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'Sita eats an apple.'

In sentence 55(a-c) we find that - is the common marker for first person singular and

plural and honorificity in present tense of Bhojpuri, whereas the agreement marker

for second person is - (55d). Likewise the gender marker in third person is different
in sentence (55f). It is -for feminine (55f) and is -for masculine in second person

(55e).

(56)

a. 

-

I home go-FUT.1

'I will go home.'

b. 

--

You home go-FUT-2

'You will go home.'

c. 

--

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

'You will go home.'

d. 

-

He/She house go-FUT-3

'He/She will go home.'

Similarly when we see the example of future tense, it also shows the different

agreement markers for number, person and gender. The first person singular and
plural and honorificity marker is -, whereas the second person marker is

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