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Example 22-183
Gutpela tru! Tst tst!
Gut-pela
good-
adj
tru!
very
Tst
click
tst!
click
Very good tut tut!
Comment:
Sounds like a disapproving
tut! tut!
in English, but is used to express wonder.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Para-linguistic usages of clicks: Clicks can express only affective meanings
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