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Text 11: Two Chapatis or Three? Narrated by Late Harihar Yadav.
11.001
कवनो गाँव म1 दू बेि‚ रहत रहे ।
kɔno ɡɑ ̃ o mẽ du bekti rʌɦʌt rʌɦe
kɔno ɡɑ ̃ o mẽ du bekti rʌɦ-ʌt rʌɦ-e
some village LOC two person live-IMPF live-3.PST
There lived a couple in a village.
11.002
मरदा बcत आसकती रहे ।
mʌrdɑ bʌɦut ɑskʌti rʌɦe
mʌrʌd-ɑ bʌɦut ɑskʌti rʌɦ-e
husband-DEF more lazy live-3.PST
The husband was very lazy.
11.003
ओके कवनk कमाएके ना कहे ।
oke kɔno kʌmɑe ke nɑ kʌɦe
oke kɔno kʌmɑ-e ke nɑ kʌɦ-e
3SG.DAT any work-PUR PUR NEG say-3.PST
Nobody used to tell him to work.
11.004
किहओ कमाए जाए त ऊ बिनहारी जौले ओरावे ना तौले फे र कमाए ना जाए ।
kʌɦio kʌmɑe jɑe tʌ u bʌniɦɑri jɔle
kʌɦio kʌmɑ-e jɑ-e tʌ u bʌniɦɑri jɔle
some day work-PUR go-3.PST COND DIST wages until

orɑwe nɑ tɔle pʰer kʌmɑe nɑ jɑe
orɑ-we nɑ tɔle pʰer kʌmɑ-e nɑ jɑ-e
empty-3.PST.CAUS NEG till then again work-PUR NEG go-3.PST
Whenever he earned something, he didn't go to earn again until the wages finished
completely.
11.005
एक fदन ऊ कहg से कुछ गcँ बिनहारी म1 ले आइल ।
ek din u kʌɦĩ se kucʰ ɡʌɦũ bʌniɦɑri mẽ le
ek din u kʌɦĩ se kucʰ ɡʌɦũ bʌniɦɑri mẽ le
one day 3SG somewhere source something wheat wages LOC take

ɑil
ɑ-il
come-3.PST
One day he brought some wheat as his wages from somewhere.
11.006
रात म1 रोटी बनल ।
rɑt mẽ roʈi bʌnʌl
rɑt mẽ roʈi bʌn-ʌl
night LOC chapati make.PASS-3.PST
Chapatis were baked at night.
11.007
रोटी रहे पाँचगो ।
roʈi rʌɦe pɑ ̃ cɡo
roʈi rʌɦ-e pɑ ̃ c-ɡo
chapati live-3.PST five-CLF

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