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k. लइका एगो िपSी तोड़के बु*ढ़आ के कहलक, ‘गे बु*ढ़आ दाई, िप[ठआ भुइआँ म1 िगरा दी ँ ?’

lʌikɑ eɡo piʈʈʰi toɽke buɽ ̊ iɑ ke kʌɦlʌk
lʌikɑ ek-ɡo piʈʈʰi toɽ-ke buɽ ̊ iɑ ke kʌɦ-ʌl-ʌkʰ
boy one-CLF cake pluck-SEQ old-F-DEF DAT say-PP-3.PST

ɡe buɽ ̊ iɑ dɑi piʈʈʰiɑ b ̤ uiɑ ̃ mẽ ɡirɑ
ɡe buɽ ̊ iɑ dɑi piʈʈʰi-ɑ b ̤ uiɑ ̃ mẽ ɡir-ɑ
VOC.F old-F-DEF grandma cake-DEF ground LOC fall-CAUS

dĩ
de-ĩ

give-HORT
'The boy plucked a cake and said to the old woman, "O my Grandma, can I

let the cake fall on the ground?"' (05.011)
l. बु*ढ़आ कहली, ‘ना रे बबुआ, भुइआँइन हो जाई ।’

buɽ ̊ iɑ kʌɦli nɑ re bʌbuɑ b ̤ uiɑ ̃ in ɦo
buɽ ̊ -i-ɑ kʌɦ-ʌl-i nɑ re bʌbuɑ b ̤ uiɑ ̃ -in ɦo

old-F-DEF say-PP-3.PST.F.MH NEG VOC boy ground-ADJ be

jɑi
jɑ-i
go-3.FUT

'The old woman said, "No! My child, it will be contaminated with ground."' (05.012)
m. लइका कहलक, ‘त खोइँछा रोक ना, ओही म1 िगरा देतानी ।’

lʌikɑ kʌɦlʌk tʌ kʰoĩcʰɑ rok nɑ
lʌikɑ kʌɦ-ʌl-ʌkʰ tʌ kʰoĩcʰɑ rok nɑ

boy say-PP-3.PST COND front end of the sari stretch EMPH

oɦi mẽ ɡirɑ detɑni
oɦ-i mẽ ɡir-ɑ de-ʌt bɑni
DIST-EMPH LOC fall-CAUS give-IMPH be.PRES.H

'The boy said, "Flatten your front end of the sari then, I'll let it fall in."' (05.013)
n. बु*ढ़आ कहली, ‘ना रे बबुआ, खोइँछाइन हो जाई ।’

buɽ ̊ iɑ kʌɦli nɑ re bʌbuɑ
buɽ ̊ iɑ kʌɦ-ʌl-i nɑ re bʌbuɑ

old woman say-PP-3.PST.F.MH NEG VOC boy

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