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===Discourse demonstratives=== | ===Discourse demonstratives=== | ||
There are two types of discourse demonstrative: future and past. | |||
There is only one form of future demonstrative: that which is associated with the first person. The lemma '''''gumina''''', in its nominal translation, means "that which I am about to say/do" and can be used to introduce another clause as the complementiser "that". | |||
Past demonstratives can be used to refer to words, ideas or actions associated with certain grammatical persons. In the third person, there are also rank distinctions. | |||
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|+ '''Spatial demonstratives''' | |||
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! Person !! Rank !! Lemma !! Nominal Translation | |||
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| 1st || all || '''''jonami''''' || "that (which I said/did)" | |||
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| 2nd || all || '''''jovaile''''' || "that (which you said/did)" | |||
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| rowspan="4" | 3rd || Taajona || '''''jotaajo''''' || "that (which the Taajona said/did)" | |||
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| Tahu || '''''jotaagu''''' || "that (which the Tahu said/did)" | |||
|- | |||
| Civilian Man || '''''josoovai''''' || "that (which the civilian man said/did)" | |||
|- | |||
| Woman/Child || '''''jolevai''''' || "that (which the woman said/did)" | |||
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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||