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A Concise Malagasy Grammar.
adverbs of place.
| (Object seen.) | (Object unseen.) | ||
| Etỳ, | here. | àty, | here. |
| Èto, | here.„ | àto, | here.„ |
| Èo, | there. | ào, | there. |
| Etsỳ, | there.„ | atsỳ, | there.„ |
| Èny, | there.„ | àny, | there.„ |
| Eròa, | there.„ | aròa, | there.„ |
| Erỳ, | there.„ | arỳ, | there.„ |
All demonstrative pronouns are used both before and after the word or phrase they qualify; as, ìo hàzo ìo, 'that tree'. This use of them is very convenient, especially with a long phrase, as all the connected words are thereby bound together.
Interrogative Pronouns.
These, which are few in number, are as follows:—
ìza, zòvy 'who,' 'which'? ìnona, 'what'? àn'ìza, an-jòvy, 'whose'? àn'ìnona (used of places only), 'where', 'what'?
The indefinite interrogatives are made by doubling these, and inserting nà between; as, nà ìza nà ìza, 'whosoever'.
The Relative Pronoun.
There is only one relative pronoun, izày, which cannot be declined, and is used for any case of either number.
