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Optional vocative marker following noun
Example 8-160:
Mieri-oi! Wichapaat yu de?
Mieri-oi!
Mary-
voc
Wich-a-paat
which-
link
-part
yu
2sg
de?
be
Hey Mary! Where are you?
Example 8-161:
Mieri! Wichapaat yu de?
Mieri!
Mary
Wich-a-paat
which-
link
-part
yu
2sg
de?
be
Mary, where are you?
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Vocative markers
Source:
Own knowledge
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