Well, footballers applaud their fans quite a lot (especially the winning team!) Interesting Donuel about tonal similarities. I reckon 'Coo-ee' is pretty universal for 'Here I am, are you there?' (although that can be 'koko' in Africa) And that deliberately annoying playground taunting song 'Mler mler mler MLER mler!' which I've heard in many other countries. even among Malinke and Bambara speakers. GUEST ST, I've just ordered a secondhand copy of Manwatching from Amazon, so thank you for that reference!
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