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sunɦʌʈɑ mẽ lʌikʌn kʰub piʈʈʰi toɽke kʰɑt
sunɦʌʈɑ mẽ lʌikʌn kʰub piʈʈʰi toɽ-ke kʰɑ-ʌt

solitude LOC children highly cake pluck-SEQ eat-IMPF

rʌɦlʌn
rʌɦ-ʌl-ʌn
live-PP-3.PST.MH

'The children used to pluck and eat the cakes in abundance in solitude.' (05.006)
g. एक *दन बु*ढ़आ खेत देखे गइली ।

ek din buɽ ̊ iɑ kʰet dekʰe ɡʌili
ek din buɽ ̊ -i-ɑ kʰet dekʰ-e jɑ-il-i

one day old-F-SPEC farm see -PUR go-PP-3.PST.F.MH
'One day, the old woman went to see her farm.' (05.007)

h. ओही बेरा एगो लइका गाछ पर चढ़के िपSी तोड़के खात रहे ।

oɦi berɑ eɡo lʌikɑ ɡɑcʰ pʌr cʌɽ ̊ ke piʈʈʰi
oɦ-i berɑ ek-ɡo lʌikɑ ɡɑcʰ pʌr cʌɽ ̊ -ke piʈʈʰi
DIST-EMPH time one-CLF boy tree LOC climb-SEQ cake

toɽke kʰɑt rʌɦe

toɽ-ke kʰɑ-ʌt rʌɦ-e
pluck-SEQ eat-IMPF live-3.PST
'At the same time a boy had been on the tree PLucking and eating cakes.' (05.008)

i. बु*ढ़ओ के िपSी खाएके मन कइलक ।

buɽ ̊ io ke piʈʈʰi kʰɑe ke mʌn kʌilʌk
buɽ ̊ -i-o ke piʈʈʰi kʰɑ-e ke mʌn kʌr-il-ʌkʰ
old-F-EMPH GEN cake eat-PUR GEN mind do-PP-3.PST

'The old woman also wanted to eat cakes.' (05.009)

j. ऊ ओह लइका के कहली, ‘ए बबुआ, एगो िपSी तोड़ दे, हम5ँ खाm ।’
u oɦ lʌikɑ ke kʌɦli e bʌbuɑ eɡo

u oɦ lʌikɑ ke kʌɦ-ʌl-i e bʌbuɑ ek-ɡo
3SG DIST boy DAT say-PP-3.PST.F.MH ADD boy one-CLF

piʈʈʰi toɽ de ɦʌmɦũ kʰɑĩ
piʈʈʰi toɽ de ɦʌm-ɦũ kʰɑ-ĩ
cake pluck give.IMP 1SG-EMPH eat-HORT

'She said to the boy, "O my child, pick up a cake and let me eat."' (05.010)

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