Animate Plural Demonstratives
Gode nenwik – These men
Gi nenwik – Those men
Égi nenwik – Those men over there
Animate Plural Demonstratives
Gode nenwik – These men
Gi nenwik – Those men
Égi nenwik – Those men over there
Inanimate Plural Demonstratives
Node gokbenagnen – These baskets
Ni gokbenagnen – Those baskets
Éni gokbenagnen – Those baskets over there
Animate singular demonstratives
Ode nene – This man
O nene – That man
Ago nene – That man over there
Demonstratives are used to indicate the degree of closeness of a person or object. They must agree with the animacy or inanimacy of the object
Inanimate Singular Examples:
Ode gokbenagen – This basket
I gokbenagen – That basket
Éi gokbenagen – That basket over there