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b. कवनो गाँव मB एगो बुFढ़आ रहली ।

kɔno ɡɑ ̃ o mẽ eɡo buɽ ̊ iɑ rʌɦli
[kɔno ɡɑ ̃ o mẽ ek-ɡo buɽ ̊ iɑ] PRD rʌɦ-ʌl-i
some village LOC one-CLF old woman live-3SG.PST-F.H

'There was an old woman in a village.' (07.001)
Moreover, there are some subjectless copular clauses to occur in between a

discourse too, as shown in (7a-c).
(7) a. भंडारन के सम1या बा ।

[b ̤ ʌnɖɑrʌn ke sʌmʌsyɑ] PRD bɑ

storage GEN problem be.3SG.PRES
'There is problem of storage.' (02.117)

b. ए बात मB कवनो दम नइखे ।
e bɑt mẽ kɔno dʌm nʌikʰe

[e bɑt mẽ kɔno dʌm] PRD nʌikʰ-e
PROX matter LOC any weight be.NEG.PRES-3SG
'There is no weightage of this sort of gossip.' (01.066)

c. ... ... अंLेजी मB एगो शNद बा टाइपॉलॉजी ।

ʌŋreji mẽ eɡo sʌbd bɑ ʈɑipɔlɔji
[ʌŋreji mẽ ek-ɡo sʌbd] PRD bɑ [ʈɑipɔlɔji] PRD

English LOC one-CLF word be.3SG.PRES typology
' there is a terminology in English, Typology.' (03.101)
Moreover, हो जा /ɦo jɑ-/ (agreeing in person, number and gender with the

subject NP as well as with tense) of the standard copula is simply present in ongoing

discourse, as shown in (8a-b).

(8) a. बरखा मB सड़क पर पाँक हो जाला ।
bʌrkʰɑ mẽ sʌɽʌk pʌr pɑ ̃ k ɦo jɑlɑ

[bʌrkʰɑ mẽ sʌɽʌk pʌr pɑ ̃ k] PRD ɦo jɑ-lɑ
rain LOC road LOC mud be go-3SG.PRES
'There is mud on the road during rainy season.' (09.475)

b. ... ... आवाद जगह जङल हो जाला ।

ɑwɑd jʌɡʌɦ jʌŋʌl ɦo jɑlɑ

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