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concord is found either with the verb stem or with the
negative suffix.
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1. |
  a-te |
seno-me |
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house-to |
go-PT |
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2. |
duar |
¸ige-me |
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door |
open-PT |
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3. |
poia-te |
hiju-me |
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field-to |
come-PT |
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4. |
aiŋ-ke |
moyon |
kahani |
uduba-iŋ-me |
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I-case |
one |
story |
tell-PT-PT |
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5. |
dayagate |
aiŋ-ke
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madal |
rase |
oma-iŋ-me |
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please |
I-case |
apple |
juice |
give-PT-PT |
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| ‘Please, give me apple juice’ |
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2. The negative imperative sentences are formed
by adding the world alo ‘not’ to the verb. The negative word precede the verb.
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6. |
ipa? |
alo-m |
kaji-e |
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lie |
not-PT |
tell |
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7. |
sa:n |
ko |
alo-m |
idi-e |
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firewood |
not-PT |
take |
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| ‘Don’t take the firewood’ |
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8. |
hai |
alo-m |
sa?p |
gi-e |
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fish |
not-PT |
catch |
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9. |
aiŋ-a |
ayare |
alo-m |
thiŋgun-e |
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I-case |
front |
not-PT |
stand |
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| ‘Don’t stand in front of me. |
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6.8.
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Negative sentences :
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1. The negative markers in Bhumij are ka, bano,
and alo, bano is the negation of existence; alo occurs in other places. ka occurs generally before the verb within VP.
Though negative is dealt in the morphology, it is necessary to deal in the syntax also. The negative sentences are not
produced just by adding the negative marker. There are problems in deriving certain negative sentences. The following
sentences are simple negative sentences :
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1. |
a?e |
aiŋ-a |
boko |
ka-heke |
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She |
I-case |
sister |
neg-is |
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2. |
¸ia a |
aiŋ-a
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a |
ka-heke |
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this |
I-case |
house |
neg-is |
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3. |
¸iaa |
aiŋ-a |
kami |
ka-heke |
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this |
I-case |
house |
neg-is |
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If the negative marker ka-does not occur with
the verb, then the sentence is ungrammatical. The following sentences are grammatical.
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| ‘Soma does not by fruits’ |
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But the following two sentences are ungrammatical.
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