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'As for tree, he is a trimmer, who trims it.'
In (20) direct object गाछ /ɡɑcʰ/ 'tree' is placed to the clause initial position for
the contrastive topicalization.
Likewise, let us observe the situation for subject in (21a-b).
(21) a. हम पूरा प[रवार का लगे गइनी माई, बाबुजी, हमर तीनजने भाई, दूगो बिहन आ
आउर लोग का लगे तू बुझले होखबऽ जे केG मदत करे के कहले होखी, बाँ*कर ना,
सबकेG इनकार कर देलख ...
ɦʌm purɑ pʌriwɑr kɑ lʌɡe ɡʌini mɑi bɑbuji
ɦʌm purɑ pʌriwɑr kɑ lʌɡe jɑ-ini mɑi bɑbu-ji
1SG full family GEN with go-PST.H mother father-H
ɦʌmʌr tinjʌne b̤ ɑi duɡo bʌɦin ɑ ɑur
ɦʌm-ʌr tin-jʌn-e b ̤ ɑi du-ɡo bʌɦin ɑ ɑur
1SG-GEN three-CLF-DEF brother two-CLF sister and more
loɡ kɑ lʌɡe tu buȷ ̈ le ɦokʰʌbʌ je
loɡ kɑ lʌɡe tu buȷ ̈ -ʌl-e ɦokʰ-ʌbʌ je
people GEN with 2SG understand-PP-SEQ be-IPST.MH COMP
keɦu mʌdʌt kʌre ke kʌɦle ɦokʰi bɑ ̃ kir
keɦu mʌdʌt kʌr-e ke kʌɦ-ʌl-e ɦokʰ-i bɑ ̃ kir
someone help do-PUR OBL say-PP-SEQ be-3.IPST but
nɑ sʌbkeɦu inkɑr kʌr delʌkʰ
nɑ sʌbkeɦu inkɑr kʌr de-ʌl-ʌkʰ
NEG all refuse do give-PP-3.PST
'I went through the whole family mom, dad, my three brothers, two
sisters, the lot you'd have thought someone would offer to help, but heck,
they all refused ...' (06.020
b. ऊ हमर बड़कb माई रहली जे डेङ बढ़इनी आ बइठइनी ।
u ɦʌmʌr bʌɽki mɑi rʌɦli je ɖeŋ
u ɦʌm-ʌr bʌɽ-ki mɑi rʌɦ-ʌl-i je ɖeŋ
DIST 1SG-GEN elder-F mother live-PP-3.PST.F.MH COND step
bʌɽ ̊ ʌini ɑ bʌiʈʰʌini
bʌɽ ̊ -ɑ-ini ɑ bʌiʈʰ-ɑ-ini
forward-CAUS-PST.H and sit-CAUS-PST.H
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