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Example from Scripture
Dirava ese una ḡau ladana e hatoa Guba. Ado e rahi, daba e rere, dina iharuana.
God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
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1 commentDistal demonstrative, pointing to something previously mentioned or distant. Common temporal phrases: "una negana ai" (at that time, 384×), "una dina ai" (on that day, 281×), "una murinai" (after that, 108×). Points to specific referents: "una tau" (that man, 193×), "una tano" (that land, 131×), "una hahine" (that woman, 62×), "una gabu" (that place, 97×). Also forms causal link: "una dainai" (because of that/therefore, 272×). Contrasts with "ina" (this, proximal).
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