Deixis: relative location encoded in demonstratives
| Values: | Contr | Prox | Remt |
In Khoekhoe, Deixis is a feature of determiners, pronouns, and adverbs.
Prox: proximate
The entity is close to the reference point (e.g., to the speaker).
Examples
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nē “this”
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nē-i “this one”
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nēti “in this way, like this”
Remt: distal
The entity is far away from the reference point (e.g., from the speaker).
Examples
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ǁnā “that”
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ǁnā-i “that one”
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ǁnāti “in that way, like that”
Contr: contrastive distal
The entity is far away from the reference point (e.g., from the speaker) and is contrasted to another distal entity.
Examples
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nau “that (other)”
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nau-i “that (other) one”
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nauti “in that (other) way”
Deixis in other languages: [aqz] [bej] [hy] [mpu] [naq] [qpm] [u] [xcl]