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u nɑ kʌr-il-ʌkʰ kɑm i
3SG.NOM NEG do-PP-3SG.PST.M work 3SG.PROX.NOM

kʌili
kʌr-il-i

do-PST-3.F.MH
'HE didn't work, SHE did.'

6.2.5 Inter-clausal connectives
Inter-clausal connectives are grammatical morphemes par excellence, usually
becoming either clause-final or clause-initial clitics (Givón, 2001a:99). In Bhojpuri,

an SOV language, they function as verb suffixes, joining with tense-aspect-modal,
speech-act and switch reference markers. The inter-clausal connectives arise from

more complex adverbial constructions, and may for a while persist as such before
truncation and cliticization.

a) Participial suffixes
There are sequential and simultaneous participial suffixes in Bhojpuri as

observed in Chitoniya Tharu (Paudyal 2013:360-1) and Maithili (Yadava 2005:443-
9), Hindi (Koul 2008:199) and Nepali (Yadava 2005:443-9). The sequential
participial in Bhojpuri is formed by suffixing the verb stems with -के /-ke/, -ई /-i/ and

/ø/ as illustrated from Lohar (2012:217) in (93a-c).

(93) a. राजु बस चढ़के काठमाड़ो गइल ।
rɑju bʌs cʌɽ ̊ ke kɑʈʰmɑɽo ɡʌil

rɑju bʌs cʌɽ ̊ -ke kɑʈʰmɑɽo jɑ-il
Raju bus ride-SEQ Kathmandu go-3SG.PST.M

'Raju went to Kathmandu by bus.'
b. तोहरा के देखी-देखी पागल भइले मनवा ।

toɦʌrɑ ke dekʰi dekʰi pɑɡʌl b ̤ ʌile mʌnwɑ
tu-ɑr-ɑ ke dekʰ-i dekʰ-i pɑɡʌl ɦo-il-e mʌn-wɑ
2.SG-POSS-DEF ACC see-SEQ see-SEQ mad be-PP-SEQ mind-DEF

'I became mad after having seen you.'
c. लइका कह चलल ।

lʌikɑ kʌɦ cʌlʌl

lʌikɑ kʌɦ cʌl-ʌl
boy say walk-3SG.PST

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