Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/(i)ni(ʔ)
Proto-Malayic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)ni.
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
*(i)ni(ʔ)
- this (the (thing) here)
- this (known (thing) just mentioned)
- this (known (thing) about to be mentioned)
- this (known (thing) that the speaker does not think is known to the audience)
Pronoun edit
*(i)ni(ʔ)
- this (The thing, item, etc. being indicated)