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Vairish has multiple deictic copulae, that are used depending on the proximity to the object. | Vairish has multiple deictic copulae, that are used depending on the proximity to the object. | ||
; äo | ; äo | ||
: ''äo'' is the proximal | : ''äo'' is the proximal copula, it is used to describe an object close to the speaker | ||
; i | |||
: ''i'' is the descriptive copula, it is used when the object doesn't have a specific distance to the speaker. | |||
; rëi | |||
: ''rëi'' is the medial copula, it is used when the object is close to the listener | |||
; kärui | |||
: ''kärui'' is the distal copula, it is used when describing an object far away from both the speaker and listener | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||