So Rapa Nui speakers distinguish between entities that are close to the speaker (proximal), something at a medium distance or close to the hearer (medial), and something far away, removed from both the speaker and hearer (distal). This is called a person-oriented system, in which one of the demonstratives denotes a referent in proximity of the hearer. For Rapa Nui speakers, that is the medial distinction, "nei/ena/era". This system of spatial contrasts and directions is known as spatial deixis, and Rapa Nui is full of ways to express this, be it in locationals, postverbal or postnominal demonstratives, or directionals.