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Tagalog[edit]

riyán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜈ᜔)

When the preceding word does not end with a vowel, ⟨w⟩, or ⟨y⟩, diyan is used instead. In the Teresa-Morong dialect, the word is used alternatively with diyan, even if the preceding word does not end with a vowel.

Tagalog demonstrative pronouns

	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)	Locative (nasa)	Existential	Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker*	ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari^†	nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari^†	dini/dine	nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari	ere/eri, here/heri, ayri	ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari^†
Near speaker and listener*	ito	nito	dito	nandito, narito, naito**	heto, eto, ayto^†	ganito, garito(garto)**
Near listener	iyan, yaan	niyan	diyan/diyaan	nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan^‡	hayan, ayan	ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an, gariyan
Remote	iyon, yoon, yaon^†	niyon, noon, niyaon^†	doon	nandoon, naron/naroon, nayon/nayoon, nayaon^‡	hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun	ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon^‡,garoon^‡
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.