Example 2-284

A kon, a langa en mofo, a man meki wan tyuri, dan a gwe.
A
3sg
kon,
come
a
3sg
langa
lengthen
en
2sg
mofo,
mouth
a
det
man
man
meki
make
wan
art
tyuri,
smack
dan
then
a
3sg
gwe.
go.away
He came, he pouted?, the guy made a ‘suck teeth’ and went away.
Comment:
One type of click sound is SUCK TEETH, used throughout the Caribbean to express a variety of affective meanings ranging from annoyance to exasperation to insult.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Winford data, Tape 45-a