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12. ale  lel-tan-a-le

‘We are seeing’

13.
 am
?i-dha:i-a-m
 (singular)
  you come-can-cop-pt  

14.
 am
 toa
nu?u-l-a-m
(singular)
  You  milk drink-tense-cop-PT  

‘You drink milk’

15.
am
aiNa
utura
phaw dha:i-a-m
(singular)
  You I-case reply  read can-cop-PT

‘You can read my reply’

16.
aben
seno-tan-a-ben
 (dual)
  You go-asp-cop-PT  

‘You are going’

17.
aben
 seno-jan-a-ben
 (dual)
  You go-tense-cop-PT  

‘You went’

18.
 aben
 lel-tan-taiken-a-ben
 (dual)
  You  see-past  asp.cop-PT

‘You were seeing’

19.
ape
 nu?u-ja?t-a-pe
 (plural)
  You  drink-asp.cop-PT  

‘You are drinking’

20.
ape
imtaŋ
buru
 seno-tan-a-pe
(plural)
  You  when mountain  go-asp .cop-PT

‘When are you going to the mountain?’

21. 
a?e 
diri-ko-te 
a 
bai-l 
-a 
-?e
he  stone-pl.case  house-build-tense-cop-PT
‘He built the house with stones’

22. 
a?e 
gaa-tea 
da:?a 
au-l 
-a -?e
she  river-case  water  bring-tense-cop-PT
‘She brought water from the river’

23. 
a?e 
a-cetan-tea 
kho:il-ked - a - ?e
he  house-top-case  jump-tense cop-PT
‘He jumped from the top of the house’

The dual marker is -kin in Bhumij. If the subject is animate, then there will be concord. The suffix -kin may be repeated in the predicate also. -kin may be optionally deleted in the subject but remains in the predicate.

a?e baria 
sadm 
au-le?t - kin - a-?e
he two  horse  bring-past-dual-cop-PT
‘He brought two horses’

24. 
suni 
ar 
soma 
duraŋ-l-a-kin
Suny  and  Soma  sing-tense-cop-PT
‘Both Suny and Soma sang’

25.
 suni 
ar 
soma 
duraŋ-ta?t-a-kin
Suny  and  Soma  sing-asp. cop-PT
Both Suny and Soma have sung’

26. 
ako 
baba 
ir - l - a - ko
they  paddy  reap-tense-cop-PT
‘They reaped the paddy’

27. 
ako 
daru-rea 
daa 
ma?-ked-a-ko
they  tree-case  branch  cut-tense-cop-PT
‘They cut the branch of the tree.
 
 
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