Demonstratives: itu, hini, sa, & sasa

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itu  is a pronoun meaning "it" but can be used to mean "the" or "this".

Itu awa. 
This is water.
It is water.

Awa itu dari Fiji.
The water is from Fiji.
 

hini  another way to say "this"; note, it is technically an adverb. 

 

Mogu hini maki!

The food here's great!

sa  is an adverb meaning "there" that is often treated like a definite article. Unlike "itu", it is strictly for animates. 

 

Kile sa hono.
That guy's a dumbass. 

Neyau sa lia. 
The cat's watching us.

sasa  is another adverb meaning "there" or "over there", used to refer to things that are further away.

Sasa kola. 
That is soda.

Pẹren yoka sasa, kuru mute. 
The store that's over there is expensive.