Talk:Demonstrative

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[edit] Europe 2-way distinction

Most European languages only make a two-way distinction between demonstratives, ...

Well at least Spanish makes a three-way distinction, and I have a feeling Catalan and Portuguese may do as well.

Spanish:
Adjectives:
this: este esta estos estas
that: ese esa esos esas
that over there: aquel aquella aquellos aquellas

Pronouns:
this one: éste ésta éstos éstas
that one: ése ésa ésos ésas
that one over there: aquél aquélla aquéllos aquéllas
— Hippietrail 14:05, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] more than 3-way distiction

Are there any languages that make a more than 3-way distinction? If so, what is the maximum amount of distinctions found so far? --JorisvS 11:47, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

I seem to recall seeing that some Inuit languages have up to 20-way distinctions. I'll try to find a reference. --Makerowner 14:51, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] English grammar

I got rid of the template because this article is not just English and therefore it should not be on here.