A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

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4 Nominal and pronominal morphology


t-e-jaese t-i-gazz 'nephew, niece'
[with unusual j/g alternation in T-ka]
t-e-nsede t-i-nadd 'fever'
t-e-naeqe t-i-naqq 'ripeness'
t-e-saele t-i-sall 'eardrum'
t-e-saese t-i-sass 'drinking' (VblN)
t-e-taste t-i-tatt 'eating' (VblN)
t-e-zaete t-i-zatt I 'braiding' (VblN)
t:Igam-t t-i-gamm (A-grm) 'nose-ring'
[T: Sg t-ijam-t, PI t-ljm-en]
t-ae-naego-t-t t-i-nagg (A-grm) 'mooing' (VblN)

b. schwa, final geminated CC of PI already present in Sg, Syncope
inapplicable
t-e-daeffeι ι t-i-daff 'floodwaters'
t-e-haedde t-i-hsdd 'reach'
t-e-raszze t-i-rszz 'breaking' (VblN)
t-a-rassi-t-t t-i-vass 'wild beast'
t-a-jajji-t-t t-i-jajj '(a) load' (K-d)

c. schwa, Final Gemination, Syncope, V-Shortening
t-a-daebay-t t-i-dbayy 'town'
t-e-faetel-t t-i-ftall 'lamp'
t-a-mäedal-tι ι t-i-mdall 'sandstorm'

d. schwa, final C already geminated, Syncope
t-e-Yaefaedde t-i-rfadd 'first-born'

e. schwa, nongeminate cluster, Syncope inapplicable
t-e-zaerhe t-i-zarh (A-grm) 'squirt'
[PI also t-l-zarha]
t-a-farki-t-t t-i-fark 'dried meat'

f. full vowel i (in A-grm often u), no final gemination
t-a-fir-t t-i-fir 'word'
t-e-dede t-i-dld 'biting' (VblN)
[A-grm: PI t-i-düd]
t-e-deje t-i-dlj 'jab'
t-e-jere t-i-jlr 'throwing' (VblN)
[A-grm: Sg t-e-gere, PI t-i-gur]
t-e-wete t-i-wit '(a) blow'

g. full vowel u, with or without gemination
t-a-duje t-i-duj 'jab'
t-ä-ful-t t-i-ful 'well poles'
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