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Re: triple demonstratives

From:Pavel Iosad <pavel_iosad@...>
Date:Saturday, December 8, 2001, 10:43
Hi,
Antn Sherwood wrote:
> J Y S Czhang wrote: > > IRRC Maori or Samoan has demonstratives that indicate spatial > > deiurisis (spelling?), i.e. close to hearer, close to speaker, > > not close to either speaker or hearer. > > Or am I confusing things up (as I am apt to)? ;) > > Well, Italian has that: questo, codesto, quello.
Kui (that's Dravidian) has four: ii, ee, aa, oo. Bye, Pavel