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Some of the particles in example (98) exhibit multiple functions on the basis
on the discourse context or determined by their syntactic position. For example आँएँ

̃
/ɑẽ/ 'yea' is generally used to respond somebody's call but if something happens
against general conception, the same is used to express surprise raising a question by

rising the tone.
But there are some more complex constructions from the functional domains

of interjections in Bhojpuri, as in (100a-h).
(100) a. बाप रे बाप !

bɑp re bɑp
bɑp re bɑp

father O-NH father
'O my father!' (Exclamation of expressing pain)

b. हाय रे दादा !
ɦɑe re dɑdɑ

ɦɑe re dɑdɑ
hi O-NH grandfather

'O my Grand Pa!' (Exclamation of expressing terrible accident)
c. बाह जी बाह !

bɑɦ ji bɑɦ
bɑɦ ji bɑɦ
wow yea wow

'Wow! Excellent performance!'

d. ओर लगइलऽ !
or lʌɡʌilʌ

or lʌɡ-ɑ-il-ʌ
end do-CAUS-PP-IMP.MH
'How a terrible end!'

e. Eखड़Cरच देखले बाड़ऽ !
kʰĩɽric dekʰle bɑɽʌ

kʰiɽric dekʰ-le bɑɽʌ
wagtail see-SEQ be.2.PRES.MH

'Have you seen a wagtail?' (The exclamation of having good luck!)
f. एसो त उजरे उजरे !

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