Re: Deictics was Re: Definite/Indefinite Article Distinction

wayne chevrier <wachevrier@...> writes:

> Inuktitut:that up there, that over there, that to my left, &c.
> several other languages have as complicated deictic systems
Ah yes. Yivokuchi has a related left/right/both
contrast for "bilateral nouns" (mostly body parts).

    viechen yin  'his left hand'
    jichen ye    'my right hand'
    tichen jho   'both your hands'


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