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mɑi ɑ rʌɦ -ʌl bɑɽi
mother come live -INF be.3.PRES.FEM.H

'Mother is coming.' (03.154)
b. बाबु आ रहल बाड़न ।

bɑbu ɑ rʌɦʌl bɑɽʌn
bɑbu ɑ rʌɦ -ʌl bɑɽʌn

father come live -INF be.3.PRES.H
'Father is coming.' (03.155)
c. माई आ बाबु आ रहल बाड़न ।

mɑi ɑ bɑbu ɑ rʌɦʌl bɑɽʌn
mɑi ɑ bɑbu ɑ rʌɦ -ʌl bɑɽʌn
mother come father come live -INF be.3.PRES.H

'Mother and father are coming.'

In examples (6a-c) the NPs माई /mɑi/ 'mother' in (6a) and बाबु /bɑbu/ 'father' in
(6b) are conjoined as माई आ बाबु /mɑi ɑ bɑbu/ 'mother and father' in (6c).

In case of the involvement of first person, the number agreement results in the
first person that is used for honorificity in the second and third person in Bhojpuri, as

shown in (7a-b).
(7) a. तू आम खइबऽ Pक हम आम खाW ?

tu ɑm kʰʌibʌ ki ɦʌm ɑm

tu ɑm kʰɑ-i-bʌ ki ɦʌm ɑm
2SG.NOM mango eat-FUT-be.2.FUT.MH COMP 1SG mango

kʰɑĩ
kʰɑ-ĩ

eat-FUT.H
'Will you eat mango or will I eat mango?'
b. तू Pक हम आम खाW ?

tu ki ɦʌm ɑm kʰɑĩ

tu ki ɦʌm ɑm kʰɑ-ĩ
2.SG.NOM COMP 1SG mango eat-FUT.H
'Will you or I eat mango?'

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