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Example 68-126
Ana dua tu manangis, manangis, manangis: "Mama e!"
Ana
child
dua
two
tu
dem
manangis,
cry
manangis,
cry
manangis:
cry
"Mama
mother
e!"
voc
The two children cried and cried and cried: "Hey, Mama!"
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
van Minde 1997
: 256
Language:
Ambon Malay
by
Scott Paauw
cite
Datapoints:
Vocative markers: Optional vocative marker following noun
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