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/jɔle/ or जब ले /jʌb le/ or जब तक /jʌb tʌk/ 'till/until' or simply with जब /jʌb/ 'when', as
shown in (39a-b):
(39) a. जौले गुMजी लास ना छोड़नी, िवाथ[ लोग िहसाब बनावत रहल ।
jɔle ɡuruji klɑs nɑ cʰoɽni bidyɑrtʰi loɡ ɦisɑb
jɔle ɡuru-ji klɑs nɑ cʰoɽ-ni bidyɑrtʰi loɡ ɦisɑb
until teacher-H CLF NEG leave-PST.H student PL mathematics
bʌnɑwʌt rʌɦʌl
bʌnɑ-wʌt rʌɦ-ʌl
make-SIM live-3.PST
Till the teacher left the class, the students continued doing mathematics. (13.239)
b. जब रङल सुध जाई, हमे किहह ।
jʌb rʌŋʌl sudʰ jɑi ɦʌme kʌɦiɦʌ
jʌb rʌŋ-ʌl sudʰ jɑ-i ɦʌm-e kʌɦ-iɦʌ
when colour-PP finish go-3SG.FUT 1SG-DAT say-IMP.MH
When the painting is finished, tell me. (13.240)
h) Initial boundary
Initial boundary in temporal adverbial clauses in Bhojpuri is expressed with
particles जब से /jʌb se/ or जिहआ से /jʌɦiɑ se/ 'from when' or simply with a starting
point of an action or state, as shown in (40a-b):
(40) a. हम जब से अइनी, तू महFटआवते बाड़ऽ ।
ɦʌm jʌb se ʌini tu mʌɦʈiɑwʌte bɑɽʌ
ɦʌm jʌb se ɑ-ini tu mʌɦʈiɑ-wʌt-e bɑɽʌ
1SG when ABL come-PST.H 2SG ignore-SIM-EMPH be.2.PRES.MH
From the moment I came, you are ignoring me. (13.232)
b. जब कुछ िसखल शुm करऽ, लागले रहऽ ।
jʌb kucʰ sikʰʌl suru kʌrʌ lɑɡle
jʌb kucʰ sikʰ-ʌl suru kʌr-ʌ lɑɡ-ʌl-e
when something learn-INF begin do-IMP.MH continue-INF-EMPH
rʌɦʌ
rʌɦ-ʌ
live-IMP.MH
When you start learning, just keep going. (13.233)
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