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<\/a>Demonstrative Pronouns<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
\u14c2\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14ab\u1424 \u1406<\/strong> \u14c8\u1439\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nniwaapimaau uu naapaau.<\/td>\r\nI see this man.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u14c2\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14ab\u1424 \u140a\u14d0<\/strong> \u14c8\u1439\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nniwaapimaau an naapaau.<\/td>\r\nI see that man.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u14c2\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14ab\u1424 \u14c8\u1426<\/strong> \u14c8\u1439\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nniwaapimaau naah naapaau.<\/td>\r\nI see that man way over there.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u1427\u14ab\u1424 \u14d8\u1403\u1505\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmwaau Louise.<\/td>\r\nHere is Louise. (while pointing at her)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

The words \u1406<\/span> uu<\/span>, \u140a\u14d0<\/span> an<\/span>, \u14c8<\/span> naa<\/span> are called demonstrative pronouns. There are two sets of demonstrative pronouns, each containing three members, depending on the distance from the speaker. The proximal \u1406<\/span> uu<\/span> is used for something or someone that is really close to the speaker, and that the speaker can see. The distal \u140a\u14d0<\/span> an<\/span> is used for someone or something specific that is a little bit further from the speaker. The remote\u00a0\u14c8<\/span> naa<\/span> or \u14c8\u1426\u00a0naah<\/span> is used for someone or something that is far away from the speaker. The same distinction of relative distance to the speaker is found in the \u1427\u14ab\u1424<\/span> mwaau<\/span>, \u1427\u14ab\u14d0<\/span> mwaan<\/span> and \u14ab\u14c8<\/span> maanaa<\/span> set. This set is used with a gesture, pointing or handing something for the proximal pronouns and pointing for the distal and remote pronouns.<\/p>\r\n

Animate Demonstrative Pronouns – Set One<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
 <\/td>\r\nProximate<\/strong><\/td>\r\nObviative<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
 <\/td>\r\nsingular<\/strong><\/td>\r\nplural<\/strong><\/td>\r\nsingular or plural<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Proximal<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u1406<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuu<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u148c<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuchii<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuyaah<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u148b<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuchi<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u152e\u1528\u1424\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuyaayiuh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Distal<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nan<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14c2\u148c<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nanichii<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14c2\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naniyaah<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14c2\u148b<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nanichi<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14c2\u152e\u1528\u1424\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naniyaayiuh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Remote<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u14c8\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnaah<\/td>\r\n\u14c8\u148c<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnaachii<\/td>\r\n\u14c8\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnaayaah<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14c8\u148b<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnaachi<\/td>\r\n\u14c8\u152e\u1528\u1424\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnaayaayiuh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n
Inanimate Demonstrative Pronouns – Set One<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
 <\/td>\r\nProximate<\/strong><\/td>\r\nObviative<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
 <\/td>\r\nsingular<\/strong><\/td>\r\nplural<\/strong><\/td>\r\nsingular<\/strong><\/td>\r\nplural<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Proximal<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u1406<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuu<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuyaah<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u152e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuyaa<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuyaah<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u1426\u1404<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuhii<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u152e\u1528\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuyaayiu<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u152e\u1528\u1424\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuyaayiuh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Distal<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nan<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14c2\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naniyaah<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14c2\u152e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naniyaa<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14c2\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naniyaah<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14c2\u1426\u1404<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nanihii<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14c2\u152e\u1528\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naniyaayiu<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14c2\u152e\u1528\u1424\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naniyaayiuh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Remote<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u14c8<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnaa<\/td>\r\n\u14c8\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnaayaah<\/td>\r\n\u14c8\u152e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnaayaa<\/td>\r\n\u14c8\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnaayaah<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14c8\u1426\u1404<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnaahii<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

Examples:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u1427\u140b\u1431\u1513\u1424 \u1405\u152e\u1426 \u14c8\u1439\u1424\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwaapimaau uyaah<\/strong> naapaauh.<\/td>\r\nS\/he sees this man.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u1427\u140b\u1431\u1513\u1424 \u140a\u14c2\u152e\u1426 \u14c8\u1439\u1424\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwaapimaau aniyaah<\/strong> naapaauh.<\/td>\r\nS\/he sees that man.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u1427\u140b\u1431\u1513\u1424 \u14c8\u152e\u1426 \u14c8\u1439\u1424\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nwaapimaau naayah<\/strong> naapaauh.<\/td>\r\nS\/he sees that yonder man.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

Demonstratives pronouns are found in verbless sentences, also called equational sentences, used to introduce people. The pronoun must be placed after the noun.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u14d8\u1403\u1505 \u1406<\/strong>\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nLouise uu<\/strong>.<\/td>\r\nThis is Louise.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u14d8\u1403\u1505 \u140a\u14d0<\/strong>\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nLouise an<\/strong>.<\/td>\r\nThat is Louise.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u14d8\u1403\u1505\u00a0 \u14c8\u1426\u166e<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nLouise naah<\/strong>.<\/td>\r\nThat yonder is Louise.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n
Animate Demonstrative Pronouns – Set Two<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
 <\/td>\r\nProximate<\/strong><\/td>\r\nObviative<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
 <\/td>\r\nsingular<\/strong><\/td>\r\nplural<\/strong><\/td>\r\nsingular or plural<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Proximal<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaau<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u1405\u148c<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaauchii<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u1405\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaauyaah<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u1405\u148b<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaauchi<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u1405\u152e\u1528\u1424\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaauyaayiuh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Distal<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaan<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c2\u148c<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaanichii<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c2\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaaniyaah<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c2\u148b<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaanichi<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c2\u152e\u1528\u1424\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaaniyaayiuh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Remote<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c8<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaanaa<\/td>\r\n\u1513\u14c8\u148c<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaanaachii<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c8\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaanaayaah<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c8\u152e\u1528\u1424\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaanaayaayiuh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n
Inanimate Demonstrative Pronouns – Set Two<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
 <\/td>\r\nProximate<\/strong><\/td>\r\nObviative<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
 <\/td>\r\nsingular<\/strong><\/td>\r\nplural<\/strong><\/td>\r\nsingular<\/strong><\/td>\r\nplural<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Proximal<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaau<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u1405\u1426\u1404<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaauhii<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u1405\u152e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaauyaa<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u1405\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaauyaah<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1513\u1405\u152e\u1528\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaauyaayiu<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u1405\u152e\u1528\u1424\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaauyaayiuh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Distal<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaan<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c2\u1426\u1404<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaanihii<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c2\u152e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaaniyaa<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c2\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaaniyaah<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c2\u152e\u1528\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaaniyaayiu<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c2\u152e\u1528\u1424\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaaniyaayiuh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Remote<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c8<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaanaa<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c8\u1426\u1404<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nmaanaahii<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c8\u152e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaanaayaa<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c8\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaanaayaah<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c8\u152e\u1528\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaanaayaayiu<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u14c8\u152e\u1528\u1424\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaanaayaayiuh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

Examples:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u14ab\u1405\u1426\u1404<\/strong> \u148b\u14a5\u1505\u148b\u14ef\u14d0\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaauhii<\/strong> chimischisinh.<\/td>\r\nHere are your shoes.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u14ab\u14c2\u1426\u1404<\/strong> \u148b\u14a5\u1505\u148b\u14ef\u14d0\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaanihii<\/strong> chimischisinh.<\/td>\r\nThere are your shoes.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u14ab\u14c8\u1426\u1404<\/strong> \u148b\u14a5\u1505\u148b\u14ef\u14d0\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaanaahii<\/strong> chimischisinh.<\/td>\r\nWay over there are your shoes.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n
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