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c) The correlative strategy
The correlative pronouns जे /je/ से /se/ or जौन /jɔn/ तौन /tɔn/ (human

singular), जेकनी /jekʌni/ तेकनी /tekni/ (human plural) and जे /je/ से /se/ or जथी

/jʌtʰi/ तथी /tʌtʰi/ (non-human); correlative adjectives जइसन /jʌisʌn/ तइसन

/tʌisʌn/ (condition), जेतना /jetna/ तेतना /tetna/ (quantity); and correlative adverbs
जहाँ /jʌɦɑ/ तहाँ /tʌɦɑ/ (place), जिहआ /jʌɦiɑ/ तिहआ /tʌɦiɑ/ 'time', जइसे /jʌise/
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तइसे /tʌise/ (manner) are used as relativeizer in the relative clauses in Bhojpuri:
(75) a. जौने हँड़लगनी तौने भंिसआ ।

jɔne ɦʌ ̃ ɽlʌɡʌni tɔne b ̤ ʌnsiɑ

[jɔn-e ɦʌ ̃ ɽlʌɡʌni] tɔn-e b ̤ ʌnsiɑ
REL-EMPH the woman eating in cooking pot COR-EMPH cook
'The wo/man who eats in the cooking pot is the cook.' (Lohar, 2010:88)

b. घर म2 जे लोग सुन रहल बानी ऊ लोग भी पसन करेम ।

ɡ ̈ ʌr mẽ je loɡ sun rʌɦʌl bɑni u loɡ b̤ i
[ɡ ̈ ʌr mẽ je loɡ sun rʌɦ-ʌl] bɑni u loɡ b ̤ i
house LOC REL PL listen live-INF be.PRES.H COR PL also

pʌsʌn kʌrem
pʌsʌn kʌr-em
choice do-FUT.H
'Those who are hearing us at home will also like it.' (03.088)

c. जे/जथी खाएके मन लागे से/तथी खा ।

je/jʌtʰi kʰɑe ke mʌn lɑɡe se/tʌtʰi kʰɑĩ
[je/jʌtʰi kʰɑ-e ke mʌn lɑɡ-e] se/tʌtʰi kʰɑ-ĩ

whatever.REL eat-PUR GEN mind wish-3SG.PRES COR eat-IMP.H
'Whatever you like, please eat.' (Lohar 2010:88)
d. जइसन परहdक तइसन वीक । (Vidyapati verse 129)

[jʌisʌn pʌrʌɦõk] tʌisʌn bik

REL first sale COR whole sale
'Morning shows the day. Lit: The sale is how the first sale starts.' (Gupt

1910:67)
e. जइसे डगमग नलिनक नीरे । तइसे डगमग धिनक शरीरे । (Vidyapati verse 148)

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