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b. एक जघे नइखे ।

ek jʌɡʰe nʌikʰe
[ek jʌɡʌɦ-e] PRD nʌikʰ-e
one place-LOC be.NEG.PRES-3SG

'They are not together.' (01.039)

c. घरे बुFढ़आ के एगो बेटी रहे ।
ɡ ̈ ʌre buɽ ̊ iɑ ke eɡo beʈi rʌɦe

[ɡ ̈ ʌr-e buɽ ̊ iɑ ke ek-ɡo beʈi] PRD rʌɦ-e
house-LOC old woman GEN one-CLF daughter live-3.PST

'The old woman had a daughter at home.' (07.041)
7.1.4 Other copular or copula-like expressions
a) Existentials

The existentials function to specify the location of a known entity but to assert
the existence of some previously unintroduced entity, though it seems to be similar to

copular clauses with a locative expression.
It is so that the subjects of existential clauses are indefinite while the subjects

of local copular clauses are definite to a greater extent. Besides, clear location is not
essential in existential expressions, as shown in (11a-c).

(11) a. बाँFकर पTरवार के सभे लोग बागड़े रहे ।
bɑ ̃ kir pʌriwɑr ke sʌb ̤ e loɡ bɑɡʌɽe

bɑ ̃ kir [pʌriwɑr ke sʌb ̤ -e loɡ] SBJ [bɑɡʌɽ-e] PRD
but family GEN all-EMPH PL deaf and dumb-EMPH

rʌɦe
rʌɦ-e

live-3.PST
'But all the family members were deaf and dumb.' (10.005)
b. िनिUत Vप से भोजपुरी हमर माई के भाषा ह ।

niscit rup se [b ̤ ojpuri] SBJ [ɦʌmʌr mɑi ke b ̤ ɑsɑ] PRD

certain form with Bhojpuri 1SG.GEN mother GEN language

ɦʌ
be.3SG.PRES
'Certainly, Bhojpuri is my mother tongue.' (03.035)

c. नेपाल राजकWय RXा-RितYान रहे ओह बेरा ।

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