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u-ʌr kʰɑ-il kɑ sɑtʰe pi-ʌl-o dekʰ-ni
3SG-GEN eat-INF GEN ADD drink-INF-EMPH see-PST.H
'I saw her/him not eating only but drinking also.'

c. ओह पाट के किहयोके आ गाइयोके सुना देवे ।

oɦ pɑʈ ke kʌɦioke ɑ ɡɑioke sunɑ
oɦ pɑʈ ke kʌɦ-io-ke ɑ ɡɑ-io-ke sun-ɑ

DIST drama ACC say-EMPH-SEQ and sing-EMPH-SEQ listen-CAUS

dewe
de-we
give-3.PST

'They used to perform it by conversating as well as by singing.' (03.299)
Besides, the emphasis is expressed by भी /b ̤ i/ 'also' in Bhojpuri in Hindi

influence, as shown in (56).

(56) आˆा म2 अपने वाताX भी सुनेम आ गीत भी सुनेम ।
ɑl̥ɑ mẽ ʌpne bɑrtɑ b ̤ i sunem ɑ ɡit b ̤ i

ɑl̥ɑ mẽ ʌpne bɑrtɑ b ̤ i sun-em ɑ ɡit b ̤ i
Alha LOC 2SG.H talk also listen-FUT.H and song also

sunem
sun-em

listen-FUT.H
'You can enjoy pieces of dialogues as well as songs.' (03.271)

Moreover, Bhojpuri has an adverbial phrase के बादो /ke bɑdo/ 'besides' to
express additive cluase but with adversality.

(57) Uमायू मुसलमान भइला के बादो राखी के लाज रखल2 ।

ɦumɑyu musʌlmɑn b ̤ ʌilɑ ke bɑdo rɑkʰi
ɦumɑyu musʌlmɑn b ̤ ʌ-il-ɑ ke bɑd-o rɑkʰi
Humayu Muslim become-PP-SEQ GEN later-EMPH Raxabandhan

ke lɑj rʌkʰlẽ
ke lɑj rɑkʰ-ʌl-ẽ
GEN prestige keep-PP-3.PST.MH
'Besides he was a Muslim, Humayu expressed high regard to the sacred thread

or Rakhi.' (07.063)

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