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u kʌɦɑni loɡ ɡʌɽ ̊ -ʌl-e rʌɦ-e
3SG story people create-PP-SEQ live-3.PST

'The people had created such story.' (03.261)
Going through the exempliifations (11a-g), we observe that past perfect aspect
in Bhojpuri differs from what we observe in English but similar to Maithili (Grierson

1909:149), Hindi (Koul:2008:115), Awadhi (Saxena, 1937:239) and Nepali (Adhikari
2014: 207).

b) Future perfect
The participle form of the verb suffixed by -ए /-e/ retains in future perfect but

followed by copula हो /ɦo/ or होख /ɦokʰ/ with finite morphology already described in

future progressive.

(12) a. तू बुझले होखबऽ ... ।
tu buȷ ̈ le ɦokʰbʌ

tu buȷ ̈ -ʌl-e ɦokʰ-bʌ
2SG.NOM understand-PP-SEQ be-2.FUT.MH
'You will have thought ...' (06.020)

b. केi मदत करे के कहले होखी ...

keɦu mʌdʌt kʌre ke kʌɦle ɦokʰi
keɦu mʌdʌt kʌr-e ke kʌɦ-ʌl-e ɦokʰ-i

someone help do-PUR SEQ say-PP-SEQ be-3SG.FUT

'Someone will have offerred to help ...' (06.020)
c. हम िचjी िलखले होखेम ।

ɦʌm ciʈʈʰi likʰle ɦokʰem
ɦʌm ciʈʈʰi likʰ-ʌl-e ɦokʰ-em

1SG.NOM letter write-PP-SEQ be-FUT.H
'I will have written a letter.' (13.037)
d. तू >कताब पढ़ले होइबू ।

tu kitɑb pʌɽ ̊ le ɦoibu

tu kitɑb pʌɽ ̊ -ʌl-e ɦo-i-bu
2SG.NOM book read-PP-SEQ be-FUT-2.F.MH
'You will have read a book.' (13.038)

e. हम बात कइले होएम ।

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