As
discussed earlier; a compound sentence in
Hmar is a combination of two or more simple
sentences. This combination is affected by
using conjunctive or disjunctive particles
as sentence connectors. Compound sentences
formed by using conjunctive particles /cun<chun(chun)/
‘and’ add up the meaning of the sentences
conjoined whereas those formed by using disjunctive
particle /cu/1 ‘but’,
and /annleh/
‘or’ present a contrast of the meaning of
the two constituent sentences or separates
one sentence from the other from the view
point of meaning. Here both the clauses co-ordinate
each othe.
4.7.2.1
Compound
Sentences formed by Conjunctive /cún/ ‘and’
It
is very common in Hmar to join two simple sentences
by using conjunctive /cún/
‘and’. The two simple sentences conjoined occur
following the natural sequence of the contents of
these sentences. It is also possible to conjoin
any two complex sentences using this conjunctive
/cún/.
4.7.2.2
Given
below are few examples of compound sentences
formed by conjoining two simple sentences
each:
‘I
will come next week and (will) return the book’
4.7.3
Compound
Sentences formed by conjoining two sentences
by Disjunctive /cù/ ‘but’
It
is the general convention in Hmar to use /cù/
‘but’ to conjoin two sentences where semantic contents
of one sentence oppose the other in some respect.
Generally the clause carrying the positive sense
precedes the clause carrying the negative or - positive
sense.
leh/
‘or’ present a contrast of the meaning of
the two constituent sentences or separates
one sentence from the other from the view
point of meaning. Here both the clauses co-ordinate
each othe. 
hrìl/ 
:k
lèh hú
h/
