Datapoint Nigerian Pidgin/Para-linguistic usages of clicks

Alveolar and palatal clicks are used with logical meaning (’no’/negation) and lateral clicks are used with affective meaning (’suck teeth’/disgust).

Values

Both logical and affective meanings

Example 17-188:
Haw bò̱di? /lateral click/ – Nà manejmé̱nt.
Haw
how
bò̱di?
body
/lateral.click/
disapproval
–
–
Nà
hl
manejmé̱nt.
management
How are you? – I'm (barely) managing.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 50

Example 17-189:
Àbì yù go make̱t? – /alveolar click/
Àbì
q
yù
2sg.sbj
go
go
make̱t?
market
–
–
/alveolar_click/
neg
Did you go to the market? – No.
Confidence:
Very certain