A language uses a demonstrative as its definite marker.  In the Eastern Ojibwa construction <i>“mii maanpii wii-bkeyaanhâ€ kido giiwenh <b>wa</b> mko</i> 'but here intend-turn.off.1SG say.3SG it.is.said <b>that</b> bear' the demonstratives <i>wa</i> acts as a definite article.

<br><br><b>Reference</b><br>
Dryer, Matthew S.. 2008. Definite Articles.
In Haspelmath et al (2008), chapter 37.
Available online at <a href="http://wals.info/feature/37">
http://wals.info/feature/37</a href>.

