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Example 34-166
Mariya — Mariy-
o
beŋ judá-m!
Mariya
Mary
—
Mariy-o
Mary-
voc
ø
2sg
.
sbj
beŋ
come.
imp
judá-m!
help-
1sg
.
obj
Mary — Mary, come here to help me!
Comment:
Here the vocative marker follows the noun.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Casamancese Creole
by
Noël Bernard Biagui
and
Nicolas Quint
cite
Datapoints:
Vocative markers: Optional vocative marker in both positions
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