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Example 57-103
ta vja ndema? – [click]
ta
2sg
vja
come
ndema?
tomorrow
–
–
[click]
[click]
Are you coming tomorrow? – No.
Comment:
The click as an answer might be interpreted as a negative or dubitative answer. It would be interesting to study the use of clicks in greater detail, especially as in a number of Kanak languages the click has a rather important function.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
own knowledge Ehrhart
Language:
Tayo
by
Sabine Ehrhart
and
Melanie Revis
cite
Datapoints:
Para-linguistic usages of clicks: Both logical and affective meanings
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