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Value Optional vocative marker preceding noun
Language:
Early Sranan
Parameter:
Vocative markers
References
van den Berg 2007
: 297
Examples
O une tannfuru somma, hufa une hatti de lesi va bribi alladasanni, dissi dem Prophet ben takki!
O
oh
unu
2pl
tanfuru
foolish
soma,
person
o=fa
q
=manner
unu
2pl
hati
heart
de
asp
lesi
lazy
fu
for
bribi
believe
aladasani,
everything
disi
rel
den
3pl
Profeiti
prophet
ben
pst
taki!
say
Oh you foolish people, why are you so hesitant to believe everything the Prophets have been saying!
See
Schumann 1781
: 291
O Gado, sari mi.
O
oh
Gado,
God
sari
have.pity
mi.
1sg
Oh God! Take pity on me!
German:
Gott, erbarme dich meiner! [op.cit.]
See
Schumann 1783
: 150
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