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cases the relative clauses modify the head noun, non-finite or participial and finite or
correlative relative clauses are nominal modifiers in Bhojpuri.

13.4.2 The position of the relative clause vis-à-vis its head
In Bhojpuri, there are three types of relative clauses in terms of their positions
with respect to the head noun: externally headed, internally headed and headless.

a. Externally headed relative clause
In Bhojpuri, there are two types of externally headed relative clauses: pre-

nominal and post-nominal relative clauses.
i. Pre-nominal relative clause

The pre-nominal relative clause precedes the head noun:
(69) जेकरा से हम राzता पुछनी ऊ हमर सारी िहअ ।

jekrɑ se ɦʌm rɑstɑ pucʰni u ɦʌmʌr
[je-ʌr-ɑ se ɦʌm rɑstɑ pucʰ- ni] u ɦʌm-ʌr

REL-GEN-DEF DAT 1SG way ask-PST.H COR 1SG-GEN

sɑri ɦiʌ
sɑri ɦiʌ
sister-in-law be.3SG.PRES.F

'The woman whom I asked the way is my sister-in-law.' (Lohar, 2010:84)
The clause in brackets that is placed before the head noun and "normally"

modifies ऊ /u/ 'she' and restricts the head NP हमर सारी /ɦʌmʌr sɑri/ 'my sister-in-law'
is a correlative relative clause.

ii. Post-nominal relative clause
In Bhojpuri, the correlative relative clause can also succeed the head NP:

(70) ले!कन !कसान के समzया लेके ऊ आवता जे कवनो संघ म2 नइखे ।

lekin kisɑn ke sʌmʌsyɑ leke u ɑwʌtɑ
lekin kisɑn ke sʌmʌsyɑ le-ke u ɑ-ʌt bɑ

but peasant GEN problem take-SEQ COR come-IMPF be.3SG.PRES

je kɔno sʌŋ ̊ mẽ nʌikʰe
[je kɔno sʌŋ ̊ mẽ nʌikʰ-e]
REL any association LOC be.NEG.PRES-3SG

'But those who are coming ahead with peasants' problems do not belong to any
of the organizations.' (02.125)

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