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uʈʰʌ ɦe muɦȷ ̈ ʌũsi
uʈʰ-ʌ ɦe muɦȷ ̈ ʌũs-i

wake-IMP.MH VOC burnt-faced-F
'Wake up my burned-faced darling!' (11.025)

c) Full honorific
Verb stem ends with suffix -G /-ĩ/ for full honorificity in Bhojpuri imperative,

as shown in (20a-b):
(20) a. ... अपने छठ के देख3 ।

ʌpne cʰʌʈʰ ke dekʰĩ

ʌpne cʰʌʈʰ ke dekʰ-ĩ
2SG.H Chhath ACC see-IMP.H
'Please (you) look at the Chhath festival.' (03.352)

b. होई, कुछ देर बाद कर3 ।

ɦoi kucʰ der bɑd kʌrĩ
ɦo-i kucʰ der bɑd kʌr-ĩ
be-3SG.FUT something late later do-FUT.H

'Yea, please do in a little while.' (011.012)

d) Negative imperative
Negative imperative in Bhojpuri is formed through the negative particles ना

/nɑ/ or मत /mʌt/ preceding the imperative form of verb, as shown in (21a-b):

(21) a. ए ङवे संपिF के नाश ना करऽ ।
e ŋʌwe sʌmpʌtti ke nɑs nɑ kʌrʌ

e ŋʌwe sʌmpʌtti ke nɑs nɑ kʌr-ʌ
PROX method property GEN ruin NEG do-IMP.MH

'Don't misuse property in this way.' (011.366)
b. ओछ कपड़ा मत पेऩ ।

ocʰ kʌpɽɑ mʌt pen ̥
short cloth NEG wear.IMP

'Don't wear short clothes.' (011.171)
c. गलती बात कौनो मत िलख3 ।

ɡʌlti bɑt kɔno mʌt likʰĩ

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