Page 337 - A GRAMMAR OF BHOJPURI _ PhD Dissertation 2020 TU
P. 337
tɑɽʌ/, -ताड़ू /-tɑɽu/, -ताड़े /-tɑɽe/, -ताड़& /-tɑɽẽ/, -ताड़ेन /-tɑɽen/, -ताड़न /-tɑɽʌn/, -ताटे /-tɑʈe/,
-ताट& /-tɑʈẽ/ and -ता /-tɑ/ as shown in (3a-i). Moreover, bilabial glidation happens
between -आ /-ɑ/ final verb stem and present tense markers, but not universally.
(3) a. हमनीका खेती करतानी ।
ɦʌmnikɑ kʰeti kʌrtɑni
ɦʌm-ni-kɑ kʰeti kʌr-ʌt bɑni
1SG.NOM-PL-DEF farming do-IMPF be.PRES.H
'We are farming.' (02.005)
b. रउआ कवनो >कताब िलखतानी ।
rʌuɑ kɔno kitɑb likʰʌtɑni
rʌuɑ kɔno kitɑb likʰ-ʌt bɑni
2SG.H any book write-IMPF be.PRES.H
'You are writing a book.' (03.104)
c. बाबुजी आवतानी ।
bɑbuji ɑwʌtɑni
bɑbu-ji ɑ-wʌt bɑni
father-H come-IMPF be.3.PRES.H
'Father is coming.'
d. पदान के नाती, िचउँटी काटताड़ऽ ।
pʌdɑn ke nɑti ciũʈi kɑʈʌtɑɽʌ
pʌdne ke nɑti ciũʈi kɑʈ-ʌt bɑɽʌ
wind-excretor GEN grand son pinch cut-IMPF be.2.PRES.MH
'Damn fool, you are pinching me with nails.' (05.027)
e. तू रोटी खाताड़ू ।
tu roʈi kʰɑtɑɽu
tu roʈi kʰɑ-ʌt bɑɽu
2.SG.NOM chapati eat-IMPF be.2.PRES.F.MH
'You are eating chapatis.'
f. त& दूध िपअताड़े ।
tẽ dud ̤ piʌtɑɽe
tẽ dud ̤ pi-ʌt bɑɽe
2.SG.NOM milk drink-IMPF be.2.PRES
309
