Demonstratives
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Plural
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Feminine singular
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Masculine singular
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These
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nn-n
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This
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tn
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This
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pn
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Those
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nf
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That
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tf
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That
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pf
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That
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nw
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That
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tw
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That
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pw
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The
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nA, nA-n
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The
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tA
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The
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pA
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Example
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srw pn |
This goose
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st tn
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This woman
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nn-n srw
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Those officials
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Notes
1) The three demonstrative stems begin with 
and 
, 
are masculine singular, feminine singular and plural, respectively.
2) Demonstratives follow their nouns, except pA, tA, which are used as definite articles, and occasionally pf, tf, nf
3) Plural demonstrative start with n, and all precede their noun and are connected with it by the genitival adjective.
4) pw, tw, nw were used as demonstratives, but later lost the function.
5) pA, tA, nA are used as the definite article “the”.