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'son' 'daughter'
d. आजा आजी
ɑjɑ ɑji
ɑj-ɑ ɑj-i
grandparent-M grandparent-F
'grand father' 'grand mother'
e. अिहर अिहCरन
ʌɦir ʌɦirin
ʌɦir ʌɦir-in
milkperson-M milkperson-F
'milk-man' 'milk-woman'
f. लोहार लोहइन/लोहाCरन
loɦɑr loɦʌin/loɦɑrin
loɦɑ-ɑr loɦɑ-in/loɦɑr-in
black-smith-M black-smith-F
'black-smith' 'female black-smith'
g. चमार चमइन/चमाCरन
cʌmɑr cʌmʌin/cʌmɑrin
cʌm-ɑr cʌmʌ-in/cʌmɑr-in
skin-M skin-F
'cobbler' 'female cobbler'
Besides these, gender is lexical in Bhojpuri to a greater extent as shown in (14a-f).
(14) Masculine Feminine
a. मरद /mʌrʌd/ 'man/husband' मेहरा= /meɦrɑru/ 'woman/wife'
b. साँढ़ /sɑɽ ̊ / 'bull' गाई /ɡɑi/ 'cow'
̃
c. बाप /bɑp/ 'father' मातारी /mɑtɑri/ 'mother'
d. बाबा /bɑbɑ/ 'grand pa' दाई /dɑi/ 'grand ma'
e. दामाद /dɑmɑd/ 'son-in-law' बेटी /beʈi/ 'daughter'
f. बेटा /beʈɑ/ 'son' पतोह /pʌtoɦ/ 'daughter-in-law'
Grammatically, the gender is essentially marked in finite verbs but not in non-
honorific environment in clauses as shown in (15a-c).
(15) a. तेँ अइिलस/ले ।
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