Datapoint Ghanaian Pidgin English/Para-linguistic usages of clicks

Values

Clicks can express only affective meanings

Example 16-156:
dɛ fait no bì smɔ fait o; no bì smɔ fait; blɔd we dè dè kɔmɔt àm - | | | | |
dɛ
art
fait
fight
no
neg
bì
cop
smɔ
small
fait
fight
o;
neg
no
cop
bì
small
smɔ
fight
fait;
blood
blɔd
comp
we
3pl
dè
prog
dè
come.out
kɔmɔt
3sg.obj
àm
-
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It was no small fight. No small fight. The blood that was shed - tststststs.
Confidence:
Very certain