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Example 35-236
tsk!
tsk!
tsk
click expressing disapproval, indignation
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Comment:
In (Santomean) Portuguese, this click sound receives the popular designation
chocho
(which can also mean 'kiss').
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own data
Language:
Santome
by
Tjerk Hagemeijer
cite
Datapoints:
Para-linguistic usages of clicks: Clicks can express only affective meanings
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