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
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.

be

The deictic tag for 3rd person there as object.

bena

The deictic tag for 3rd person plural there as object.

da

The deictic tag for 3rd person here as subject.

dana

The deictic tag for 3rd person plural here as subject.

ke

The deictic tag for 3rd person yonder as subject.

kena

The deictic tag for 3rd person plural yonder as subject.

mo

The deictic tag for 3rd person here as object.

mona

The deictic tag for 3rd person plural here as object.

sa

The deictic tag for 3rd person there as subject.

sana

The deictic tag for 3rd person plural there as subject.

yo

The deictic tag for 3rd person yonder as object.

yona

The deictic tag for 3rd person plural yonder as object.

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