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rɑm ɑ-il
rɑm come-3SG.PST

'Ram came.' (Boodhoo, 2010:28)
e. छोटकु पंजाब प"ँचलक/ख ।

cʰoʈku pʌnjɑb pʌɦũclʌk/kʰ
cʰoʈ-ku pʌnjɑb pʌɦũc-ʌl-ʌk/kʰ

small-SPEC Punjab reach-PP-3SG.PST
'The younger reached Punjab.' (10.039)

f. ऊ भात खइलस

u b ̤ ɑt kʰʌilʌs
u b ̤ ɑt kʰɑ-il-ʌs
3SG.NOM rice eat-PP-3SG.PST

'He ate rice.'

g. हमर भइआ कहलन/ल& ।
ɦʌmʌr b ̤ ʌiɑ kʌɦlʌn/ẽ

ɦʌm-ʌr b ̤ ʌiɑ kʌɦ-ʌl-ʌn/ẽ
1SG-GEN elder brother say-PP-3.PST.MH
'My brother said.' (10.099)

h. बाबुजी अइनी ।

bɑbuji ʌini
bɑbu-ji ɑ-ini

father-H come-PST.H
'Father came.' (010.505)

i. हम दाई के देखनी ।
ɦʌm dɑi ke dekʰni

ɦʌm dɑi ke dekʰ-ni
1SG.NOM grandmother ACC see-PST.H

'I saw grandmother.' (010.096)
On the basis of instances presented (1a-i) paradigms of verb खा- /kʰɑ-/ 'eat' and

देख- /dekʰ-/ 'see' are presented in table 10.2 and 10.3 respectively.

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