Datapoint Afrikaans/Distance contrasts in demonstratives

Afrikaans seems to be on its way to becoming a language with a three-way opposition: hierdie - daardie - [new:] doerdie. The third option derives from Khoekhoe Afrikaans and is now starting to be colloquial Afrikaans.

Values

Two-way contrast

Example 29-58:
hierdie/dié man
hierdie/dié
prox.dem
man
man
this man
Example 29-59:
daardie man
daardie
dist.dem
man
man
that man
Confidence:
Very certain