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Demonstrative pronouns are placed after the noun, and have to agree with the grammatical number of the noun. | Demonstrative pronouns are placed after the noun, and have to agree with the grammatical number of the noun. | ||
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! !! Singular !! Dual !! | ! !! Singular !! Dual !! Paucal !! Plural | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Proximal | ! Proximal | ||
| ''pa'' || ''pi’i'' || ''piwa | | ''pa'' || ''pi’i'' || ''piwa'' || ''nimu'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Medial | ! Medial | ||
| ''co'' || ''coi'' || ''nva | | ''co'' || ''coi'' || ''nva'' || ''anca'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Distal | ! Distal | ||
| ''nis'' || ''eni'' || ''hua | | ''nis'' || ''eni'' || ''hua'' || ''miha’a'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
'''Proximal''' refers to things near the speaker("this thing"), '''medial''' refers to things near the addressee("that thing near you"), and '''distal''' refers to things "over there", as in not near the speaker or the addressee. | '''Proximal''' refers to things near the speaker("this thing"), '''medial''' refers to things near the addressee("that thing near you"), and '''distal''' refers to things "over there", as in not near the speaker or the addressee. | ||