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with the subject whether the clause is perfective or not. So, the arguments have to be
coded as an indirect or postpositional object, e.g. मवेशी के /mʌwesi ke/ 'with the cattle'

in (32a) and दुpमन पर /dusmʌn pʌr/ 'on the enimies' in (32b). The postposition used

for that argument is specified by each conjunct. Table 7.5 presents a few of them.

Table 7.5 Postpositions in the valence pattern of some कर- /kʌr-/ conjuncts.
IO Postposition Conjunct verb

सङे /sʌŋe/ 'with' रहम कर /rʌɦʌm kʌr/ 'show goodness'

बात कर /bɑt kʌr/ 'talk'

सलाह कर /sʌlɑɦ kʌr/ 'consult'

से /se/ 'to' बात कर /bɑt kʌr/ 'talk'
सलाह कर /sʌlɑɦ kʌr/ 'consult'

Rेम कर /prem kʌr/ 'love'

के /ke/ 'to' माफ कर /mɑpʰ kʌr/ 'excuse'

सलाम कर /sʌlɑm kʌr/ 'greet'

oयाल कर /kʰyɑl kʌr/ 'take care of'
पर /pʌr/ 'on' रहम कर /rʌɦʌm kʌr/ 'show goodness'

हमला कर /ɦʌmlɑ kʌr/ 'attack'

मB /mẽ/ 'in' आराम कर /ɑrɑm kʌr/ 'rest'

िशकार कर /sikɑr kʌr/ 'hunt'

Besides these, clitic -ए /-e/ in Bhojpuri performs as such when human object
occurs as shown in (33a-c).

(33) a. हमे माफ कर ।

ɦʌme mɑpʰ kʌr
ɦʌm-e mɑpʰ kʌr
1SG-DAT excuse do
'Excuse me.' (13.033)

b. हम तोहे सलाम कइनी ।

ɦʌm toɦe sʌlɑm kʌini
ɦʌm tu-e sʌlɑm kʌr-ini

1SG.NOM 2SG-DAT salute do-PST.H

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