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Example 1-250
O une tannfuru somma, hufa une hatti de lesi va bribi alladasanni, dissi dem Prophet ben takki!
O
oh
unu
2pl
tanfuru
foolish
soma,
person
o=fa
q
=manner
unu
2pl
hati
heart
de
asp
lesi
lazy
fu
for
bribi
believe
aladasani,
everything
disi
rel
den
3pl
Profeiti
prophet
ben
pst
taki!
say
Oh you foolish people, why are you so hesitant to believe everything the Prophets have been saying!
Type:
written
Source:
Schumann 1781
: 291
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Vocative markers: Optional vocative marker preceding noun
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