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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?), ''es'' (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:
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?", ''hoté'' "when?", ''hoe, honae'' "where?", ''hope'' "where from?", ''hote'' "where to?", ''hotepe'' "since when?", ''hoi'' "how?", ''hopi'' "why?", ''hoti'' "what for?"
''Hotú'' "who?", ''hotei'' "when?", ''honai'' "where?", ''honais'' "where from?", ''honait'' "where to?", ''hoteis'' "since when?", ''hoi'' "how?", ''hois'' "why?", ''hoit'' "what for?"


''Kató'' "this", ''katé'' "now", ''kae, kanae'' "here", ''kape'' "from here", ''kate'' "(to) here", ''katepe'' "since now", ''kai'' "this way" etc.
''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 papa karu?'' How did you do that?
''Hoi ku passa karu?'' How did you do that?


''Hoté ku napa kare?'' When have you been there?
''Hotei ku nassi karnai?'' When have you been there?


''Hoe ku napa?" Where have you been?
''Hoi ku nassi?" Where have you been?


''Hope ku tia?'' Where do you come from?
''Honais ku ?'' Where do you come from?


''Hopi ku mia karte?'' Why do you go there?
''Hois ku mí karnait?'' Why do you go there?


''Hoti ku mika karte?'' What for do you keep going there?
''Hoit ku mixi karnait?'' What for do you keep going there?


===Degrees of Adjectives and Adverbs===
===Degrees of Adjectives and Adverbs===