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morpheme precedes the verb in imperative sentence (48 b,d), while with all

other cases (49 b,d). Following examples illustrate this:

(48)

a. 

-

run-IMP.2

'Run!'

b. 

--

NEG-run-IMP.2

'Don't run!'

c. 

-

Ram mango eat-IMP.2

'Ram, eat mango!'

d. 

--

Ram mango NEG-eat-IMP.2

'Ram, don't eat mango!'

From the example we find that the negativizing marker  is restricted to the imperative

form of the verb as in (48 b and d).

Table 12: The Negativization of the Verb - 'go' in Imperative form:

Number

Person Singular Plural
Non-honorific - -

Honorific - -

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