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The future tense in Bhojpuri as in past and present is marked differently for person

                    and honorificity.

                    Here are the examples to illustrate the future tense:

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                    a.     


                           --

                           I          home     go-FUT-1

                           'I will go home.'


                    b.     

                           --


                           You   home go-FUT-MAS.2(NH)

                           'You will go home.'

                     c.    

                           --


                           You    home      go-FUT-FEM.2(NH)

                           You will go home.

                    d.     


                           --


                           You         book     read-FUT-MAS.2(NH)

                           'You will read a book.'














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