Example 10-251

Unu hia di stuori? – Choo!
Unu
2pl
hia
hear
di
art.def
stuori?
story
Choo!
Choo
Have you heard the story? – Choo! (pejorative evaluation)
Comment:
In the literature, the paralinguistic click also called "suck-teeth" which widely occurs in the African diaspora and Africa is sometimes spelled {choo}.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Unpublished field recordings