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
DEMONSTRATIVE
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
do
yos
1
2
that
came
1
2
e
mi
yos
1
2
3
that
man (within sight)
came
1
2
3
ew
yos
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.
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