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Optional vocative marker preceding noun
Example 11-323:
Oo Laad, mi oubia spail!
Oo
oh
Laad,
Lord
mi
1sg
.
poss
oubia
obeah
spail!
spoil
Oh Lord, my witchcraft got spoiled!
Source:
nd
Example 11-324:
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!"
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Feature:
Vocative markers
Source:
Own knowledge
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