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d. आरे मोर बबुआ, अइसन मत करऽ ।

ɑre mor bʌbuɑ ʌisʌn mʌt kʌrʌ
ɑre mor bʌbuɑ ʌisʌn mʌt kʌr-ʌ

VOC 1SG.GEN boy like this NEG do-IMP.MH
'O my boy! Don't do like this.'

e. ना रे बबुआ, भुइआँइन हो जाई ।’

nɑ re bʌbuɑ b ̤ uiɑ ̃ in ɦo jɑi
nɑ re bʌbuɑ b ̤ uiɑ ̃ -in ɦo jɑ -i

NEG VOC.NH boy ground -ADJ be go -FUT
'No! My child, it will be contaminated with ground.' (05.012)
f. गे बु6ढ़आ दाई, िपCठआ भुइआँ म) िगरा दी ँ ?

ɡe buɽ ̊ iɑ dɑi piʈʈʰiɑ b ̤ uiɑ ̃ mẽ

ɡe buɽ ̊ iɑ dɑi piʈʈʰi-ɑ b ̤ uiɑ ̃ mẽ
VOC.F old woman grandma cake-SPEC ground LOC

ɡirɑ dĩ
ɡir-ɑ dĩ

fall-CAUS give.FUT.H
'O my Grandma! Can I let the cake fall on the ground?' (05.011)

d) Modal particles जे /je/
Bhojpuri displays modal function of the particle जे /je/ that occurs generally

following the main verb in a clause. It expresses negativity in a satirical way, as swon
in (116a-b).

(116) a. राउर कहल मान जे गइनी !
rɑur kʌɦʌl mɑn je ɡʌini
rɑur kʌɦ-ʌl mɑn je jɑ-ini

2SG.GEN say-INF accept MOD go-PST.H
'Do you think I accepted your advice?'

b. चिलए देनी जे !
cʌlie deni je

cʌl-i-e de-ni je
walk-PST-EMPH give-PST.H MOD
'Do you think I left here?'

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