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Example 24-208
Sleps!
Sleps!
slip.AFFLICTION
Who farted?
Comment:
Sleps
is an exclamation said to a person who has just let off. The status of -s is unclear, but it could be interpreted as an affliction marker.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Norf'k
by
Peter Mühlhäusler
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Datapoints:
Syllable codas: Codas at most moderately complex
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