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jʌldie deɦ kʰɑli ɦokʰewɑlɑ bɑ
jʌldi-e deɦ kʰɑli ɦo-kʰ-e-wɑlɑ bɑ

soon-EMPH body empty be-PRES-PUR-owner be.3SG.PRES
'Her delivery is very close.' (10.031)

b) Intransitive verb with non-nominative experiencer
Intransitive verbs with an indirect object (subsection 7.2.4) are used for a
number of constructions where nominative subjects agree with the verb whereas the

human or animate experiencer appears as a non-nominative NP or PP. It is almost
identical with those discussed in subsection 7.2.4 but due to the special status of the
non-nominative argument, it deserves special treatment, as shown in (25a-b).

(25) a. बाँFकर ओकरा रा1ता पर िपआस लाग गइल ।

bɑ ̃ kir okʌrɑ rɑstɑ pʌr piɑs lɑɡ ɡʌil
bɑ ̃ kir okʌrɑ rɑstɑ pʌr piɑs lɑɡ jɑ-il

but 3.SG.GEN way LOC thirst feel go-3SG.PST
'But she got thirsty on the way.' (07.020)

b. बोअल धान पानी िबना सुख गइल ।

boʌl d ̤ ɑn pɑni binɑ sukʰ ɡʌil
bo-ʌl d ̤ ɑn pɑni binɑ sukʰ jɑ-il

sow-PP paddy water without dry go-3SG.PST
'The sown paddy dried without water.' (09.531)
c) Intransitive verbs with a postpositional object

When intransitive verbs with a dative or patient indirect object coded with oblique
case and a postposition, such indirect objects are postpositional objects although they can

be considered as primary objects in a semantic sense, as shown in (26a-b).
(26) a. जी, अपने के हम थोड़ा सा रोकेके चाहतानी ।

ji ʌpne ke ɦʌm tʰoɽɑ sɑ rokeke
ji ʌpne ke [ɦʌm] SBJ tʰoɽɑ sɑ rok-e-ke

yea 2SG.H GEN 1SG.NOM little as stop-PUR-INF

cɑɦʌtɑni
cɑɦ-ʌt bɑni
want-SIM be.PRES.H

'Yea, I want you to halt for a while.' (01.051)
b. चलऽ बइर खाए ।

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