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ɦʌm ɑj ɡ ̈ ʌr-e nɑ jɑ-e sʌk-ni
1SG.NOM today house-LOC NEG go-PUR can-PST.H

'I could not go home today.' (13.080)
As this exemplifies clause union rather than a full lexical union, it is supported
by the fact that it is still possible to split the two predicates and insert other

constituents between them, as presented in (13).

(13) ओकनी के केi ना कह सकत रहे ।
okni ke keɦu nɑ kʌɦ sʌkʌt rʌɦe

u-ni ke keɦu nɑ kʌɦ sʌk-ʌt rʌɦ-e
3SG-PL DAT anybody NEG say can-IMPF live-3SG.PST

'Nobody was able to tell them.'
Necessity or ability can also be expressed with complement clauses of
complement-taking nouns, as shown in (14a-e).

(14) a. त ओह jाकरण के कौनो अलग से !कताब ना आइल ।

tʌ oɦ byɑkʌrʌn ke kɔno ʌlʌɡ se kitɑb nɑ
tʌ oɦ byɑkʌrʌn ke kɔno ʌlʌɡ se kitɑb nɑ

COND DIST grammar GEN any separate ABL book NEG

ɑil
ɑ-il
come-3SG.PST
'But any separete book of grammar did not take shape.' (03.068)

b. बाँ!कर ए िवषय के भी ओ लोग के आ हमनी के बुझल-समझल जmरी बा ।

bɑ ̃ kir e bisɛ ke b ̤ i o loɡ ke ɑ ɦʌmni
bɑ ̃ kir e bisɛ ke b ̤ i o loɡ ke ɑ ɦʌm-ni

but PROX subject ACC also DIST PL GEN and 1SG-PL

ke buȷ ̈ ʌl sʌmȷ ̈ ʌl jʌruri bɑ
ke buȷ ̈ -ʌl sʌmʌȷ ̈ -ʌl jʌruri bɑ
GEN understand-INF understand-INF need be.3SG.PRES

'But this factor is also necessary for them as well as for us to understand.' (03.138)

c. ओकरा बाद पूवX सभासद भी हमनी कह सकतानी ।
okrɑ bɑd purb sʌb ̤ ɑsʌd b ̤ i ɦʌmni kʌɦ

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