A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

3.3 Accent 93

derivations involves intricate rule sequencing, with the relative order of
Default Accentuation and VV-Contraction depending on morphological type.
Additional interactions of accent with morphology, or more accurately
with morphosyntax, are described in §3.5.3. There we see that ablaut-induced
accent can be shifted (one syllable to the right) or deleted entirely in a
syntactically defined context, namely in definite relative clauses.

3.3.2 Epenthetic-Vowel Accentuation and Stem-Final Gemination in
Resyllabification

Data given in §3.2.4 show that when Stem-Final i/A-Deletion (29) leaves a
word-final PQ cluster, where Q is a sonorant, an epenthetic schwa is inserted
between the Ρ and Q consonants (Final-CC Schwa-Insertion (44)) to bring
about resyllabification.
As seen in (69), this resyllabification can be accompanied by an accent
shift and by gemination of the final sonorant, though the dialects differ in this
respect.

(69) Accent Shift (Dialectal) with Resyllabification

form dialect(s)

a. Sg Imprt 'read!'

3Τ3Γ

3Υ3Γ

T-ka, T-md

K-d, T-md, Ts

b. Sg Imprt 'drink!'

9S9W (3SÜ)

aesu

K-d, R, T-ka, T-md, Ts

A-grm

c. VblN 'showing'

a-s-akann

a-s-akan

a-s-kan

a-s-akan

a-s-akni

T-md

A-grm

T-ka

R

K-d (syncopated)

d. Agentive (or similar nominal) 'drinker; water source'

e-m-assaeww

e-m-aesaew

T-ka

R

The T-ka data show the most regular application of Epenthetic-Vowel
Accentuation, which assigns the accent to the epenthetic a that has been
inserted by Final-CC Schwa-Insertion. The other dialects agree in having final