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kʌr-e
do-3.PST.NH

'Only the four people used to perform a drama.' (03.298)
There is also evidence that the phasal notion of continuation can be expressed

through two less usual strategies for purpose with the complement taking predicate रह
/rʌɦ/ 'remain', one being a participial and the other a co-predicative particle, as

presented in (19a-b) respectively.
(19) a. साँप आ नेउर एक-दोसरा के देखते रह गइलन ।

sɑ ̃ p ɑ neur ek-dosrɑ ke dekʰte rʌɦ

sɑ ̃ p ɑ neur ek-dosrɑ ke dekʰ-ʌt-e rʌɦ
snake and mongoose one another ACC see-SIM-EMPH live
ɡʌilʌn

jɑ-il-ʌn
go-PP-3.PST.MH

'The snake and the mongoose remained looking at each other.' (13.082)
b. लइका मुँह बावते रह गइल ।

lʌikɑ mũɦ bɑote rʌɦ ɡʌil

lʌikɑ mũɦ bɑ-wʌt-e rʌɦ jɑ-il
boy mouth yawn-SIM-EMPH live go-3SG.PST
'The boy remained yawning the mouth.' (13.083)

d) Desiderative predicates
The verbal noun strategy is also put to use in subject-controlled complements

of desiderative predicates, as shown in (20a-c).
(20) a. बाँ!कर भोजपुरी के उqित, भोजपुरी के िवकास होखो, ई हमर चाहना ह ।

bɑ ̃ kir b ̤ ojpuri ke unnʌti b ̤ ojpuri ke bikɑs
bɑ ̃ kir b ̤ ojpuri ke unnʌti b ̤ ojpuri ke bikɑs

but Bhojpuri GEN promotion Bhojpuri GEN development

ɦokʰo i ɦʌmʌr cɑɦnɑ ɦʌ
ɦokʰ-o i ɦʌm-ʌr cɑɦnɑ ɦʌ
be-OPT PROX 1SG- GEN will be.3SG.PRES

'But may Bhojpuri promote and prosper, it is my motto.' (03.042)

b. ऊ भोजपुरी के शrदकोश भी बनेके चाहO कहके काम सुm करेके चाहले रहे ।

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