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present paradigms of खा /kʰɑ/ and देख /dekʰ/ respectively:

Table 10.9 Paradigms of the verb खा /kʰɑ/ 'eat' in present habitual
Number

Person Gender Honorificity Singular Plural

1/2/3 M/F H खानी /kʰɑni/
2 M MH खालऽ /kʰɑlʌ/

2 F MH खालू /kʰɑlu/

2 M/F NH खािलस /kʰɑlis/ or खालस /kʰɑlʌs/

3 M MH खाल& /kʰɑlẽ/ or खालेन /kʰɑlen/

खालन /kʰʌlʌn/

3 F MH खाली /kʰɑli/

3 M NH खाला /kʰɑlɑ/

3 F NH खाले /kʰɑle/

Table 10.10 Paradigms of the verb देख /dekʰ/ 'see' in present habitual
Number

Person Gender Honorificity Singular Plural
1/2/3 M/F H देखेनी /dekʰeni/

2 M MH देखेलऽ /dekʰelʌ/

2 F MH देखेलू /dekʰelu/

2 M/F NH देखेिलस /dekʰelis/ or देखेलस

/dekʰelʌs/

3 M MH देखेल& /dekʰelẽ/ or देखेलेन
/dekʰelen/ देखेलन /dekʰelʌn/

3 F MH देखेली /dekʰekli/

3 M NH देखेला /dekʰelɑ/

3 F NH देखेले /dekʰele/

Hence, we observe that the final -आ /-ɑ/ of the verb stem retains and the

present habitual marker -नी /-ni/ marks it for all persons, numbers and genders in full

honorificity of the subject/agent. Likewise, -लऽ /-lʌ/ for masculine and -लू /-lu/ for

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