predicate. In Bhumij, the prominal termination
may go not only with the subject but also with other grammatical categories such as object, adjective, adverb,
preposition and conjunction. The pronominal termination may be marked with negative also. This may be seen in the following
sentences :
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13. |
aiŋ-iŋ
seno - tan - a |
| |
I - PT go-present-cop |
|
|
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14. |
aliŋ-liŋ |
seno - tan - a |
| |
we-PT |
go-present-cop |
|
|
|
15. |
ale-le |
seno - tan - a |
| |
we-PT |
go-present-cop |
|
|
|
16. |
aben-ben |
seno - tan - a |
| |
You-PT |
go-present-cop |
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17. |
aiŋ |
maraŋ |
daru-iŋ |
lel-ked - a |
| |
I |
big |
tree - PT |
see-past-cop |
|
|
|
| 18. |
aiŋ
|
raŋ |
gate-iŋ
|
ol - ta?t - a |
|
| |
I |
red |
ink |
PT |
write-Asp-cop |
|
‘I h ave written with red ink’
|
|
19. |
 etan-e-iŋ |
taiken - a |
| |
up - case-PT |
past - cop |
|
|
|
| 20. |
etan-te-iŋ |
rako?p - tan - a |
|
| |
up |
case-PT |
climb-present-cop |
|
|
|
21. |
aiŋ |
b i a |
ebul
|
etan-re-iŋ |
dor-ked - a |
| |
I |
book |
table |
up-case-PT |
kep-past-cop |
|
| ‘I kept the book on the table’ |
|
22. |
aiŋ
|
bia |
ebul |
latar-re-iŋ |
dor - ked - a |
| |
I |
book |
table |
below-case-PT |
keep-past-cop |
|
| ‘I kept the book below the table’ |
|
23. |
aiŋ |
sen-iŋ-ar-iŋ |
auy - a |
| |
I |
go-PT-and-PT |
bring-cop |
|
|
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24. |
aiŋ |
ma i-iŋ |
jom-ked - a |
| |
I |
rice - PT |
eat-past-cop |
|
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25. |
ka - iŋ |
sen - a |
| |
neg-PT |
go - cop |
|
|
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26. |
alo-m |
hiju - a |
| |
neg-PT |
come-cop |
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6.2.4.
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The subject is absent in the
imperative sentences. The predicate has t he pronominal termination. The
pronominal termination indicates that the subject is second person.
|
27. |
 a
- te - seno-me |
| |
house-case go-PT |
|
|
|
28. |
dayakate |
aiŋ-ke |
madal-rase |
om - a - iŋ-me |
| |
please |
I-case |
apple-juice |
give-cop-PT-PT |
|
| ‘Please give me apple juice’ |
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