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Table 10.2 Paradigms of the verb खा /kʰɑ/ 'eat' in past tense

Number
Person Gender Honorificity Singular Plural

1/2/3 M/F H खइनी /kʰʌini/

2 M/F NH खइिलस /kʰʌilis/ खइले /kʰʌile/
2 M MH खइलऽ /kʰʌilʌ/

2 F MH खइलू /kʰʌilu/

3 M NH खइलक /kʰʌilʌk/ खइलन /kʰʌilʌn/,

खइलख /kʰʌilʌkʰ/ खइलेन /kʰʌilen/,

खइलस /kʰʌilʌs/ खइल& /kʰʌilẽ/

3 M MH खइल& /kʌilẽ/, खइलन /kʰʌilʌn/, खइलेन /kʰʌilen/

3 F MH खइली /kʰʌili/

Table 10.3 Paradigms of the verb देख /dekʰ/ in past tense

Number
Person Gender Honorificity Singular Plural
1/2/3 M/F H देखनी /dekʰni/

2 M/F NH देखिलस /dekʰlis/ देखले /dekʰle/

2 M MH देखलऽ /dekʰlʌ/

2 F MH देखलू /dekʰlu/

3 M NH देखलक /dekʰlʌk/ देखलन /dekʰlʌn/,

देखलख /dekʰlʌkʰ/ देखलेन /dekʰlen/,

देखलस /dekʰlʌs/ देखलेँ /dekʰlẽ/

3 M MH देखलेँ /dekʰlẽ/, देखलेन /dekʰlen/, देखलन /dekʰlʌn/

3 F MH देखली /dekʰli/
As presented in illustrations (1a-i) and in table 10.2 and 10.3, some

morphophonemic changes should also be noted when verbal infinitives/participles are

marked for past tense in Bhojpuri. We note deletion of अ /ʌ/ from infinitive/participle
marker suffix -अल /-ʌl/ with समझ- /sʌmʌȷ ̈ -/ 'understand' as in समझलऽ /sʌmʌȷ ̈ lʌ/ in (1b)

and समझलू /sʌmʌȷ ̈ lu/ in (1c), with प"ँच- /pʌɦũc-/ 'reach' as in प"ँचलक/ख /pʌɦũclʌk/kʰ/

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