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7.2 Stem categories 333
Returning to -t-iCaC-, especially in some dialects (I, R, some Kidal-area
varieties) the a is subject to Syncope before a V-initial suffix, with the further
twist that melody spreads into the vowel of a V-initial subject suffix, e.g.
LoImpfP 3MaSg i-t-ihar 'share in common' but 3MaPl t-ihr-an. For
metathesis in a few of the relevant R dialect forms, see §3.2.2.1. By contrast,
T-ka has the same 3MaSg i-t-ihar, but 3MaPl t-lhar-aen with no Syncope and
no spreading of melody into the suffixal vocalism. A-grm has -t-aCaeC-
instead of -t-iCaC-.
Examples of the LoImpfP, including participles, are in (335).
(335) a. mi i-t-addash-asn
who? 3MaSgS-LoImpf-pound.LoImpfP-Partpl.MaSg
[a-\s i-ja a-wen]?
[Dem-\Instr 3MaSgS-do.PerfP Dem-Dist]?
'Who was pounding (grain), when that happened?'
b. hannasy-asv Ν
see.LoImpfP-lSgS Ν
[i-wway-bdd i-sserer-aen]
[3MaSgS-bring.Reslt-Centrip Pl-firewood-MaPl]
Ί see (that) Ν (man's name) has brought firewood here.'
c. t-amaett t-oraw-aet-s
Fe-woman 3FeSgS-give.birth.Reslt-Partpl.FeSg-as.for
maAhii-s 0-t-ajjae-d?
what?-\Dat-3Sg 2S-LoImpf-make.LoImpfP-2SgS
'The woman who has given birth, what are you making for
her?'
d. t-a-maett t-oraw-ast,
Fe-Sg-woman 3FeSgS-give.birth.ResIt-Partpl.FeSg
d-xx i-rommaes-\taet
milk 3MaSg-take.LoImpfP-\3FeSgO
Ά woman who has (just) given birth, milk (often) takes her
(=makes her feel bad briefly).' [K]
e. ara-taen maedroy-nen
child-MaPl small-Partpl.Pl
[s-arhan-sen-\t2en erd-an
[Caus-be.sick.LoImpfP-3MaPlS filth-MaPl
'Small children, filth (habitually) makes them sick.' [K]
