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q. तू काहे बागी भइल बाड़ऽ ?

tu kɑɦe bɑɡi b ̤ ʌil bɑɽʌ
tu kɑɦe bɑɡi b ̤ ʌ-il bɑɽʌ
2SG.NOM why rebel become-PP be.2.PRES.MH

'WHY have you become a rebel?' (011.115)

Bhojpuri question for reason काहे /kɑɦe/ 'why' is the outcome of
grammaticalization of Sanskrit question for procedure केन /kenʌ/ 'how' for the same

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function during Apabhransh period (Dāmodara 1953:27, 12 Century) and then
regrammaticalized into the recent form as presented here in (11q). Besides, its
procedural function contemporarily has taken the form कइसे /kʌise/ 'how' presented in

(11p) under grammaticalization.
b) Multiple constituent questions

Givόn (2001b: 305) states the most common strategy in a constituent question
is to presuppose the entire clause except for one element and then question that
focused element, however, it is possible to formulate multiple constituent questions in

some languages. Such multiple question strategy in Bhojpur may be achieved in
abundance, as shown in (12a-c):

(12) a. तोहे के कथी कहलख ?

toɦe ke kʌtʰi kʌɦlʌkʰ
tu-e ke kʌtʰi kʌɦ-ʌl-ʌkʰ

2SG-DAT who what say-PP-3.PST
'WHO told you WHAT?' (13.181)

b. ऊ कहाँ कौना लगे का करी ?
u kʌɦɑ ̃ kɔnɑ lʌɡe kɑ kʌri

u kʌɦɑ ̃ kɔn-ɑ lʌɡe kɑ kʌr-i
3SG.NOM where who-SPEC with what do-3SG.FUT
'With WHOM WHAT will he do and WHERE?' (13.182)

c. किहआ कौन कथी लेके कथी करे इहाँ आइल रहे ?

kʌɦiɑ kɔn kʌtʰi leke kʌtʰi kʌre iɦɑ ̃ ɑil
kʌɦiɑ kɔn kʌtʰi le-ke kʌtʰi kʌr-e iɦɑ ̃ ɑ-il

when who what take-SEQ what do-PUR here come-PP

rʌɦe

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