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tʌb ɦeŋɑ-wʌl jɑ-lɑ
then harrow-INF go-3SG.PRES
'Then, it is harrowed.' (14.175)
c. बेर बेर जोतल हेङावल जाला ।
ber ber jotʌl ɦeŋɑwʌl jɑlɑ
ber ber jot-ʌl ɦeŋɑ-wʌl jɑ-lɑ
time time plough-INF harrow-INF go-3SG.PRES
'It is ploughed and harrowed time and again.' (14.176)
d. तब िबआ िगरावल जाला ।
tʌb biɑ ɡirɑwʌl jɑlɑ
tʌb biɑ ɡir-ɑ-wʌl jɑ-lɑ
then seed fall-CAUS-INF go-3SG.PRES
'Then, the seeds are sown.' (14.177)
e. कुछ *दन म1 िबआ जामेला ।
kucʰ din mẽ biɑ jɑmelɑ
kucʰ din mẽ biɑ jɑm-elɑ
some day LOC seed germinate-3SG.PRES
'The seeds are germinated in a few days.' (14.178)
f. तब कुछ *दन बढ़ेला ।
tʌb kucʰ din bʌɽ ̊ elɑ
tʌb kucʰ din bʌɽ ̊ -elɑ
then some day grow-3SG.PRES
'Then, seedlings grow up for some days.' (14.179)
g. तब उखाड़के दोसर खेत म1 रोपाला ।
tʌb ukʰɑɽke dosʌr kʰet mẽ ropɑlɑ
tʌb ukʰɑɽ-ke dosʌr kʰet mẽ rop-ɑ-ilɑ
then uproot-SEQ another farm LOC plant-PASS-3SG.PRES
'Then they are uprooted from nursery and planted in other farms.' (14.180)
14.8 Summary
In this chapter, we analyzed the major devices of referential coherence in
Bhojpuri. The grammar of pronouns and grammatical agreement are the
morphological devices to encode referential coherence. Independent personal
pronouns are used as arguments in a clause whereas pronominal affixes are attached
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