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other Bhojpuri synonyms such as खाली /kɦɑli/, माQ /mɑtrʌ/ and केवल /kewʌl/

exemplified in (33a-d):
(33) a. त ए तरे एकेगो िजला यानी बारा िजला म" ही ई फरक पर गेल ।

tʌ e tʌre ekeɡo jilɑ yɑni bɑrɑ
tʌ e tʌre ek-e-ɡo jilɑ yɑni bɑrɑ

COND PROX such one-EMPH-CLF district in other words Bara

jilɑ mẽ ɦi pʰʌrʌk pʌr ɡel
jilɑ mẽ ɦi pʰʌrʌk pʌr jɑ-il
district LOC EMPH difference fall go-3SG.PST

'Then even in the same district Bara, we can observe difference.' (03.151)
b. खाली :शंसा ही :शंसा रहे ।

kʰɑli prʌsʌnsɑ ɦi prʌsʌnsɑ rʌɦe

kʰɑli prʌsʌnsɑ ɦi prʌsʌnsɑ rʌɦ-e
only praise EMPH praise live-3.PST
'There were only admirations of him.' (04.091)

c. बाँ&कर ई एगो रेशम के तार माQ से rजदगी आवाद होखेवाला नइखे ।

bɑ ̃ kir i eɡo resʌm ke tɑr mɑtrʌ se jindʌɡi
bɑ ̃ kir i ek-ɡo resʌm ke tɑr mɑtrʌ se jinɡi
but PROX one-CLF silk GEN wire merely means life

ɑwɑd ɦokʰewɑlɑ nʌikʰe
ɑwɑd ɦokʰ-e-wɑlɑ nʌikʰ-e
fruitful be-PUR-owner be.NEG.PRES-3SG
'But the life cannot be cultivated merely with such a silky thread.' (07.088)

d. ओ म" भी केवल :शंसा ही रहे ।

o mẽ b ̤ i kewʌl prʌsʌnsɑ ɦi rʌɦe
o mẽ b ̤ i kewʌl prʌsʌnsɑ ɦi rʌɦ-e
DIST LOC also only praise EMPH live-3.PST

'There was only admiration in that also.' (04.096)

In (33a-d), the emphatic particle ही /ɦi/ 'only' has focussed the Bara district
following postposition म" /mẽ/ 'in' in (33a), the noun :शंसा /prʌsʌnsɑ/ 'praise' in (33b)

and (33d). Likewise, the focus quantifier खाली /kʰɑli/ has brought :शंसा /prʌsʌnsɑ/

'praise' in (33b), माQ /mɑtrʌ/ has brought तार /tɑr/ 'wire' in (33c) and केवल /kewʌl/ has

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