Nawuhu: Difference between revisions

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! Proximal
! Proximal
| ''pa'' || ''pi’i'' || ''piwa'' || ''nimu''
| ''pa'' || ''pi’i'' || ''pwa'' || ''nimu''
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! Medial
! Medial
| ''co'' || ''coi'' || ''nva'' || ''anca''
| ''co'' || ''coi'' || ''nva'' || ''aca''
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! Distal
! Distal
| ''nis'' || ''eni'' || ''hua'' || ''miha’a''
| ''nis'' || ''eni'' || ''hua'' || ''mya''
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'''Proximal''' refers to things near the speaker ("this thing"), '''medial''' refers to things near the addressee ("that thing near you"), and '''distal''' refers to things "over there", as in not near the speaker or the addressee.
'''Proximal''' refers to things near the speaker ("this thing"), '''medial''' refers to things near the addressee ("that thing near you"), and '''distal''' refers to things "over there", as in not near the speaker or the addressee.