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Likewise, the western Bhojpuri uses बाटी /bɑʈi/, ताटी /tɑʈi/, बाटऽ /bɑʈʌ/, ताटऽ /tɑʈʌ/,

बाटे /bɑʈe/ or ताटे /tɑʈe/. Besides, हो /ɦo/ is also used in the place in the dialect, as
shown in (4a-e).

(4) a. उहाँका आम खात बाटी/खाताटी ।

uɦɑ ̃ kɑ ɑm kʰɑt bɑʈi kʰɑtɑʈi
uɦɑ ̃ -kɑ ɑm kʰɑ-ʌt bɑʈi kʰɑ-ʌt bɑʈi

3SG.H-SPEC mango eat-IMPF be.PRES.H eat-IMPF be.PRES.H
'He is eating a mango.' (Honorific)

b. हम आम खात बाटी/खाताटी ।
ɦʌm ɑm kʰɑt bɑʈi kʰɑtɑʈi

ɦʌm ɑm kʰɑ-ʌt bɑʈi kʰɑ-ʌt bɑʈi
1SG.NOM mango eat-IMPF be.PRES.H eat-IMPF be.PRES.H

'I am eating a mongo.'
c. आप आम खात बाटी/खाताटी ।

ɑp ɑm kʰɑt bɑʈi kʰɑtɑʈi
ɑp ɑm kʰɑ-ʌt bɑʈi kʰɑ-ʌt bɑʈi

2SG.NOM.H mango eat-IMPF be.PRES.H eat-IMPF be.PRES.H
'You are eating a mango.' (Honorific)

d. ऊ आम खात बाटे/खाताटे ।

u ɑm kʰɑt bɑʈe kʰɑtɑʈe
u ɑm kʰɑ-ʌt bɑʈe kʰɑ-ʌt bɑʈe
3SG.NOM mango eat-IMPF be.3SG.PRES eat-IMPF be.3SG.PRES

'He is eating a mango.'

e. तू आम खात बाटऽ/खाताटऽ ।
tu ɑm kʰɑt bɑʈʌ
tu ɑm kʰɑ-ʌt bɑʈʌ

2SG.NOM.MH mango eat-IMPF be.2SG.PRES.MH

kʰɑtʌʈʌ
kʰɑ-ʌt bɑʈʌ
eat-IMPF be.2SG.PRES.MH

'You are eating a mango.' (Mid-honorific)

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