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in Bhojpuri as फे न /pʰen/ 'foam' and फे र /pʰer/ 'lengthy due to different bends'. They

bave been exemplified as particles in (114a-b).
(114) a. फे न जाड़ आई ।

pʰen jɑɽ ɑi
pʰen jɑɽ ɑ-i

again winter come-3SG.FUT
'The winter will come again.'

b. अिगला मङर के फे र भ)ट होई ।

ʌɡilɑ mʌŋʌr ke pʰer b ̤ ẽʈ ɦoi
ʌɡilɑ mʌŋʌr ke pʰer b ̤ ẽʈ ɦo-i
next Tuesday ACC again meet be-3SG.FUT

'We'll meet again on next Tuesday.' (03.432)

c) Vocatives ओ /o/, हो /ɦo/, ऐ /ɛ/, आरे /ɑre/, रे /re/, गे /ɡe/
Bhojpuri has vocative particles ओ /o/, हो /ɦo/, ऐ /ɛ/, आरे /ɑre/, रे /re/ and गे /ɡe/

among which ओ /o/ is full honorific, हो /ɦo/ is mid-honorific, ऐ /ɛ/, आरे /ɑre/ and रे

/re/ are non-honorific and गे /ɡe/ is used for close female addressee irrespective of

honorificity, as shown in (115a-f).
(115) a. ओ कुटुम, खाए चलv ।

o kuʈum kʰɑe cʌlĩ
o kutum kʰɑ-e cʌl-ĩ

VOC.H guests eat-PUR walk-IMP.H
'O guests! Let's go to have meal.'

b. काहे खड़ा बाड़ऽ हो भाई ?
kɑɦe kʰʌɽɑ bʌɽʌ ɦo b ̤ ɑi

kɑɦe kʰʌɽɑ bʌɽ-ʌ ɦo b ̤ ɑi
why stand big-IMP.MH VOC.MH brother

'O my brother! Why are you standing there?' (10.049)
c. ऐ राजु, घरे जो ।

ɛ rɑju ɡ ̈ ʌre jo

ɛ rɑju ɡ ̈ ʌr-e jɑ-o
VOC Raju home-LOC go-IMP
'O Raju! Go home.'

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