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

From:Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...>
Date:Thursday, January 18, 2001, 1:40
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). ____________________________ Yours truly, Cesar Javier Jaime Garcia