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u ɦʌm-ʌr ȷ ̈ orɑ de de-ʌl-ʌs
3SG.NOM 1SG-POSS bag take take-PP-3SG.PST

'S/he gave my bag.' <In the sense that s/he favoured me by doing so as I
had forgotten it somewhere and he got it.>

The examples (41a-b) clearly display the verbalizers ले /le/ 'take' and दे /de/
'give' have not been completely grammaticalized. So, it is a partial grammaticalization.

Besides, जा /jɑ-/ 'go' conjuncts in Bhojpuri are found excessively. Its infinitive

and perfective pattern is गइल ɡʌil 'to go' or 'gone'. Sometimes जाइल /jɑil/ is also used

but rarely. It is a verbalizer with different verbs in general and passive verbalizer in
particular, as shown in (41a-c).
(42) a. ई गीत सुनल जाओ ।

i ɡit sunʌl jɑo

i ɡit sun-ʌl jɑ-o
3SG.DEM.PROX song listen-INF go-IMP.H
'Please entertain the song.' (03.008)

b. काय_`म के समय एतना जjदी चल जाता Fक मुिpकल बा ।

kɑryʌkrʌm ke sʌmɛ etnɑ jʌldi cʌl
kɑryʌkrʌm ke sʌmɛ etnɑ jʌldi cʌl

programme GEN time so much soon walk

jɑtɑ
jɑ-ʌt bɑ
go-IMPF be.3SG.PRES
'The time of the programme passes so quickly...' (03.382)

c. हमनी के 1वतंwता छीना गइल ।

ɦʌmni ke swʌtʌntrʌtɑ cʰinɑ ɡʌil
ɦʌm-ni ke swʌtʌntrʌtɑ cʰin-ɑ jɑ-il

1SG-PL GEN freedom seize-CAUS go-3SG.PST
'Our freedom was seized.' (02.098)

d. ऊ अब ओरा गइल ।
u ʌb orɑ ɡʌil

u ʌb orɑ jɑ-il
3SG.DIST now empty go-3SG.PST

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