Deixis in Zay

This research tries to briefly describe the morphology and usage of deictic elements in one of the endangered Ethiopian Semitic languages zay. Morphologically in order to make the explanations clear the author tries to divide deictic elements (expressions) in two categories-simple and complex deictic expressions. Simple deictic expressions are demonstratives personal pronouns time adverbs and motion verbs. Complex deictic expressions denote concepts of spatial deixis manner deixis time deixis person deixis and relational expressions. The endophoric usage of deictic expression is found in discourse and tracking deixis as well as social deixis.