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Demonstrative Pronouns

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There are several series based on m. p; f. t; pi. n; but n as a plural seems later than the other two. From them are developed a weak demonstrative to which possessive suffixes can be attached, producing the definite and possessive articles (p», t>, n>, " the," fy-f, "his," P'y-s " her," &c.) of Middle Egyptian and the later language.