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Example 7-258
Faiya oy!
Faiya
fire
oy!
exclam
Fire!
Comment:
The exclamatory particle can be used after naming an event (usually for dramatic effect).
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
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Datapoints:
Vocative markers: Optional vocative marker following noun
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