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:''nâr zaphrâ ašišidu'' (‘the flower is sort of snowy’) | :''nâr zaphrâ ašišidu'' (‘the flower is sort of snowy’) | ||
It can be combined with several adpositions, similar to languages like Portuguese, albeit with the definite article | It can be combined with several adpositions, similar to languages like Portuguese, albeit with the definite article coming first in the construction. | ||
:''nâra'' (‘to the’ or ‘from the’) from combining with ''aya'' (‘to’) or with ''az'' (‘from’). | :''nâra'' (‘to the’ or ‘from the’) from combining with ''aya'' (‘to’) or with ''az'' (‘from’). | ||
:''nârda'' (‘down to the’) from adding ''dala'' | :''nârda'' (‘down to the’) from adding ''dala'' | ||
:''nârba'' (‘out from the’) from adding ''bakha'' | :''nârba'' (‘out from the’) from adding ''bakha'' | ||
====Demonstratives==== | |||
Khaz makes a two-way distinction ('''proximal''' versus '''distal''') among its demonstratives. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
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| Proximal (Close) | |||
| Distal (Far) | |||
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| '''ina''' || '''ana''' | |||
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|} | |||
===Personal pronouns=== | ===Personal pronouns=== | ||