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In example (24), the attributive adjective मूदा) /murdɑ/ 'dead' is formed from

the verb मर /mʌr/ 'die' and used as corpse in Bhojpuri. It has been used here as an

attributive phrase before लोग /loɡ/ 'people'.
(ii) Complementation

Nominalized structures function as the complement of the copular verb हो /ɦo/

'be/become'. Likewise, the verb रह /rʌɦ/ 'live' is frequently used as a copular verb.
Both the usages are shown in (25).

(25) a. हम त भाव के भुिखआ बानी ।

ɦʌm tʌ b ̤ ɑw ke b ̤ ukʰiɑ bɑni
ɦʌm tʌ b ̤ ɑo ke b ̤ ukʰ-iɑ bɑni

1SG.NOM COND deference GEN hunger-ADJ be.PRES.H
'I am hungry for deference.' (09.362)

b. छन म2 राजा बने िभखारी ।
cʰʌn mẽ rɑjɑ bʌne b ̤ ikʰɑri

cʰʌn mẽ rɑjɑ bʌn-e b ̤ ikʰɑri
moment LOC king make-3.PRES beggar

'The king becomes beggar within a wink.' (04.080)
c. लइका के केस ब`त लामा आ मुह ब`ते सुथर रहे ।

lʌikɑ ke kes bʌɦut lɑmɑ ɑ muɦ bʌɦute sutʰʌr
lʌikɑ ke kes bʌɦut lɑmɑ ɑ muɦ bʌɦut-e sutʰʌr

boy GEN hair very long and mouth very-EMPH attractive

rʌɦe
rʌɦ-e
live-3.PST

'The boy's hair was extremely long and face highly attractive.' (05.046)
(iii) Relative clauses
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Nominalized verbs function as the relative clauses as shown in (26a-b).
(26) a. भोजपुरी समाज के जौन पGरकmपना रहे, ऊ :ितिनिधमूलक ढङ से op करे ।

b ̤ ojpuri sʌmɑj ke jɔn pʌrikʌlpʌnɑ rʌɦe u

2. Relative clauses are discussed in detail in Chapter 13.
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