Re: Adjectives, Particles, and This ( etc ), and Conjunctions...

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>Malay:          ini (this), itu (that).
Tagalog has a three way distinction:

itó - this
iyán - that (near listener)
iyón - that (away from both speaker and listener)

Tagalog seems to use the above for different uses, with some changes, such
as demonstratives of place:

ditó - here
diyán - there  (near listener)
doón - there (away from both)

Showing manner in verbs:

ganitó - like this
ganyán - like that
ganoón - like that

Ganitó siyá kung lumákad -  Like this she  when walks. Trans: She walks
like this

It's all pretty regular, and would seem artificial at first (Well, i
thought it did).


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