A speaker of Kuuk Thaayorre,the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals,would say "Melbourne is south of Cape York" as well as saying "The dessert spoon is west of the coffee cup." Thus,for long and short distances speakers of Kuuk Thaayorre use __________ directional references.
A) absolute
B) relative
C) conjunctive
D) disjunctive

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Speakers of Kuuk Thaayorre use absolute directional references for both long and short distances. This means that they rely on fixed geographical directions, such as north, south, east, and west, instead of using relative directional references, such as left, right, front, and back, which depend on the speaker's position and orientation.

A Speaker of Kuuk Thaayorre,the Language of the Cape York