DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS.

These are _na_, _ne_, this; _nena_, _nana_, _nane_, that.

1. These all follow a noun or a pronoun: _a mwela ne_ this person,

_nia nana_ that is it.

2. _Na_ is added after the negative _langi_: _langi na no_, not

that; and after _sui_ finished: _sui na_ that is finished.

3. _Go_ an adverb, there, is used as a demonstrative: _tefe doo go

ana_ only one thing, _inau go agu_ I for my part; _ne_ may be added,

_gone_ that, _inia gone_ that is so. _Ba_ means that, there: _diena

ba_ good! _bago_ is used following a noun or a pronoun: _a doo bago_

that person there.

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