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nɑ i kɑm ɦʌm nɑ kʌr-em
NEG PROX work 1SG.NOM NEG do-FUT.H
'No, I won't do this.'
But ना /nɑ/ is also grammaticalized to function as emphatic affirmative
particle in Bhojpuri, as shown in (113a-c).
(113) a. ब)च ना द ।
bẽc nɑ dʌ
bẽc nɑ dʌ
sell EMPH give.IMP.MH
'Rather sell it.' (10.061)
b. त खोइँछा रोक ना, ओही म) िगरा देतानी ।
tʌ kʰoĩcʰɑ rok nɑ oɦi mẽ ɡirɑ
tʌ kʰoĩcʰɑ rok nɑ oɦ-i mẽ ɡir-ɑ
COND Anchal stretch EMPH 3SG.DIST-EMPH LOC fall-CAUS
detɑni
de-ʌt bɑni
give-SIM be.PRES.H
'Then flatten your Anchal, I'll let it fall in.' (05.013)
c. कुिछयो कुिछयो इहे ना त ह ?
kucʰio kucʰio iɦe nɑ
kucʰ-i-o kucʰ-i-o i-ɦe nɑ
something-EMPH-EMPH something-EMPH-EMPH this-EMPH EMPH
tʌ ɦʌ
tʌ ɦʌ
COND be.3SG.PRES
'Is this the only something?' (10.057)
In examples (113a-c), ना /nɑ/ is pragmatically used as affirmative particle in
(113a) and as emphatic particle in (113b-c).
iii. The particle फे न /pʰen/ or फे र /pʰer/
Bhojpuri has use of फे न /pʰen/ and फे र /pʰer/ 'again' as reccurring discourse
particle. They have also been grammaticalized from noun and adjective respectively
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