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sunle ɦokʰem
sun-ʌl-e ɦokʰ-em

listen-PP-SEQ be-FUT.H
'Today you might have enjoyed Rakhi songs throughout the day.' (07.003)

b. तोहरे भाई मरल होई ।
toɦʌre b ̤ ɑi mʌrʌl ɦoi

toɦ-ʌr-e b ̤ ɑi mʌr-ʌl ɦo-i
2SG-GEN-EMPH brother die-PP be-3.FUT

'Your own brother might have died. (10.089)
b. माई जागल होई ।

mɑi jɑɡʌl ɦoi
mɑi jɑɡ-ʌl ɦo-i

mother awaken-PP be-3.FUT
'Mother will be awaking.' (13.021)

c. तोहनी कबQी खेलत होखबऽ ।

toɦni kʌbʌɖɖi kʰelʌt ɦokʰbʌ
tu-ni kʌbʌɖɖi kʰel-ʌt ɦokʰ-bʌ
2SG.NOM-PL kabaddi play-IMPF be-2.FUT.MH

'You will be playing Kabaddi.' (13.016)
(ii) Evidentiality

Evidentiality has a binary contrast in grammaticalization: direct evidentiality
(directly experienced) and indirect evidentiality (indirect evidence) in Bhojpuri. In both the

contexts, the intransitive verb जा /jɑ/ 'go' is used grammaticalized to exhibit direct or
indirect evidences. The context can only differentiate direct and indirect evidentiality in

Bhojpuri as shown in (16a-b).

(16) a. मधुशाला तक अनुवाद होके आ गइल बा ।
mʌd ̤ usɑlɑ tʌk ʌnuwɑd ɦoke ɑ ɡʌil bɑ

mʌd ̤ usɑlɑ tʌk ʌnuwɑd ɦo-ke ɑ jɑ-il bɑ
Madhushala till translation be-SEQ come go-PP be.3SG.PRES

'Even Madhushala (bar) has come to have been translated (a copy I do
have).' (03.358)
b. रात म& लइकन सुत गइलन ।

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