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The demonstratives have identical endings to personal pronouns in feminine singular and the plural. The adnominal demonstratives are ''mé'' (near speaker), ''ħé'' (near hearer), and ''ťá'' (distal; identical to 4th person pronoun), and the pronominal demonstratives are '' | The demonstratives have identical endings to personal pronouns in feminine singular and the plural. The adnominal demonstratives are ''mé'' (near speaker), ''ħé'' (near hearer), and ''ťá'' (distal; identical to 4th person pronoun), and the pronominal demonstratives are ''ím(e)'', ''íž(a)'', and ''íť(a)''. | ||
When a demonstrative modifies a noun phrase, the noun and adjective modified take the indefinite form if unpossessed, and the definite form if possessed. | When a demonstrative modifies a noun phrase, the noun and adjective modified take the indefinite form if unpossessed, and the definite form if possessed. | ||