Value Optional vocative marker preceding noun

Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Vocative markers

Examples

  1. Oo Laad, mi oubia spail!
    Oo
    oh
    Laad,
    Lord
    mi
    1sg.poss
    oubia
    obeah
    spail!
    spoil
    Oh Lord, my witchcraft got spoiled!

    See nd

  2. Di shii monki seh: “Ei bwai kom ya”.
    Di
    art.def
    shii
    3sg.f
    monki
    monkey
    seh:
    say
    “Ei
    voc
    bwai
    boy
    kom
    come
    ya”.
    dem.loc
    The female monkey said: "Hey, boy, come here!"