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jʌb tu sɑmɑn de-bʌ tʌb ɦʌm bʰuktɑni de-em
when 2SG material give-IMP.MH then 1SG payment give-FUT.H

'When you give me the commodity, I will pay.' (13.236)
b) Counter-fact ('hypothetical') conditionals
As Thompson & Longacre (1985:195) classifies, hypothetical conditionals

belong mainly to imaginary type. They describe a condition that is probable or
possible, although to a certain extent imagined. Most conditionals that refer to the

future are also coded this way.
But Givón (2001b:332) classifies counter-fact conditionals to fall under the

firmer, negative epistemic scope of non-fact unlike the irrealis conditionals whose
truth value is pending. It involves propositions that could, would or should have been

true – if other propositions were also true, as shown in (43a-c):
(43) a. कृिष अथX-jवzथा के जब तक सुधार ना होई तब तक देश के भी सुधार ना होई ।

krisi ʌrtʰ-bewʌstʰɑ ke jʌb tʌk sud ̤ ɑr nɑ ɦoi
krisi ʌrtʰ-bewʌstʰɑ ke jʌb tʌk sud ̤ ɑr nɑ ɦo-i

agro-economy GEN when till improvement NEG be-3SG.FUT

tʌb tʌk des ke b ̤ i sud ̤ ɑr nɑ ɦoi
tʌb tʌk des ke b ̤ i sud ̤ ɑr nɑ ɦo-i
then till country GEN also improvement NEG be-3SG.FUT

'Unless the agro-economy is improved, improvement can't be seen in the
country.' (02.003)

b. एक टुकड़ा जमीन अगर रिहत त हम ओ म2 ... कुछ उबजाके खइती ... ।

ek ʈukɽɑ jʌmin ʌɡʌr rʌɦit tʌ ɦʌm o mẽ
ek ʈukɽɑ jʌmin ʌɡʌr rʌɦ-it tʌ ɦʌm o mẽ
one piece land if live-3.IPST COND 1SG DIST LOC

kucʰ ubjɑke kʰʌiti
kucʰ ubjɑ-ke kʰɑ-iti

something grow-SEQ eat-IPST.H
' if I had a piece of land, I would have lived on growing something on it ...' (02.032)
c. लइका खाइत त बFरआर रिहत ।

lʌikɑ kʰɑit tʌ bʌriɑr rʌɦit
lʌikɑ kʰɑ-it tʌ bʌriɑr rʌɦ-it
boy eat-3.IPST COND strong live-3.IPST

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