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(iv) Postposition ला /lɑ/, लािग /lɑɡi/, खाितर /kʰɑtir/, खाितन /kʰɑtin/, ख"तन /kʰʌrtin/, वा(ते /waste/

Postpositions ला lɑ, लािग lɑɡi, खाितर kʰɑtir, खाितन kʰɑtin, खiतन kʰʌrtin and

वाPते waste are synonymous with each other and mark benefactive case in Bhojpuri,
as shown in (40a-c).

(40) a. त ए सब चीज ला _कृित म; दूनू िवकlप बा ।

tʌ e sʌb cij lɑ prʌkriti mẽ dunu bikʌlp
tʌ e sʌb cij lɑ prʌkriti mẽ du-nu bikʌlp

COND PROX PL matter for nature LOC two-EMPH option

bɑ
bɑ
be.3SG.PRES
'For such sufferings, the nature has both options.' (08.113)

b. ... अपन पहचान खाितर अपने लोग भी जागृत होm ।

ʌpʌn pʌɦcɑn kʰɑtir ʌpne loɡ b ̤ i jɑɡrit ɦoĩ
ɑpʌn pʌɦcɑn kʰɑtir ʌpne loɡ b ̤ i jɑɡrit ɦo-ĩ

one.GEN identity for 2SG PL also aware be-IMP.H
'... please be attentive for your own indentity.' (03.394)

c. भोजपुरी के मानक नेपाल का वाPते पसn िजला के होखेके चाहo ।
b ̤ ojpuri ke mɑnʌk nepɑl kɑ wɑste pʌrse jilɑ

b ̤ ojpuri ke mɑnʌk nepɑl kɑ wɑste pʌrsɑ-e jilɑ
Bhojpuri GEN standard Nepal GEN for Parsa-EMPH district

ke ɦokʰeke cɑɦĩ
ke ɦo-kʰ-e-ke cɑɦ-ĩ

GEN be-PRES-PUR-SEQ want-OPT
'The standard Bhojpuri should be the one from very Parsa district for
Nepal.' (04.191)

As cited in (40a-c), ला /lɑ/ in (40a), खाितर /kʰɑtir/ in (40b) and वाPते /waste/ in

(40c) all stand for 'for' as in English, marking benefactive case. Moreover, sometimes
का /kɑ/ precedes खाितर /kʰɑtir/ and वाPते /waste/ but it is obligatory for वाPते /waste/.

(v) Postposition म+ /mẽ/

(41) ... ई अवPथा रहे अपना देश म;, मधेश म; ।

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