Example 19-203

È gɛt ɔda human [chip], wì bìn gɛt bɔ̀kú problema [...].
È
3sg.sbj
gɛt
get
ɔda
other
human
woman
[chip],
[chip]
1pl
bìn
pst
gɛt
have
bɔ̀kú
many
problema
problem
[...].
[...]
He got another woman [chip], we had many problems [...].
Comment:
The most common click is 'kiss teeth' or 'suck teeth' [chip] which is widely attested throughout Africa and Africa-descended communities in the Americas. The sound is a paralinguistic gesture with a range of usually negative expressive and affective meanings.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Field data