', '''tamyā''', '''ittayā''', '''ravyā''', '''irayā''', '''demyā''', ('''yanyā'''). | ||
Among younger speakers in some areas the Jade Coast, most notably in Līlasuṃghāṇa, Taitepamba, and | Among younger speakers in some areas the Jade Coast, most notably in Līlasuṃghāṇa, Taitepamba, and Kūmanabūruh, demonstratives and possessives, when used attributively, are not inflected at all, e.g. ''lili nanā phēcamu mišau'' "I saw that cat" instead of standard ''lili nanau phēcamu mišau''. | ||
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 ''nenē — nunū — nanā'' forms. | 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 ''nenē — nunū — nanā'' forms. | ||