Datapoint Casamancese Creole/Para-linguistic usages of clicks

Values

Both logical and affective meanings

Example 34-168:
Bu wojá-l? – [yes_click] / [no_click]
Bu
2sg.sbj
ø
pfv
wojá-l?
see-3sg.obj
–
–
[yes_click]
[click_produced_with_the_apex_of_the
/
tongue_on_the_roof_of_the_mouth]
[no_click]
[purely_labial_click]
Did you see him/her? – Yes/No.
Example 34-169:
[disapproval_click] Si manera ka sabi-mi nada.
[disapproval_click]
[disapproval_click]
Si
poss.3sg
manera
manners
ka
neg
ø
pfv
sabi-mi
nice-1sg.indp
nada.
nothing
(My god!) I do not like his manners at all.
Confidence:
Very certain