Deixis is reference by means of an expression whose interpretation is relative to the (usually) extralinguistic context of the utterance, such as
| Locative | Existential | Imperative | Motion | |
| here (near me) | diri |
dia adia |
ari | ngari |
| here (near you and me) | dinhi |
nia ania |
anhi | nganhi |
| there (near you) |
dinha diha |
naa anaa |
anha | nganha |
| there (far) | didto |
tua atua |
adto | ngadto |
Note: John U. Wolff (Beginning Cebuano: Part 1) labeled the deitics as present, past & future for the existential, locative & imperative.
Demonstrative pronouns:
| Nominative | Genitive (possesive) | |||
| Full form | Short form | Full Form | Short form | |
| this (near me) |
kiri kari |
ri | niiri
niari |
iri ari |
| this (near you and me) |
kini kani |
ni | niini
niani |
ini ani |
| that (near you) | kana | na | niana | ana |
| that (far) | kadto | to | niadto | adto |
Recent comments
1 week 1 day ago
1 week 1 day ago
2 weeks 1 day ago
2 weeks 4 days ago
3 weeks 1 day ago
6 weeks 1 day ago
8 weeks 4 days ago
8 weeks 5 days ago
11 weeks 3 days ago
11 weeks 3 days ago