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In this article, I describe the characteristics of the demonstrative expressions in the Tokachi dialect of Ainu. I mainly point out the following two points. First, I point out the grammatical opposition of temporal deixis vs. place deixis (proximal/distal) in deictic constructions. Second, I point out the opposition of endophoric reference vs. exophoric reference in anaphoric constructions.