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In examples (78-89), we observe the process of compounding different
lexemes for formation of different word classes exhibits some phonemic changes

along with semantic ones with the compounds obtained.
b. Reduplication
Reduplication is a morphological process in which the stem of a word or its

part or even the whole word is repeated exactly or with a slight change. Salzmann
(1998:94) states reduplication as doubling or repetition of a phoneme or phonemes in

a word. As exhibited in Chitoniya Tharu (Paudyal 2013:184), Maithili (Asad 2015:28-
54), Awadhi (Saksena 1937/1971:322-3), Hindi (Koul 2008:93/137) and Nepali

(Adhikari 2016:540-52), Bhojpuri also exhibits reduplication (Tiwari 1960:159,
Nirbhik 1975:33 and Singh 2013:123) in word formation. Some of them are

exemplified as follows:
(90) Complete reduplication

a. रामराम /rɑmrɑm/ 'exclamatory expression of sorrow calling Lord Rama'

b. बाlबाप /bɑbbɑp/ 'cry with calling one's father'
c. छीछी /cʰicʰi/ 'exclamation of hate'

d. दुर-दुर /durdur/ 'expressed for chasing a dog'

e. भुलभुल /b ̤ ulb ̤ ul/ 'one after another continuously'

f. खट-खट /kʰʌʈkʰʌʈ/ 'knock at the door'

g. का-का /kɑ-kɑ/ 'what (plural)'
h. कथी-कथी /kʌtʰi-kʌtʰi/ 'what (plural)'

i. कौन-कौन /kɔn-kɔn/ 'who (plural)'

j. केने-केने /kene-kene/ 'where (plural)'

k. हाँथे-हाँथे /ɦɑtʰe-ɦɑtʰe/ 'with each hand'
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(91) Partial reduplication
a. एने-ओने /ene-one/ 'hither and thither' b. हई-हऊ /ɦʌi-ɦʌu/ 'this and that'

c. पातर-िछतर /pɑtʌr-cʰitʌr/ 'lean and thin' d. पानी-ओनी /pɑni-oni/ 'water and else'

e. खेतोत /kʰetot/ 'farm and else' f. मRटझRट /mõʈȷ ̈ õʈ/ 'fat and healthy'

g. मारामारी /mɑrɑmɑri/ 'fighting' h. लातालाती /lɑtɑlɑti/ 'kicking'

i. ताकाताकb /tɑkɑtɑki/ 'waiting impatiently' j. देखादेखी /dekʰɑdekʰi/ 'face to face'

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