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13.5.1 Same-subject chaining
The construction used in the non-final clauses in the same-subject chaining is
a non-finite participial, a verb form without any participant agreement, and the subject
left implicit.
(84) a. माई खाएक कके हमनी के िखआके सुतेली ।
mɑi kʰɑek kʌke ɦʌmni ke kʰiɑke suteli
mɑi kʰɑek kʌr-ke ɦʌm-ni ke kʰiɑ-ke sut-eli
mother food do-SEQ 1.SG-PL DAT feed-SEQ sleep-3SG.PRES.F.MH
'Mother sleeps having food cooked and fed us.' (Lohar, 2012:218)
b. तू त खऱवा खात पिनआ िपअत चलेलऽ ।
tu tʌ kʰʌr ̥ wɑ kʰɑt pʌniɑ piʌt
tu tʌ kʰʌr ̥ -wɑ kʰɑ-ʌt pɑni-ɑ pi-ʌt
2.SG COND grass-DEF eat-SIM water-DEF drink-SIM
cʌlelʌ
cʌl-elʌ
walk-2SG.PRES.M.MH
'You walk very slowly.' Lit: 'You walk eating grass and drinking water.'
(Lohar, 2012:218)
c. खेती छोड़ दO, टुकुर-टुकुर ताकत रहO आ ई िव साायवादी लोग के Yारा उबजावल
गइल सामान हमनीका 0योग करत रहO ।
kʰeti cʰoɽ dĩ ʈukur-ʈukur tɑkʌt rʌɦĩ ɑ
kʰeti cʰoɽ dĩ ʈukur-ʈukur tɑk-ʌt rʌɦ-ĩ ɑ
farming leave give.HORT worthlessly seek-SIM live-HORT and
i biswʌ sɑmrɑjyʌbɑdi loɡ ke dwɑrɑ ubjɑwʌl ɡʌil
i biswʌ sɑmrɑjyʌbɑd-i loɡ ke dwɑrɑ ubjɑ-wʌl jɑ-il
PROX world imperialism-ADJ PL GEN by grow-PP go-PP
sɑmɑn ɦʌmnikɑ prʌyoɡ kʌrʌt rʌɦĩ
sɑmɑn ɦʌm-ni-kɑ prʌyoɡ kʌr-ʌt rʌɦ-ĩ
material 1SG-PL-DEF use do-SIM live-HORT
'Let's abandon farming, continue looking at them worthlessly and using
products of these global imperialists.' (02.108)
d. बु!ढ़आ ओके पकड़के धोकरी म2 कस लेली आ चल देली ।
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