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====Demonstratives====
====Demonstratives====


There are two demonstratives: '''ŷwn''' (= "this") and '''ledh''' (= "that"). The first demonstrative matches perfectly the first person, whereas the second one matches both the second and the third person:
There are two demonstratives: '''yun''' (= "this") and '''ledh''' (= "that"). The first demonstrative matches perfectly the first person, whereas the second one matches both the second and the third person:


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!'''1st'''
!'''1st'''
|''nawdh'' (= here)
|''naudh'' (= here)
|ŷwn
|yun
|this
|this
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!'''2nd'''
!'''2nd'''
|rowspan="2"|''kys'' (= there)
|rowspan="2"|''cys'' (= there)
|rowspan="2"|ledh
|rowspan="2"|ledh
|rowspan="2"|that
|rowspan="2"|that
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Demonstratives don't inflect and always follow the nouns they are referred to, and the nouns take also the article, ex.:
Demonstratives don't inflect and always follow the nouns they are referred to, and the nouns take also the article, ex.:


* ''To aelŵr ŷwn'' - This cat.
* ''To ailur yun'' - This cat.
* ''Yv en to oek ŷwn'' - I'm in this house;
* ''Yv en to oic yun'' - I'm in this house;
* ''Ergw e tho oekoe ledh'' - I come from those houses.
* ''Ergu e tho oicoi ledh'' - I come from those houses.


====Possessives====
====Possessives====
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