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[rɑmdeo] PRD [unkʌr nɑm] SBJ rʌɦ-e ɑ [ʌlmʌst] PRD
Ramdeo 3.SG.POSS.H name live-3.PST.M and Almast

unkʌr upɑd ̤ i rʌɦe
[unkʌr upɑd ̤ i] SBJ rʌɦ-e

3SG.POSS.H title live-3.PST
'Ramdev was his name and Almast was his title.' (04.056)

Likewise, copula is unmarked in final position of a clause. But it is found
otherwise in clauses for focus and other purposes too, as shown in (3a-c).

(3) a. ... ... हम बानी ढूनराज ।
̈
[ɦʌm] SBJ bɑni [ɖunrɑj] PRD
1SG.NOM be.PRES.H Dhunraj
'I am Dhunraj. ' (03.002)

b. ओकर नाँव रहे ‘भोजपुरी कहािनयाँ’ ।

okʌr nɑ ̃ o rʌɦe b ̤ ojpuri kʌɦɑniyɑ ̃
[okʌr nɑ ̃ o] SBJ rʌɦ-e [b̤ ojpuri kʌɦɑni-yɑ ̃ ] PRD
3SG.GEN.NH name live-3.PST Bhojpuri story-PL

'Its name was 'Bhojpuri Stories'.' (04.108)
c. उनकर नाँव रहे रामदेव अलम1त ।

unkʌr nɑ ̃ o rʌɦe rɑmdeo ʌlmʌst
[unkʌr nɑ ̃ o] SBJ rʌɦ-e [rɑmdeo ʌlmʌst] PRD

3.SG.POSS name live-3.PST Ramdeo Almast
'His name was Ramdev Almast.' (04.055)

Besides, clauses with discontinuous predicate are also available in Bhojpuri as
shown in (4a-b).

(4) a. दोसरा भाषा से ऊ केतना नजदीक बा ?

dosʌrɑ b̤ ɑsɑ se u ketnɑ nʌjdik
[dosʌr-ɑ b ̤ ɑsɑ se] PRD [u] SBJ [ketnɑ nʌjdik] PRD
another-DEF language with 3SG.DEM.DIST how much close
<
bɑ

bɑ
be.3SG.PRES
'How much is it nearer to other language?' (03.112)

b. ई पौरािणक िव>ास बा लोग के ।

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