Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions
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==Parts of speech== | ==Parts of speech== | ||
=== | ===Independent pronouns=== | ||
====Personal==== | ====Personal==== | ||
The independent personal pronouns are used in equational sentences, and for emphasis of what is already indexed on the heads, be it the subject, the direct object, or an oblique argument. | The independent personal pronouns are used in equational sentences, and for emphasis of what is already indexed on the heads, be it the subject, the direct object, or an oblique argument. | ||
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====Demonstrative==== | ====Demonstrative==== | ||
The demonstratives have identical endings to personal pronouns in the feminine singular, the dual and the plural. They come in three distance levels: '' | The demonstratives have identical endings to personal pronouns in the feminine singular, the dual and the plural. They come in three distance levels: ''má'' (near speaker), ''ħá'' (near hearer), and ''ŧá'' (distal). | ||
When a demonstrative modifies a noun phrase, the noun modified must be grammatically definite. | When a demonstrative modifies a noun phrase, the noun modified must be grammatically definite. | ||