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lʌikʌn ke mʌnorʌnjʌn kʌrɑwʌt rʌɦni
lʌikʌn ke mʌnorʌnjʌn kʌr-ɑ-wʌt rʌɦ-ni

children GEN entertainment do-CAUS-IMPF live-PST.H
'They used to entertain the children.' (03.255)

b. पिहले हमनी अन िनकासी करत रहनी ।
pʌɦile ɦʌmni ʌn nikɑsi kʌrʌt rʌɦni

pʌɦil-e ɦʌm-ni ʌn nikɑsi kʌr-ʌt rʌɦ-ni
first-DEF 1SG-PL food export do-IMPF live-PST.H

'We used to export food grains previously.' (010.391)
c. माई-दाई लोग बXा के कथा सुनावत रहली ।

mɑi dɑi loɡ bʌccɑ ke kʌtʰɑ sunɑwʌt
mɑi dɑi loɡ bʌccɑ ke kʌtʰɑ sun-ɑ-wʌt

mother grandmother PL child ACC story listen-CAUS-IMPF

rʌɦli
rʌɦ-ʌl-i
live-PP-3.PST.F.MH

'Mothers and grandmothers used tell the children such stories.' (03.254)
(ii) Present habitual

The present habitual aspect indicated habit, axioms and public postulates in
Bhojpuri, which take place repeatedly. The main verb stem is suffixed by some
habitual marker morphemes, as shown in (9a-n).

(9) a. हमनीका Zहदी िसनेमा म& म[नी सुनेनी ।

ɦʌmnikɑ ɦindi sinemɑ mẽ mʌŋni suneni
ɦʌm-ni-kɑ ɦindi sinemɑ mẽ mʌŋni sun-eni

1SG-PL-SPEC Hindi cinema LOC Mangni listen-PRES.H

'We hear 'mangni' in the Hindi cinema.' (03.370)
b. माझ घर म& हम रहेनी ।
mɑȷ ̈ ɡ ̈ ʌr mẽ ɦʌm rʌɦeni

mɑȷ ̈ ɡ ̈ ʌr mẽ ɦʌm rʌɦ-eni
middle house LOC 1SG.NOM live-PRES.H

'I live in the middle room.' (010.112)
c. हम खानी ।

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