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 ===Discourse demonstratives===
+There are two types of discourse demonstrative: future and past.
+There is only one form of future demonstrative: that which is associated with the first person. The lemma '''''gumina''''', in its nominal translation, means "that which I am about to say/do" and can be used to introduce another clause as the complementiser "that".
+Past demonstratives can be used to refer to words, ideas or actions associated with certain grammatical persons. In the third person, there are also rank distinctions.
+{| class="bluetable lightbluebg sortable"
+|+ '''Spatial demonstratives'''
+|-
+! Person !! Rank !! Lemma !! Nominal Translation
+|-
+| 1st || all || '''''jonami''''' || "that (which I said/did)"
+|-
+| 2nd || all || '''''jovaile''''' || "that (which you said/did)"
+|-
+| rowspan="4" | 3rd || Taajona || '''''jotaajo''''' || "that (which the Taajona said/did)"
+|-
+| Tahu || '''''jotaagu''''' || "that (which the Tahu said/did)"
+|-
+| Civilian Man || '''''josoovai''''' || "that (which the civilian man said/did)"
+|-
+| Woman/Child || '''''jolevai''''' || "that (which the woman said/did)"
+|}
 ==Syntax==