Value Clicks can express only affective meanings

Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Para-linguistic usages of clicks

Examples

  1. A kon, a langa en mofo, a man meki wan tyuri, dan a gwe.
    A
    3sg
    kon,
    come
    a
    3sg
    langa
    lengthen
    en
    2sg
    mofo,
    mouth
    a
    det
    man
    man
    meki
    make
    wan
    art
    tyuri,
    smack
    dan
    then
    a
    3sg
    gwe.
    go.away
    He came, he pouted?, the guy made a ‘suck teeth’ and went away.
  2. Ma fosi, yu ben abi wan wan sma di o du a sani dati, ma te yu meki a tyuri now, dan a bigi sma kan teki yu gewoon dan a fon yu.
    Ma
    but
    fosi,
    before
    yu
    2sg
    ben
    ant
    abi
    have
    wan
    a
    wan
    a
    sma
    person
    di
    who
    o
    fut
    du
    do
    a
    the
    sani
    thing
    dati,
    that
    ma
    but
    te
    if
    yu
    2sg
    meki
    make
    a
    the
    tyuri
    "smack!"
    now,
    now
    dan
    then
    a
    the
    bigi
    old
    sma
    person
    kan
    can
    teki
    take
    yu
    2sg
    gewoon
    just
    dan
    then
    a
    3sg
    fon
    beat
    yu.
    2sg
    But before, you had a few people who did that, but if you made the "sucking_sound_with_your_lips" now then the older person would just take you and give you a beating.