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The feminine demonstrative pronouns have been subjected to loaning, explaining the diverseness in roots. However, the remaining roots are derived from the root √t, which is translated as ''one, pertaining to unity''. | The feminine demonstrative pronouns have been subjected to loaning, explaining the diverseness in roots. However, the remaining roots are derived from the root √t, which is translated as ''one, pertaining to unity''. | ||
====Distal demonstratives==== | ====Distal demonstratives==== | ||
The distal demonstratives, sometimes dubbed the ''normal'' demonstratives imply a relatively far distance way from the speaker, similarly to the English deictic "''that''", but they are also the default definite articles, like English "''the''" and third person pronouns. | The distal demonstratives, sometimes dubbed the ''normal'' demonstratives imply a relatively far distance way from the speaker, similarly to the English deictic "''that''", but they are also the default definite articles, like English "''the''" and third person pronouns. They also transform nouns to adverbs after verbs. | ||
It is important to note that null-coda articles are inverted and prefixed when preceeding a word with an onset. Thus for example ''ta'' → ''at-''. | It is important to note that null-coda articles are inverted and prefixed when preceeding a word with an onset. Thus for example ''ta'' → ''at-''. | ||
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! style="text-align: center; "|<small>Instrumental</small> | ! style="text-align: center; "|<small>Instrumental</small> | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|''tan'' | | style="text-align: center;"|''tan/ta<sup>1</sup>'' | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|''an'' | | style="text-align: center;"|''an'' | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|''tun'' | | style="text-align: center;"|''tun/ta<sup>1</sup>'' | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|''itan'' | | style="text-align: center;"|''itan'' | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|''in'' | | style="text-align: center;"|''in'' | ||
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| style="text-align: center;"|''utun'' | | style="text-align: center;"|''utun'' | ||
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#The instrumental demonstratives may be identical to the agentive ones when preceeding adverbs. | |||
====Proximal demonstratives==== | ====Proximal demonstratives==== | ||