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Demonstrative pronoun
Demonstrative pronouns indicates the position of something in relation to a speaker (or writer). There are 3 positions (with two forms) usually translated as "here", "there" and "yonder". These pronouns are determined by the noun class.
Class | Subject concord |
Here | There | Yonder | |||
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
1 | o | enwa | eo | eno | eo | yane | elwa |
1a | ba | bana | baa | bano | bao | bane | bale |
2 | o | enwa | eo | eno | eo | yane | elwa |
2a | ba | bana | baa | bano | bao | bane | bale |
3 | o | ona | oo | ono | oo | wane | ola |
4 | e | ena | ee | eno | eo | yane | ela |
5 | le | lena | lee | leno | leo | lane | lela |
6 | a | ana | aa | ano | ao | ane | ale |
7 | se | sena | see | seno | seo | sane | sela |
8 | di | tsena | tsee | tseno | tseo | tsane | tsela |
9 | e | ena | ee | eno | eo | yane | ela |
10 | di | tsena | tsee | tseno | tseo | tsane | tsela |
14 | bo | bona | boo | bono | boo | bane | bola |
15 | ho | hona | hoo | hono | hoo | hane | hola |