niyon

Tagalog

Possibly related to ng/ni and iyon/yaon. See also nito, niyan, and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns.

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /niˈon/ [ˈɲon̪], (relaxed) /ˈnjon/ [ˈɲon̪]
- IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /niˈon/ [ˈn̪jon̪], (relaxed, no yod coalescence) /ˈnjon/ [ˈn̪jon̪]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: ni‧yon

niyón (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

of that; that over there; yonder (far from both the speaker and the listener)
Synonym: noon

	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)	Locative (nasa)	Existential	Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker*	ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari**	nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari^†	dini/dine	nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari	ere/eri, here/heri, ayri	ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari^†
Near speaker and listener*	ito	nito	dito	nandito, narito, naito**	heto, eto, ayto^†	ganito, garito(garto)**
Near listener	iyan, yaan	niyan	diyan/diyaan	nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan^‡	hayan, ayan	ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an, gariyan
Remote	iyon, yoon, yaon^†	niyon, noon, niyaon^†	doon	nandoon, naron/naroon, nayon/nayoon, nayaon^‡	hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun	ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon^‡,garoon^‡
These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. *These pronouns are used in some dialects. ^†These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ^‡Rare in text.