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a) Consonant deletion in preceding segment
The final consonant is deleted from the preceding segment, as shown in (5a-c):

(5) a. लोह /loɦ/ 'iron' + सारी /sɑri/ 'working place' = लोसारी /losɑri/ 'iron
workshop'

b. बाप /bɑp/ 'father' + पुत /put/ 'son' = बापुत /bɑput/ 'father and son'

c. बाप /bɑp/ 'father' + मातारी /mɑtɑri/ 'mother' = बामातारी /bɑmɑtɑri/ 'parents'
In examples (5a-c), the final consonant ह /ɦ/ in (5a) and प /p/ in (5b-c) have

been deleted respectively from the preceding segments in the derivatives.
b) Consonant deletion in succeeding segment

The initial consonant is deleted from the succeeding segment, as shown in (6):
(6) a. अङ /ʌŋ/ ‘organ’ + पोछा /pocʰɑ/ ‘cleaner’ = अङोछा /ʌŋocʰɑ/ ‘shawl’

b. गो /ɡo/ ‘cow’ + बास /bɑs/ ‘living’ = गोआस /ɡoɑs/ ‘cowshed’

c. सँखुआ /sʌkʰuɑ/ 'Shorea robusta' + बाट /bɑʈ/ 'way' = सँखुआट /sʌkʰuɑʈ/ 'the
̃
̃
Shorea robusta forest'
In examples (6a-c), the initial consonants प /p/ in (6a) and ब /b/ in (6b-c) have

been deleted from the succeeding segments in the derivatives.

Besides these, consonant deletion also occurs in a lexically controlled
morphophonological process in Bhojpuri as Chitoniya Tharu (Paudyal 2013:80-1) exhibits.

The final segment -ख /-kʰ/ of the copular verb होख /ɦokʰ/ 'be' is deleted before
affixing the infinitive and past participle marker -इल /-il/. It occurs with another

morphophonemic alteration of ह /ɦ/ into भ /b ̤ / and ओ /o/ into अ /ʌ/. Similarly such
deletion also occurs optionally with the imperfective marker -अत /-ʌt/ and future marker

-एब /-eb/ or -इब /-ib/ or -एम /-em/ affixed with होख /ɦokʰ/ 'be', as shown in (7a-d).

(7) a. ई बात भइल ।
i bɑt b ̤ ʌil

i bɑt ɦokʰ-il
this matter become-3SG.PST

'These are the matters.' (02.017)
b. नेटुआ म6 जमा चार आदमी होत रहे ।

neʈuɑ mẽ jʌmɑ cɑr ɑdmi ɦot rʌɦe

neʈuɑ mẽ jʌmɑ cɑr ɑdmi ɦokʰ-ʌt rʌɦ-e
Netua LOC collection four man be-IMPF live-3.PST

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