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====Demonstrative, Interrogative and Negative Pronouns==== | ====Demonstrative, Interrogative and Negative Pronouns==== | ||
Demonstrative, interrogative, negative (and no on) pronouns are usually expressed by putting words like ''ka'' (this), ''kar'' (that), ''ho'' (what? which?), '' | Demonstrative, interrogative, negative (and no on) pronouns are usually expressed by putting words like ''ka'' (this), ''kar'' (that), ''ho'' (what? which?), ''em'' (no, none), ''pan'' (all), ''pal'' (some) into different cases, or fusing them with words like ''te'' (time), ''na'' (place), ''tu'' (person), ''to'' (thing) etc. For example: | ||
''Hotú'' "who?", '' | ''Hotú'' "who?", ''hotei'' "when?", ''honai'' "where?", ''honais'' "where from?", ''honait'' "where to?", ''hoteis'' "since when?", ''hoi'' "how?", ''hois'' "why?", ''hoit'' "what for?" | ||
''Kató'' "this", '' | ''Kató'' "this", ''katei'' "now", ''kanai'' "here", ''kanais'' "from here", ''kanait'' "(to) here", ''kateis'' "since now", ''kai'' "this way" etc. | ||
''Kartó'' "that", ''karté'' then, and so on. | ''Kartó'' "that", ''karté'' then, and so on. | ||
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Here are some usage examples: | Here are some usage examples: | ||
''Hoi ku | ''Hoi ku passa karu?'' How did you do that? | ||
'' | ''Hotei ku nassi karnai?'' When have you been there? | ||
'' | ''Hoi ku nassi?" Where have you been? | ||
'' | ''Honais ku tí?'' Where do you come from? | ||
'' | ''Hois ku mí karnait?'' Why do you go there? | ||
'' | ''Hoit ku mixi karnait?'' What for do you keep going there? | ||
===Degrees of Adjectives and Adverbs=== | ===Degrees of Adjectives and Adverbs=== |
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