I've never done anything too fancy with demonstratives.
In Amjati demonstratives occur before the noun which will take a definite suffix. There is a proximal, medial and distal distinction. They don't change to agree with gender or case.
Az nuri.
az nuri
INF.ABS girl
'A girl.'
Nuriaz.
nuri-az
girl-DEF.ABS
'The girl.'
Er nuriaz.
er nuri-az
PRX girl-DEF.ABS
'This girl.'
Ja nuriaz.
ja nuri-az
MED girl-DEF.ABS
'That girl (by you).'
Im nuriaz.
im nuri-az
DSL girl-DEF.ABS
'That girl (farther way).'
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- 17 May 2012 20:12
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Demonstratives
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