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'On behalf of the Academy' (03.053)
e. िवb भोजपुरी सdमेलन का तरफ से

biswʌ b ̤ ojpuri sʌmmelʌn kɑ tʌrʌpʰ se
world Bhojpuri conference GEN side ABL

'On behalf of the World Bhojpuri Convention' (03.081)

The phrases sited in (38a-e), postposition से /se/ looks equivalent to 'from' in
(38a-b), 'of' in (38c) and 'on' in (38d-e), as in English, that marks ablative, genitive and

locative cases respectively. Its functions on clausal level are also analyzed in (39a-c).
(39) a. कई _कार के बेमारी से शरीर एकदम कमजोर हो गइल बा ।

kʌi prʌkɑr ke bemɑri se sʌrir ekdʌm kʌmjor
kʌe prʌkɑr ke bemɑri se sʌrir ekdʌm kʌmjor

many type GEN disease means body excessively weak

ɦo ɡʌil bɑ
ɦo jɑ-il bɑ
be go-PP be.3SG.PRES

'My body has been extremely weakened by several kinds of diseases.' (04.011)
b. ... सुनसरी से त भोजपुरी से कवनो _eयg सरोकार नइखे ।

sunsʌri se tʌ b ̤ ojpuri se kɔno prʌtyʌkcʰ sʌrokɑr
sunsʌri se tʌ b ̤ ojpuri se kɔno prʌtyʌkcʰ sʌrokɑr

Sunsari with COND Bhojpuri means any direct concern

nʌikʰe
nʌikʰ-e
be.NEG.PRES-3SG

'Bhojpuri is certainly not concerned with Sunsari.' (01.025)

c. बेटी से बु.ढ़आ कहली ... ।
beʈi se buɽ ̊ iɑ kʌɦli

beʈi se buɽ ̊ iɑ kʌɦ-ʌl-i
daughter ACC old woman say-PP-3SG.PST.F.MH
'The old woman talked to her daughter ' (05.042)

In instances (39a-c), के /ke/ stands for 'by' in (39a), 'with' in (39b) and 'to' in

(39c) marking instrumental, sociative and dative cases respectively. So, it is a multi-
functional case-marking postposition in Bhojpuri.

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