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e 'peacock' + ='peahen'

By suffixing -

f. 'tiger'+='tigress'

g 'bridegroom' += 'bride'

By suffixing -

h. 'husband's elder brother'+= 'husband's elder brother's

wife'

i. 'servant' +='maid'

By suffixing -

j. 'student'+='girl student'

2.6.4 Case marking

Different case markers are found to show different cases.

Nominative: 

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a.  

--

Shyam-NOM chapati eat-PST.3

'Shyam ate a chapati.'

Instrumental : -

b. 

 - --

Ram pen-INST write-PST-MAS.3

'Ram wrote with a pen.'

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