Example Phrases
The dialect is largely intelligible to Hindi speakers, and features simplified grammar with loanword infusions.
| Phrase | English glosses | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tumko mairong leke aayaa | I (implied) you (tumko) rice (mairong) tak-ing (le-ke) came (aayaa) | 'I brought you rice.' |
| tumraa kuttaa hamko kamraayaa | Your (tumraa) dog (kuttaa) me (hamko) bit (kamraayaa) | 'Your dog bit me.' |
| tum kahaan jaaegaa | Where (kahaan) you (tum) go-Fut (jaa-egaa) | 'Where will you go?' |
In contrast to printed forms of Hindi, the Haflong variety lacks person and number agreement in the verb and ergative marking of the subject when transitive clauses are in a preterite or perfect tense.
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