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supnekʰɑ se lʌcʰumʌn piʈʌilʌn
supnekʰɑ se lʌcʰumʌn piʈ-ɑ-il-ʌn
Supnekha by Lachhuman beat-PASS-PP-3.PST.MH
'Lachhuman was beaten by Supnekha.' (13.228)
e. Active (NOM control)
माई बाबुजी के िखअइली ।
mɑi bɑbuji ke kʰiʌili
mɑi bɑbu-ji ke kʰiɑ-il-i
mother father-H ACC feed-PP-3.PST.F.MH
'Mother fed father.' (13.229)
f. Passive (DAT control)
बाबुजी माई kारा िखआवल गइनी ।
bɑbuji mɑi dwɑrɑ kʰiɑwʌl ɡʌini
bɑbu-ji mɑi dwɑrɑ kʰiɑ-wʌl jɑ-ini
father-H mother by feed-PP go-PST.H
'Father was fed by mother.' (13.230)
But the dative control is lost if the dative marker के /ke/ is retained in passive,
as shown in (36a-b):
(36) a. Active (NOM control)
माई बाबुजी के िखअइली ।
mɑi bɑbuji ke kʰiʌili
mɑi bɑbu-ji ke kʰiɑ-il-i
mother father-H ACC feed-PP-3.PST.F.MH
'Mother fed father.' (13.229)
b. DAT topic-of-passive (neutral)
माई kारा बाबुजी के िखआवल गइल ।
mɑi dwɑrɑ bɑbuji ke kʰiɑwʌl ɡʌil
mɑi dwɑrɑ bɑbu-ji ke kʰiɑ-wʌl jɑ-il
mother by father-H DAT feed-PP go-3SG.PST
'Father was fed by mother.' (13.231)
11.4.1 Process of Passivization
Therefore, it is essential to discuss the process of passivization of Bhojpuri
infinitives first. To this context it is accepted that majority of the principal verbs in
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