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'Then there used to be four people in Netua.' (03.284)
c. तू 7कताब पढ़त होइबऽ ।

tu kitɑb pʌɽ ̊ ʌt ɦoibʌ
tu kitɑb pʌɽ ̊ -ʌt ɦokʰ-i-bʌ

2SG.NOM book fall-SIM be-FUT-2.FUT.MH
'You will be reading a book.' (13.014)

d. रउआ िबआ उखाड़त होएम ।

rʌuɑ biɑ ukʰɑɽʌt ɦoem
rʌuɑ biɑ ukʰɑɽ-ʌt ɦokʰ-em

2SG.H seedlings uproot-IMPF be-FUT.H
'You will be uprooting seedlings.' (13.012)

In examples (7a-c), the verb root final -ख /-kʰ/ is deleted from the copular verb
होख /ɦokʰ/ 'be' being affixed with -इल /-il/ in (7a), -अत /-ʌt/ in (7b), -इब /-ib/ in (7c) and

-एम /-em/ in (7d).

Likewise, the final segment -र /-r/ of the verb root कर /kʌr/ 'do' and धर /d ̤ ʌr/

'put/keep/catch' is deleted before affixing the infinitive and past participle marker -इल

/-il/ and the sequential marker के /ke/, as shown in (8a-d).

(8) a. ओ लोग के 9मरण कइल जाला ।
o loɡ ke ʌsmʌrʌn kʌil jɑlɑ

o loɡ ke ʌsmʌrʌn kʌr-il jɑ-lɑ
3SG.DIST PL GEN memory do-INF go-3SG.PRES

'They are commemorated.' (07.015)
b. पल म6 मुऔना धइले बाड़ऽ ?

pʌl mẽ muɔnɑ d ̤ ʌile bɑɽʌ
pʌl mẽ muɔnɑ d ̤ ʌr-ile bɑɽʌ

pocket LOC killing object put-SEQ be.2.PRES
'Do you have a killing object in your pocket.' (09.524)

c. तिनका रोँओँ त टेँढ़ कके देख ।

tʌnikɑ rõõ tʌ ʈẽɽ ̊ kʌke dekʰ
tʌnikɑ rõɑ ̃ -o tʌ ʈẽɽ ̊ kʌr-ke dekʰ
little fur-EMPH COND curved do-SEQ see

'Try to bend even my hair.' (09.558)

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