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Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Either from ga- + niyan or from a univerbation of gaya + niyan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaniˈan/,
- Hyphenation: ga‧ni‧yan
Adverb
ganiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈᜒᜌᜈ᜔)
- like that; in that particular manner (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)
- Synonyms: gaya niyan, katulad niyan
Derived terms
See also
Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
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Direct (ang)
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Indirect (ng)
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Oblique (sa)
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Locative (nasa)
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Existential
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Manner (gaya ng)
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| Near speaker*
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ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari**
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nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari†
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dini/dine
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nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari
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ere/eri, here/heri, ayri
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ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
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| Near speaker and listener*
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ito
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nito
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dito
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nandito, narito, naito**
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heto, eto, ayto†
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ganito, garito(garto)**
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| Near listener
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iyan, yaan
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niyan
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diyan/diyaan
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nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡
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hayan, ayan
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ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
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| Remote
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iyon, yoon, yaon†
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niyon, noon, niyaon†
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doon
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nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡
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hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun
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ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
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*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else.
**These pronouns are used in some dialects.
†These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature.
‡Rare in text.
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References
- ^ Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 427
Further reading
- “ganiyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018