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pɑ ̃ c-o pɑnɖʌb ɑ kunti cʰɔ-u beʈɑ-mɑtɑri
five-EMPH Pandavas and Kunti SIX-emph son and mother

bʌne bʌne ɡ ̈ umlẽ
bʌn-e bʌn-e ɡ ̈ um-ʌl-ẽ

forest-LOC forest-LOC wander-PP-3.PST.MH
'The five Pandavas and Kunti, all six sons and mother, wandered through

the forest.'
In (9a-b), बापूत /bɑput/ 'father and son' follows adult>young order in (9a)

whereas बेटामातारी /beʈɑ-mɑtɑri/ 'son and mother' follows young>adult order in (9b).

(iii) Male>female
In terms of gender, the ordering of conjoined NPs is male>female, as in (12)

(12) तोहरा अपनो बेटा-बेटी पर माया ना लागे ?

toɦrɑ ʌpno beʈɑ-beʈi pʌr mɑyɑ nɑ
tu-ʌr-ɑ ɑpʌn-o beʈɑ-beʈi pʌr mɑyɑ nɑ
2SG-GEN-DEF GEN-EMPH son and daughter LOC affection NEG

lɑɡe
lɑɡ-e

feel-3SG.PRES
'Do you have no affection for even your sons and daughters?' (09.161)

(iv) Singular> plural
The singular number generally precedes the plural one, as in (13):

(13) एको-दूगो Pकताब त पढ़ ।
eko duɡo kitɑb tʌ pʌɽ ̊

ek-o du-ɡo kitɑb tʌ pʌɽ ̊
one-EMPH two-CLF book COND read

'Read at least one or two books.'
(v) Animate>inanimate

The animate NP precedes the inanimate one, as shown in (14)
(14) रोजीगार जीअन-मरन के िवषय बा ।

rojiɡɑr jiʌn mʌrʌn ke bisɛ bɑ
employment life death GEN issue be.3SG.PRES

'Employment is the issue of life and death.'

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