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{{tp|ni}} is a {{w|demonstrative pronoun}}, used to indicate which entities are being referred to, analogous to English ''this'', ''that'', ''these'', and ''those''. InIt theis [[predicate]]not constrated by {{w|Demonstrative#Distal and proximal demonstratives|proximity}}, {{tpw|niGrammatical number|number}}, refersor to{{w|Grammatical agender|gender}}. specificedSpeakers action,often meaningdistinguish these by {{w|pointing}} "to doa this"certain object or by [[context]].

{{tp|ni}} can be used to link multiple sentences. The effect can be similar to the word "that", as used to start a {{w|relative clause}}. This is one of the main tools to describe ideas that are [[Multiple sentences|too complex to fit in a single sentence]].<ref>{{cite pu|58}}</ref>

In {{tp|the [[sitelenLatin Lasinascript]]}}, the sentence with {{tp|ni}} typically ends in a {{w|colon (punctuation)|colon}}. In {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}, the glyph for a linking {{tp|ni}} is often rotated to point at the other sentence, usually to the right.

However,The theword {{tp|ni}} does not need to be next to the otherfollowing sentence forto be thislinking to workit.

|kili <mark>ni</mark> li pona: wanona li sike lili mute,loje li loje anusuwi pimejaa.

|<mark>These</mark> fruits are good: Eachthey're one is many small round things,red and is red orso blacksweet.

The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|ni}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|ni}}}}) is an {{w|Arrow (symbol)|arrow}}, pointing down by default. WhenThis may be so that, when used as a [[modifier]] in a [[stacked glyph]], it points at the head word underneath.{{citation needed}} The glyph for {{tp|ni}} may be turned to point in other directions, toward the words it is referencing.