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 The pronouns doubling as adjectives are:
-* Three demonstratives, all declining for case, but typically considered different words in different numbers: proximal '''nenē''' (sg.), ''eṣāne'' (du.), ''ānane'' (pl.); medial '''nunū''', ''eṣanū'', ''ānanu''; distal '''nanā''', ''eṣanā'', ''ānnā''. The distal forms are typically used as inanimate and neutral 3rd person pronouns.
+* The demonstratives, all declining for case; there are 33 different forms depending on distance and position in space; '''nenē''' (proximal), '''nunū''' (medial), and '''nanā''' (distal) being the least marked ones, even though they may imply "ahead" if used to disambiguate from others.
 * The possessives, which are also the genitive forms of pronouns: '''lilyā''', '''ilayā''', '''muṣyā''', '''sāmyā''', '''isayā''', '''namyā''', '''innayā''', '''tamyā''', '''ittayā''', '''ravyā''', '''irayā''', '''demyā''', ('''yanyā''').