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Example 67-218
Hey lu tahu Melayu. – Tahu la, ala campo Melayu.
Hey
voc
lu
2sg
tahu
know
Melayu.
Malay
–
–
Tahu
know
la,
emph
ala
have
campo
mix
Melayu.
Malay
Hey, [do] you know Malay? – [Yes], I know, [as I am] interacting with Malay.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Aye 2005
: 416
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
by
Khin Khin Aye
cite
Datapoints:
Vocative markers: Optional vocative marker preceding noun
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