Deictic Tag Clitics
Deictic tags are used to mark arguments in a clause. They are often used as third person rational animate pronouns. Unlike regular pronominal clitics, deictic tags must also tag the noun phrase referenced, if it is expressed.
A clitics | O clitics | |||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | |
deictic here | da | dana | mo | mona |
deictic there | sa | sana | be | bena |
deictic yon | ke | kena | yo | yona |
Deictic tags are also used with their deictic meanings to tag a peripheral noun phrase.
The deictic tag for 3rd person there as object.
The deictic tag for 3rd person plural there as object.
The deictic tag for 3rd person here as subject.
The deictic tag for 3rd person plural here as subject.
The deictic tag for 3rd person yonder as subject.
The deictic tag for 3rd person plural yonder as subject.
The deictic tag for 3rd person here as object.
The deictic tag for 3rd person plural here as object.
The deictic tag for 3rd person there as subject.
The deictic tag for 3rd person plural there as subject.
The deictic tag for 3rd person yonder as object.
The deictic tag for 3rd person plural yonder as object.