object referred to is near to the speaker. If the object is far off and not within the sight, the pronoun do is used. The pronoun e is used when the object referred to is remote but within sight. The distinction made in Purki is not proximate versus remote alone but also based on whether the object is within sight or not. This can be shown as

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di mi yos  
1 2 3  

this

man

came
 
1 2 3  

diu

yos
   
1 2    

this

came
   
1 2    

do

mi

yos
 
1 2 3  

that

man

came  (the man is out of sight)
 
1 2 3  

d
o

yo
s
1 2

that

came
1  2

e

mi

yo
s
1 2 3

that

man (within sight)

  came
1 2 3

ew

 yo
s
1 2

that

came
1  2
     
     The pronouns diu, do and e are singular nouns. In Purki, there are nouns which are used to express the plurality also.

d
i
 
miun
 
yo
s
1 2 3

these

men

came
1 2 3

d
iun

yo
s
1  2

these

came
1  2

d
o

miun

yo
s
1 2  3

those

men (out of sight)

came
1

 
 2

 
3

 
 

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