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ɦʌm-ʌrɑ rok-lo pʌr u nɑ ruk-ʌl
1SG-GEN-SPEC block-SEQ.EMPH LOC 3SG NEG stop-3SG.PST
'He didn't stop even I tried a lot.' (13.065)
Influenced by Hindi, the emphasis can be expressed by भी /b ̤ i/ 'also' following पर
/pʌr/ 'after' the participle form of the verb in conditional infinite clause, as shown in (47):
(47) ओकरा कहला पर भी हम Mकेवाला ना भइनी ।
okrɑ kʌɦlɑ pʌr b ̤ i ɦʌm rukewɑlɑ nɑ
u-ʌr-ɑ kʌɦ-lɑ pʌr b ̤ i ɦʌm ruk-e-wɑlɑ nɑ
3SG-GEN-DEF say-SEQ LOC also 1SG stop-PUR-able NEG
b ̤ ʌini
b ̤ ʌ-ini
become-PST.H
'I wasn't able to stop even he had told me.' (13.066)
Moreover, Bhojpuri has tradition of emphasizing the agent of the conditional
clause in concessive conditionality, as shown in (48):
(48) अंगरको के सुरा देला पर ऊ सुरित होखेवाला ना रहे ।
ʌŋrʌkcʰʌko ke surʌkcʰɑ delɑ pʌr u
ʌŋrʌkcʰʌk-o ke surʌkcʰɑ de-ʌl-ɑ pʌr u
bodyguard-EMPH GEN protection give-PP-SEQ LOC 3SG
surʌkcʰit ɦokʰewɑlɑ nɑ rʌɦe
surʌkcʰɑ-it ɦokʰ-e-wɑlɑ nɑ rʌɦ-e
protection-ADJ be-PUR-able NEG live-3SG.PST
'He wasn't able to be safe, even his bodyguard had guaranteed safty.' (13.067)
Likewise, Bhojpuri has an adverbial phrase जब !क /jʌb ki/ 'even if' to mark
concessive conditionality, as shown in (49):
(49) जब !क ऊ िनमन से सजल रहली, लोग के िच पर चढ़ेवाली ना रहली ।
jʌb ki u nimʌn se sʌjʌl rʌɦli loɡ
jʌb ki u nimʌn se sʌj-ʌl rʌɦ-ʌl-i loɡ
when COMP 3SG good with adorn-PP live-PP-3.PST.F.MH people
loɡ ke citt pʌr cʌɽ ̊ e wɑli nɑ rʌɦli
loɡ ke citt pʌr cʌɽ ̊ -e wɑlɑ-i nɑ rʌɦ-ʌl-i
people GEN mind LOC climb-PUR able-F NEG live-PP-3.PST.F.MH
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