Protoform: *-nV-
Meaning: a deictic particle
Andian language: -n(o)-,-n(e)-
Chamalal: hã-
Tindi: ã-
Comments: Used only in conjunction with other deictic stems. Cf. And. ho-no-w, he-ne-w 'this', hi-n(i)-di-w, hi-n(i)-gi-w etc. 'that'. In Tind. and Cham. the stem is preserved only as vowel nasalisation (Tind. ã-b, Cham. hã-w 'this').
