dhuniaá brideprice

• • brideprice

  • • Example 386:
      

      asíi díišii riweeǰíi mutaabíq bhíšee panǰíiš zára rupée dhuniaá hínu.

      asíi

      1pl.gen

      déeš

      village

      -ii

      -gen

      riwaáǰ

      custom

      -ii

      -gen

      mutaabíq

      in.accordance

      bhiš

      twenty

      =ee

      CONJ

      panǰéeš

      fifteen

      zir

      thousand

      -a

      -pl

      rupái

      rupee

      -a

      -pl

      dhuniaá

      brideprice

      hin

      be.prs

      -u

      -MSG

      According to the custom of our village, the brideprice is 35,000 rupees.

      Source: A:MAR054

    • Example 716:
      

      phoó eeṛé dhuniaá patú eeṛé paiseém patú índa láa dáanu.

      phoó

      boy

      eeṛé

      dist

      dhuniaá

      brideprice

      patú

      after

      eeṛé

      dist

      paisá

      paisa

      -íim

      -pl.obl

      patú

      after

      índa

      here

      láa

      there.dist

      de

      put

      -án

      -prs

      -u

      -MSG

      The boy would turn here and there for the dowry and the money.

      Source: A:MAR056